The Market Weighing-Machine
21st January 2019
If there is one useful conclusion for investors from the crazy year that has just ended, maybe it is this: as they say in Hollywood, “Nobody knows... Read More >
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Ruffer Investment Review
18th January 2019
“I thought you chaps at Ruffer said that you’d never lose money for me – what’s gone wrong?”
The weakness in markets reflects the passing of an... Read More >
Millennials — different burdens to bear
16th January 2019
It’s popular to group millennials together as one cohesive group and compare like-for-like. But they are a diverse bunch that share as many differences as... Read More >
Blain’s Morning Porridge
21st January 2019
In the headlines this morning: https://morningporridge.com/stuff-im-watching
I got up early to see the Super Blood Wolf Moon this morning. It hung in the... Read More >
Why an accidental Brexit could be the best thing for the UK
19th January 2019
For months, ministers were resolute. Britain, they insisted, must remain aligned to the rest of Europe. It would spell ruin if we were to simply... Read More >
The economic impact of a border wall
18th January 2019
With the US government in such a state of paralysis that Donald Trump has taken to ordering vast amounts of fast food to the White House, it’s a good time... Read More >
The Entrepreneurship "Tsunami"
19th December 2018
Having conducted a number of Strategic Foresight exercises for various universities over the past year, I am shocked and concerned how ill-prepared students... Read More >
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How railways helped change the economy of Britain and the consumption habits of its people
19th December 2018
The railways made a rapid impact on Britain. It was only in 1830 that inter-city rail travel started with the link between Liverpool and Manchester, but by... Read More >
China now appears ready to use execution as a weapon of diplomacy
20th January 2019
The recent decision by a Chinese court to sentence Canadian Robert Schellenberg to death has led many international observers to claim that the decision is... Read More >
Proud to be British
12th December 2018
It is always a pleasure to come across someone who makes you proud to be British. Baroness Trumpington, who died, aged 96, on 26 November, was one such... Read More >
The latest chapter in this sorry farce should derail HS2
16th January 2019
There is a new instalment in the poorly acted farce that is HS2. Today it has been revealed that HS2 may be forced to cut the number of trains it runs each... Read More >
THE STIRLING PRIZE
16th November 2018
The RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Stirling Prize, named after the renowned architect James Stirling, was introduced in 1996 and is presented... Read More >
An interview with Philip Churchill
21st December 2018
Philip is Founder & Managing Partner of 90 North, a real estate investment manager headquartered in London, with offices in Chicago, Kuala Lumpur and... Read More >
Could the Conservatives be doomed to succeed on Brexit?
19th January 2019
For the cross-party talks on Brexit to succeed, the Labour party has to split. And anyone who watched Michael Gove’s brilliant winding-up speech on... Read More >
Letter from Washington
18th January 2019
"Trump team weighs surprise tariff cut in hopes of securing China trade deal." Last night's Washington Post article led with:
The Trump administration... Read More >
Auction Watch - November 2018
28th November 2018
More than £4bn of residential and commercial property has been sold at in-room auctions across the UK in the past 12 months. Perhaps surprisingly given the... Read More >
