By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read ONE OF my friends is a joker. He sent me this from Starmer’s X account a few days ago proclaiming the Good News of Labour. ‘The Tories left us with a £22bn black hole. My government has fixed the foundations of our economy. We now have the fastest [...]
By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read STARMER’S BREXIT DEAL was entirely predictable, maintaining the notional illusion of Brexit where the reality is the UK is increasingly close to being a de facto member of the EU. Sure we have legal independence, but barely a policy or regulation, eight years after the Referendum to leave the EU, [...]
By Ewen Stewart - 5 minute read THE MOVE to CBDC is likely to be global: 134 nations are currently exploring the feasibility of CBDC with every OECD nation in the advanced technical appraisal stage. I would suggest that by the end of the decade it will be the primary financial tool in developed economies. [...]
By Ewen Stewart 5 minute read CENTRAL BANK Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are coming, whether we like it or not. What are they? How do they compare in the context of our existing currencies? Should we be afraid of them?
By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read REEVES might be holding the parcel when the bomb goes off but had she any understanding of economics she would see the writing on the wall and act with substantial spending cuts before it is forced upon her.
