Everybody is discussing the recovery, is it real, how long will it last. All of these are questions the Chancellor, and those that are very close to the chancellor at…
In last quarter’s figures released from the Bank of England showed yet again that lending to the SME sector and new start business is down. No matter what people say,…
G day, or Germany day approaches for Europe on the 22nd September. The German general election result will have a large effect on the whole of the Eurozone. Most of…
The definition of torpor is either one of inactivity, or one of hibernation. As the summer finally hits the UK as well as much of Europe, the heat makes most…
Last February, we said “With Signor Monti , installed by Brussels, and not the Italian people, and ( the EU,s chosen autocrat) coming a poor fourth, will austerity be given…
I find it mildly unsettling listening to the music of Finzi from my hotel in Koblenz, as we approach the centenary of the First World War, where both the UK…
This quote came from a world famous footballer, but it could also apply to the financial ministers of the eurozone. To continue the football analogy, they scored one of the…
The papers are full of the news that the UK has been downgraded by one notch to AA1 by the rating agency Moody’s. Whilst that will prove to be a…
Spring is approaching, and many people are think of brightening up their homes with a new coat of paint, what colour’s would spruce up the house best, what kind of…