Jonty Bloom
22 July 2025
Feargal Sharkey is right. The water shake-up is a drop in the ocean
Nationalisation is the way out of this crisis - but politicians aren’t brave enough to do it
Read the full article19 July 2025
We are becoming more European
A new report shows that Britain is aligning itself with more European rules and standards – but there are two exceptions
Read the full article17 July 2025
Trump versus the US economy
The president wants to fire the head of the US central bank. If he does manage to sack Jay Powell, the result could be disastrous
Read the full article12 July 2025
Why the hard left’s economic plans still don’t work
In the words of the IFS: “No country has successfully introduced a wealth tax." Try telling that to Labour’s left
Read the full article09 July 2025
Do you find this photo boring?
Of course you do – and that’s leading us towards quite a serious economic misunderstanding
Read the full article05 July 2025
Is Meloni now leaning to the left?
Like right wingers everywhere, the Italian government hates immigrants - it also can’t carry on without them. Which means only one thing
Read the full article04 July 2025
Labour’s first year in office: nowhere near good enough
The economy was in a mess when they came into office. But they have moved too slowly, and avoided the biggest questions of all
Read the full article02 July 2025
The car-crash cost of Farageonomics
The Reform Party has finally come up with some policies – and they would wreck the UK’s fragile economy
Read the full article24 June 2025
Our rivals’ tanks are parked on our lawn
Labour's new industrial strategy is a big step forward. But will it stick?
Read the full article23 June 2025
Nine years on, the huge true cost of Brexit is revealed
A new paper says leaving the EU is costing everyone in the UK £4,000 a year
Read the full article23 June 2025
The buck stops here: will Trump kill the dollar?
The European Central Bank’s president believes the euro may replace it as the world’s leading currency
Read the full article19 June 2025
Will war in Iran spike global fuel costs?
The world can’t afford a repeat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this new conflict might doesn’t look like having the same economic impact
Read the full article19 June 2025
No, the Brexit reset won’t kill smoky bacon crisps
A Daily Telegraph non-story about snacks says it all about the lunacy of the British right
Read the full article18 June 2025
Why do the Brexit betrayed still believe in Farage?
Nine years on, Leave’s most enthusiastic voters have suffered the most. Yet they’re still backing the man who sold them the snake oil in the first place
Read the full article16 June 2025
The one simple reason that Germany works better than Britain
Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?
Read the full article14 June 2025
The house that Thatcher broke
Labour are trying to fix Britain’s housing crisis. But they can’t expect any credit for it
Read the full article11 June 2025
Everything you know about inflation is wrong
The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices
Read the full article05 June 2025
Reset Britain is still failing, only slower
Keir Starmer’s new deal with the EU was welcome, but it’s only a start. If we want to improve the UK’s place in the world, we need to go much further
Read the full article30 May 2025
When Ireland and Luxembourg saved Britain from Liz Truss
The governor of the Bank of England has just given an eye-watering speech about Britain’s economic idiocy
Read the full article27 May 2025
Is the UK doomed?
A brutal UK economy report makes it clear: the reset is not enough in the face of deeply troubling data on a trade meltdown
Read the full article21 May 2025
Nigel Farage, the Macavity of Brexit
Reform’s leader went on holiday as MPs debated the UK-EU reset deal. It wasn’t a gaffe – it was a ruse to avoid scrutiny
Read the full article19 May 2025
The UK-EU reset deal is not a Brexit surrender
Lost billions, border queues, red tape strangling business. What exactly is this bold reset deal supposed to be surrendering?
Read the full article19 May 2025
Labour’s immigration plans will close my care home
A crackdown on visas for so-called lower-skilled migrant workers will have a devastating effect on an already creaking sector
Read the full article14 May 2025
Nigel Farage’s economic plans make Liz Truss look prudent
Reform's unfunded spending would bankrupt Britain
Read the full article12 May 2025
Starmer’s immigration policy is immoral – and stupid
Never mind an ‘island of strangers’ - the PM is a stranger to reality
Read the full article30 April 2025
Brexit is a killer
The diagnosis for cancer patients and researchers has got considerably worse since we left the EU. Does the government have the courage to act?
Read the full article29 April 2025
The unwanted return of Nick Clegg
The former deputy PM wants you to listen to his big ideas about the EU. But does anyone care?
Read the full article28 April 2025
We can’t trust Trump, so prioritising an EU trade deal is a no-brainer
A massive 46% of our exports and imports are via Europe - so why not make that easier?
Read the full article25 April 2025
The war against youth mobility is embarrassing
Farage and Badenoch are making fools of themselves over a completely benign scheme
Read the full article22 April 2025
Why Trump wants to fire America’s No.1 banker
If the president manages to oust Jay Powell, head of the US central bank, the results for the US and the global economy could be disastrous
Read the full article17 April 2025
Starmer needs to tell Vance “no deal”
A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends
Read the full article15 April 2025
Sorry Brexiteers, the Trump bonus was a joke
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
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