by Patrick O’Flynn | Oct 27, 2021 | Insight
There is no universally agreed definition of what or who constitutes a national treasure. But most of us recognise one when we see one. And there is no denying that the actress and presenter Joanna Lumley sits securely within the elite level of British treasurehood....
by Suzanne Evans | Oct 21, 2021 | Insight
It’s clearly not just me who thinks “oh God, what now?” whenever a government press conference is announced. Yesterday, around lunchtime, Health Secretary Sajid Javid called one for later that afternoon. Travel stocks plunged immediately, and a damper descended across...
by Suzanne Evans | Oct 15, 2021 | Insight
Among the stories featured in our daily business briefings this week was the shocking news that pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants are closing at the rate of 16 a day. There are now 9,900 fewer of them since March 2020, when Boris Johnson uttered those fateful words:...
by Suzanne Evans | Oct 11, 2021 | Insight
Our daily business briefing this morning makes grim reading. It’s looking like we are at least heading for an Autumn of discontent, if not a full-on assault come Winter too. Soaring inflation and rising prices. Threats to financial stability. Slowing growth. Seemingly...
by Patrick O’Flynn | Oct 11, 2021 | Insight
Well you’ll never guess what Boris Johnson has gone and done now. He’s only jetted off for a sunny break in Marbella while the rest of us shiver and jostle for petrol. The sheer effrontery of it. And it must have taken careful planning too, deliberately engineering a...
