Labour is apparently having an awayday on Monday to draft 35 bills to form a Queen’s Speech in the event of there being a snap
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The shortest economic suicide note in history
The people of this country are at their limits. As I have already noted this week, despite supposed record numbers of people in work real and
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The government’s answer to Brexit chaos is that it will give up collecting taxes owing
The government has now suggested how it will respond to the suggestion that Dover will cease to function in the case of a No Deal
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How does the Bank of England probe KPMG when it does not publish accounts?
According to the FT: The Bank of England has probed the strength of KPMG’s business after a string of high-profile corporate scandals damaged the reputation
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The Department of Transport is not on track for Brexit
I am not sure a National Audit Office report on the Department of Transport is standard holiday reading. But in the light of my comments
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Reality is biting back at markets
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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Offshore
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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The coming Brexit cash flow crisis
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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Is the incompetence of May and Trump deliberate?
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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