The Monetary Policy Committee is struggling. It perseveres with an out of date notion of national capacity, thinks it can judge where we are against it, and then threatens us with interest rate rises and more monetary tightening if it thinks we are at… read more
The Governor of the Bank of England tells us we cannot escape tariffs by offering to negotiate a free trade agreement. If the EU agrees to free trade talks as we leave the EU then we can. Gatt is a Treaty designed to promote ever freer trade. Article… read more
On Thursday night Boris came to dinner with Conservatives in the mid Berkshire area at a function organised by Reading West Conservatives and held in the Wokingham constituency. He gave a wide ranging speech full of positives for our future once out o… read more
I have tweeted about this today and will write a considered piece for tomorrow. read more
As predicted the Conservative party has a clear choice to make between the two remaining leadership contenders. I am pleased it is Mr Hunt and not Mr Gove in the final. If it had been Mr Gove the media would have had a month of re running all that Mr … read more