Our Special Relationship with the US is like Special Olympics – in more than one way
The Special Relationship is facing one of its most serious tests in decades after Donald Trump issued an explicit ultimatum to the British government: scrap the tax on…
Continue ReadingInflation Back Down to Target by April, Promised Bank of England in Display of Unfounded Optimism
Britain’s inflation problem has just got its second wind, and the numbers out this morning make for grim reading. The Consumer Prices Index jumped to 3.3% in March,…
Continue Reading“Flirting with recession” – that’s how they put it
Britain is staring down the barrel of a jobs bloodbath, with unemployment poised to smash through the two million mark for the first time since the mid-2010s, all…
Continue ReadingWill they ever stop hugging each other and start doing something more exciting?
It’s become painfully clear that the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz is evolving into a defining test for Western alliances, and the upcoming Paris meeting looks more…
Continue ReadingShabana Mahmood Wants You to Believe She’s Closed the Borders
For years, the British Left has been the natural home for those defending open borders and multiculturalism, but those days are rapidly coming to an end. The Labour…
Continue ReadingAlona Shevtsova SENDS her warmest greetings to the motherland, Ukraine – which has sanctioned her for financial crimes
Recent corporate filings have pulled back the curtain on a complex operational structure at Smartflow Payments Limited, the UK-based Electronic Money Institution (EMI) trading as SENDS. While the…
Continue ReadingStagflation: the noose that is already tightening around Britain’s neck
The economic dimension of the conflict has now become the single most urgent threat to British households and businesses. While politicians argue about military aid, the real damage…
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