As the FT has noted: Santander chief Ana Botín has hit out at the UK’s bank taxes, saying the regime “makes no economic sense” as
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I do not write that many posts about the process of blogging, and I have already done one this morning, but I feel the need
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The 20th anniversary of my starting this blog has, finally, arrived. The first post was no grand announcement, largely because, in practice, there had been
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The real-world signs that people and economies are reacting to the consequences of Trump’s war on Iran are growing by the day, and none of
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THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION WHY IS THE BANK OF ENGLAND KEEPING INTEREST RATES SO HIGH? Funding the Future | June 2026
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UK interest rates are far too high, and the Bank of England is making a serious mistake by keeping them that way. Mortgage holders are
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