

Housing and Taxation: The self over all others Whilst taxes levied on UK residential property are never out of season for the “water cooler conversation”, the discussion is manifestly dialled-up ahead of General Elections. Indeed, such is the visceral and...
Some UK political economic science

Manchester City v The Premier League
Don’t get me wrong, I love watching Manchester City play. I’m not in the camp of neutrals that finds Pep Guardiola’s team too clinical to raise the pulse. Conversely, I’ve only twice been able to bring myself to want Man United to win a match*. Curious then that I was...
Manchester City v The Premier League

Time for a new EU currency?
Indulge me for a moment through a conjured journey of currency fancy. Let me set the scene for when rather than if an enlarged EU/EZ, investors are surprised by the birth of a brand-new fiat. A crown currency forged not for a European nation somehow magically created...
Time for a new EU currency?

Election 2024: will Sunak and Starmer facing off in televised debates make a difference to voters?
The first televised debate of the 2024 general election took place on Tuesday, June 4, putting Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer head to head on ITV. ITV has also announced they will hold a multiparty debate later in June. The BBC will host at least two...
Election 2024: will Sunak and Starmer facing off in televised debates make a difference to voters?

Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? An expert crunches the numbers
The most recent UK inflation figures, released towards the end of May 2024, saw a drop in the official rate of price rises to 2.3%, not that far off the Bank of England’s target level of 2%. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, said the figures were...
Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? An expert crunches the numbers