I wrote this tweet this morning: It’s been property popular. I suspect it will get many more likes as yet. I got this in reply
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The aim now is not to Remain. The aim is to Rebuild. And Rebuild we must.
I posted this as a Twitter thread last night: As those I know best could confirm, I have long feared a No Deal Brexit. I
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QE is going to save the UK a fortune
People are worrying that QE will leave the UK exposed to considerable interest costs because something like £800bn is now owed as a result of
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2021 may well see the greatest destruction of private capital worth in the UK in its history
I know that I have said this before. And I am aware that I will say it again. But, the thing that kills most businesses
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What we should do about taxing wealth?
The Wealth Tax Commission has said a one-off wealth tax might work to redress balances in the UK economy and to raise substantial sums to address the
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The descent into chaos begins
As I have noted this morning on Twitter, there is a certain curiosity in watching a state descend into chaos, unless you happen to be
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Brexit chaos was entirely predictable because the world works on routine, and Brexit breaks all the routine systems on which trade has relied
Every newspaper has the story that Honda has stopped production today. The issue is straightforward: port logistics are stopping them getting the parts that they
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There is no need for a one-off wealth tax, but knowing it’s possible is a great counter-argument to those calling for other tax increases
As the Guardian reports this morning: The government has been urged to launch a one-off wealth tax on millionaire households to raise up to £260bn
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Do we need a one off wealth tax now?
A body that has called itself The Wealth Tax Commission has reported today and has said that if all people in the UK with net
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