Economics and policy

There’s No Taking Back Control in the Trump Vortex

Sovereignty be damned, and why hard power is the only way to get it back

Aug 23, 2025 • The UK Investor

Trump's Steel Tariffs: Should the UK Care?

The global steel glut, impact on the UK and whether retaliation is the right move

Feb 20, 2025 • The UK Investor

Deficit Fuelled Growth and America’s Great Privilege

Government spending is part of the story of why US growth has outpaced Europe

Jan 24, 2025 • The UK Investor

How's that UK Bull Case Looking?

Rising gilt yields, a weaker pound, and the outlook for the UK economy

Jan 11, 2025 • The UK Investor

Whisky, Planes, and Tariffs

How Scotch whisky got caught in the middle of the Boeing-Airbus trade dispute

Nov 23, 2024 • The UK Investor

Five Things To Know About the UK Budget

Focused on business - in case you want a distraction from that other election

Nov 2, 2024 • The UK Investor

Austerity in Hindsight

The consensus on UK fiscal policy post financial crisis and how it's changed

Oct 24, 2024 • The UK Investor

Councils, Carry Trades and Commercial Property

How UK local authorities commercial property portfolios are holding up

Oct 4, 2024 • The UK Investor

How the UK is and isn't France

We don't like to admit it but we're not that different

Jul 12, 2024 • The UK Investor

The Economic Impact of Brexit

Negative and self-inflicted but not devastating

May 23, 2024 • The UK Investor

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