As the ONS has reported this morning UK retail sales have fallen for the fifth month in a row this morning: I have five thoughts.
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The dead hand of German monetary policy is now to be found at the Bank of England – and that’s a threat to us all
I have already mentioned the interview that Huw Pill, the new chief economist to the Bank of England, has given to the FT once this
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The Bank of England is talking interest rate rises to encourage the Chancellor to deliver austerity. Call it a plot against the ordinary people of the UK, if you like because that’s what it is.
As the FT is breathlessly reporting this morning: UK inflation is likely to rise “close to or even slightly above 5 per cent” early next
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The new NS&I green bond is priced to fail by a government that really does not want to tackle climate change
As many readers here will know, I have been arguing that savings should be redirected to fund the costs of climate transition for some time.
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