Author Archives: johnredwood

I have to bring sad news. My Mother Amy had a severe stroke on Thursday evening, and died overnight in hospital. I will provide more details for her friends when things are sorted out. read more

The ONS had to admit today that it had overstated Public Sector Net Debt excluding  banks by £18.5bn in past figures. £11bn of this was an error, and £7.5bn comes from updated figures. It is all part of a pattern of too much official gloom about our e… read more

I have asked my office to be fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation. We will pass information on to public bodies or other counterparties involved in a complaint or query when a constituent writes in. We will regard the submission… read more

The USA has temporarily suspended the tariffs it threatened to deploy against China. Apparently the trade talks are making progress. China accepts that the balance of payments surplus it enjoys with the USA is excessive, and wishes to help the USA fin… read more

As forecast here, the tribulations of some traditional retailers gets worse. There are many older shopping areas and High Streets with empty shops, closing down sales and poor footfall of customers. There is still plenty of buying going on, but more o… read more