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COP29 reviewed: Part I – An extravagant example of peace-washing

By Brian Monteith – 4 minute read OUR Western leaders would rather posture on peace while closing their own energy-intensive...
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Defence & Security

If Reeves can raise train drivers’ pay she can cough up for defence

By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 5 minute read That our defence is in a mess can be no surprise. If Reeves...
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As We See It Defence & Security

Our country’s defences require action now, not twelve months away

By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 7 minute read MR HEALEY knew he was likely to be Defence Secretary after 3 years...
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Defence & Security

Without pilots Mr Healey, there is no RAF

By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read THE IMMEDIATE problem Mr Healey must fix, ideally long before his review completes,...
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Defence & Security

Will Mr Healey take the brave pills and reform the British Army?

By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read “SORTING THE ARMY'S PROBLEMS out is not just going to involve blood on...
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As We See It Trade & Economy

When a picture tells a thousand words

By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read SYMBOLISM MATTERS. Reeves showed genuine contempt and the most selective use of fact....
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Defence & Security

Without fresh investment our Royal Navy cannot do its job

By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read “IF WE WANT to maintain the freedom of the seas we need surface...
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Defence & Security

The defence review faces tough, unpalatable choices

By Patrick benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read THE HEALEY REVIEW must find, fund, furnish and field the necessary forces. If...
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Trade & Economy

BUDGET BRIEFING #4: What would a good Government do?

By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read WE HAVE SEEN how Britain is failing. Its growth rate per head has...
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Trade & Economy

BUDGET BRIEFING #3: What might Labour do?

By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read ACCORDING to the annual UBS wealth report the UK will lose 500,000 millionaires...
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Trade & Economy

BUDGET BRIEFING #2: Why has Britain’s relative economic decline been so precipitous?

By Ewen Stewart – 6 minute read THE REAL STRAW that broke the camel’s back was the response to Covid-19...
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Trade & Economy

BUDGET BRIEFING #1: Britain’s relative decline is truly staggering

By Ewen Stewart – 5 minute read THE LAST five years have been GDP per head the worst in 200...
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Trade & Economy

EUDR – Another fine mess from the EU

By Brian Monteith – 7 minute read Following a spate of warnings about various popular foods becoming more expensive due...
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Brexit Benefits

#64 UK laws on animal sentience are stronger and more effective than EU laws

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 gives a stronger and more effective recognition of the sentience of animals, and the...
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Brexit Benefits

#63 UK voters now have over 10-times the representation on many decisions and laws

UK citizens had the worst representation ratio in the EU Parliament, with one MEP per 915,500 people – compared to...
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Brexit Benefits

#62 Removing MiFID II commodity position limits creates deeper, more resilient UK markets

The UK’s move away from rigid EU one-size-fits-all position limits and allowing market participants to hold larger positions where appropriate,...
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Brexit Benefits

#61 The UK outside the EU can remove legislation that is harmful to the UK economy

Now outside the EU, the UK has been able to remove the cap on bankers bonuses introduced, despite British opposition,...
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Brexit Benefits

#60 With Brexit the UK has been able to increase contactless payments to £100

Leaving the EU allowed the UK to increase the spending limits on contactless payments during the Covid pandemic, allowing customers...
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Brexit Benefits

#59 The UK no longer has to apply limits on off-market equity trading known as ‘Dark Pools’

The EU’s ‘Dark Pool caps’ suspended such trades above a fixed level. The FCA stopped applying Volume Caps to UK...
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Brexit Benefits

#58 Brexit enabled the AUKUS agreement to be signed, unlocking billions in UK investment

In Sep 2021 the UK signed a trilateral security and defence partnership with the USA and Australia, known as the...
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