The sales figures for 2018 were down in 2018 on 2017 by 4.6%. Within this the pattern was North America plus 7.2%UK minus 1.5%Europe minus 7.8%China minus 21.6% The Uk performance was especially good given the fall in the overall market thanks to high… read more
I have been asked to comment on the Speaker’s ruling on Wednesday. I will do so when I have heard the Speaker’s further consideration, which he promised to Jacob Rees Mogg and Iain Duncan Smith who raised important questions at the time. At issue is t… read more
There is a lot of confusion and deliberate misinformation about trading under the WTO. Here are some facts that might help. 1. All our current trade is under the WTO, as the EU is a member. The UK will become a full member with vote and voice as soon … read more
I attended the brief debate on the taxation of loans in the House on 8th January. I intervened in the debate to make the points that people had often taken professional advice about the legality of these schemes, and had notified the tax authorities o… read more
I watched this C4 film on Monday evening. It was a typical Remain influenced take on the referendum, and a missed opportunity to say something new about the campaigns. The whole film was skewed to exploring the Leave campaign rather than the Remain ca… read more