OUR LATEST BLOGS
COP29 reviewed: Part I – An extravagant example of peace-washing
/ 25th November 2024
By Brian Monteith – 4 minute read OUR Western leaders would rather posture on peace while closing their own energy-intensive...
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If Reeves can raise train drivers’ pay she can cough up for defence
/ 22nd November 2024
By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 5 minute read That our defence is in a mess can be no surprise. If Reeves...
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By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 7 minute read MR HEALEY knew he was likely to be Defence Secretary after 3 years...
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By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read THE IMMEDIATE problem Mr Healey must fix, ideally long before his review completes,...
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Will Mr Healey take the brave pills and reform the British Army?
/ 1st November 2024
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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By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read SYMBOLISM MATTERS. Reeves showed genuine contempt and the most selective use of fact....
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By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read “IF WE WANT to maintain the freedom of the seas we need surface...
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By Patrick benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read THE HEALEY REVIEW must find, fund, furnish and field the necessary forces. If...
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By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read WE HAVE SEEN how Britain is failing. Its growth rate per head has...
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By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read ACCORDING to the annual UBS wealth report the UK will lose 500,000 millionaires...
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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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BUDGET BRIEFING #1: Britain’s relative decline is truly staggering
/ 14th October 2024
By Ewen Stewart – 5 minute read THE LAST five years have been GDP per head the worst in 200...
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By Brian Monteith – 7 minute read Following a spate of warnings about various popular foods becoming more expensive due...
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#64 UK laws on animal sentience are stronger and more effective than EU laws
/ 25th September 2024
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 gives a stronger and more effective recognition of the sentience of animals, and the...
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UK citizens had the worst representation ratio in the EU Parliament, with one MEP per 915,500 people – compared to...
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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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Now outside the EU, the UK has been able to remove the cap on bankers bonuses introduced, despite British opposition,...
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#60 With Brexit the UK has been able to increase contactless payments to £100
/ 25th September 2024
Leaving the EU allowed the UK to increase the spending limits on contactless payments during the Covid pandemic, allowing customers...
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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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In Sep 2021 the UK signed a trilateral security and defence partnership with the USA and Australia, known as the...
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