McDonnell’s startling sterling claims
19th July 2019
One of the many problems with John McDonnell is that he doesn’t understand how markets work.
His latest outlandish claim is that Jeremy Corbyn... Read More >
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Thatcher – my part in her downfall…
3rd July 2019
Listening to the Today programme a voice from my past comes over the airwaves. Lord, Kenneth of old, Baker was explaining how the toppling... Read More >
Thinking outside the box
16th July 2019
How forging a new path in the property market can reap big rewards
I have several guidelines to which I have mostly adhered when investing. Amongst... Read More >
What should the next US ambassador do?
17th July 2019
In all of the sound and fury and sordid events that led to the resignation of the British ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch, there has been little... Read More >
The Indian rupee trade idea was a winner – unlike Yes Bank!
18th July 2019
I had recommended buying the Indian rupee at 69.25 as I expected the Union Budget to focus on fiscal prudence since the BJP’s landslide election win... Read More >
The millennial shift in US homebuying
19th July 2019
Homeownership in the U.S. is still being held back by two key demographic and lifestyle trends.
The millennial generation has delayed marrying and... Read More >
Universities are destroying the value of their own degrees
18th July 2019
Is there anything else British universities can do to prove the worthlessness of a degree?
It appears not, as this week it was revealed that grades have... Read More >
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An interview with Richard James
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Tim Green speaks to Richard James, Chief Financial Officer of Savills Investment Management
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50 years on, who really still believes people the moon landings were faked?
18th July 2019
Fifty years ago today, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins took off from Cape Canaveral in a Saturn V rocket as tall as a football... Read More >
What would happen if a large object hit the Earth?
14th June 2019
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Bickle’s captivating Irish jig at Glenveagh
18th July 2019
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