Tag: Economics
A stunning diplomatic achievement
The EU and UK agreement could ignite a dramatic economic recovery, as long as we rediscover timeless and useful principles As somebody who always refused to accept the false “No Deal v 2nd Referendum” narrative which somehow took hold in the last four years, I am personally delighted by the new Trade and Co-Operation Agreement […]
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Maple syrup: a 10 point guide to Boris Johnson’s Canada-style EU free trade proposal
I popped along yesterday morning to the splendid Painted Hall in Greenwich (above) – itself a painterly encomium to institutional innovation and commerce – to hear the Prime Minister’s bombastic and entertaining enthusiasm for free trade and a Canada-style free trade deal with the EU. The Cabinet in attendance rose as one to give a […]
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A New Centre Party, local elections and markets
The local elections on May 3rd may prove to be unusually exciting, both from a political and market perspective. Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour’s campaign today and made clear his ambition is to seize flagship Conservative boroughs in London, including Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnett. I highlighted this risk in a piece for the […]
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Imagine how other people feel
One of the great achievements of the Enlightenment was a sense of other. Instead of thinking only of ourselves, or our tribe or locality, European societies began to think philosophically about other people and their rights and duties. Although religion was a motivator, this respect for others became a doctrine in its own right. Here […]
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