The economy is reflecting the state of chaos in the government. Real and nominal wage growth is declining again: Retail sales growth is unsurprisingly depressed. The
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There are distractions this morning. I am offshore for a few days. That’s Bryher, in the Isles of Scilly. For the record, they opted into
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What will next April be like? I suggest April is the moment of concern simply because we will leave the EU on 29 March with
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I argued yesterday that the UK is now rudderless  because of May’s willingness to change policy on a whim in an attempt to retain power.
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We have almost become used to politics being surreal. Yesterday it moved on from that. It become pure, but deeply dangerous farce instead. On Thursday
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I got around to looking at the Brexit White Paper over the weekend. The overwhelming  impression I was left with was ‘Why are we doing
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I am aware many people have stopped receiving my daily emails. I apologise for this. I have no idea why this is the case. I
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I was engaged in email conversation with tax justice activists yesterday, when the following was said to me: The idea of a dual agenda –
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The Kingman Review has been tasked with looking at the future of the Financial Reoirting Council. This is the supine body that until threats to
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