Yes to radical tax reform but no wealth taxes please, we’re British
Markets are for the moment very forgiving, but it will not ever be thus. Wealth taxes therefore make an obvious...
Analysis
Europe’s great stimulus plan is little more than political theatre
Weak industrial orders matter more than surging retail sales as an indicator at this juncture. Pent-up demand has inflated purchases....
Garages’ MOT discounts likely to be ditched due to backlog of tests
Drivers requiring an MOT test may have to pay more as garages scrap discounts due to a backlog of unchecked...
Savings habit reversed as Britons splurge on pubs and hairdressers
Spending by Britons on “Super Saturday” jumped 50pc, as people splurged the savings made during lockdown at pubs, bars and hairdressers, according to...
Rishi Sunak will need to do something radical to avoid a surge in unemployment
The build up in savings is very much skewed to higher income earners, with quite a bit of financial distress...
Failed brands try to fashion a new life online
Laura Ashley’s new owner is Gordon Brothers, the restructuring specialist, which is typically drafted in to shift the leftover stock...
Deutsche Bank fined $150m for ignoring suspicious Epstein payments
Deutsche Bank allowed billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to make a string of suspicious payments to women without proper checks, a damning...
Covid-19 clatters Britain’s productivity
The furlough scheme was backdated to the beginning of March by Chancellor Rishi Sunak when it was introduced, with taxpayers...
Spending vouchers are not a magic bullet for the high street
A handful of other countries have tried such schemes on a smaller scale, and the evidence has been mixed. In...
Four straight months of house price falls for the first time since financial crisis
British house prices have fallen for four months for the first time since the market was recovering from the global financial crisis...
