By Bob Lyddon – 4 minute read Why there is no chance of spending being covered by revenue by 2029 in compliance with Labour’s ‘iron’ fiscal rule LABOUR HAS lost control of the public finances. Day-to-day costs have been increasing. There was a ‘black hole’ but not the one claimed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The Labour [...]
By Bob Lyddon – 4 minute read THE UK’S DEBT is already nearly the same size as the whole UK economy and is continuing to increase. The Labour Government’s plan to introduce a new measure of it, so as to understate it, is already so far from reality it cannot fool the public, investors, and public [...]
By Brian Monteith – 5 minute read ARE PEOPLE finally wakening up to the great harm that NGOs do to our personal freedoms, economic prosperity, cultural values and safety from foreign powers or terrorists? That might seem like a long list of threats to our way of life – because it is – yet it [...]
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?
