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Matthew LynnThe Telegraph |
He has global experience. He has proven his leadership. And he has the management skills needed to turn around a sinking ship. As Mark Carney makes...
When Donald Trump won the US election, the writing was on the wall for Nick Clegg at Meta. Now, just a few weeks before Trump’s inauguration,...
When the British government spent £400 million on the satellite internet start-up OneWeb back in 2020, it was seen as precisely the kind of...
A few journalists have pointed it out. So have some Conservative and Reform MPs, think tanks and one or two of the City banks. Now, it is official:...
With job vacancies falling, and with GDP contracting, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves might have assumed that her final week before Christmas could...
It will maintain the single price ‘universal service obligation’. The government will keep its ‘golden share’. And there are ‘legally...
There are, in fairness, plenty of reasons why the City might be reluctant to embrace the Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein. Its disposable fashion...
It could be backing the hottest start-ups in Artificial Intelligence. It could be nurturing space businesses, or flying taxis, or at least...
Business taxes are soaring. Employment rights have been massively extended, the trade unions are getting more powers, companies are too dependent...
Perhaps he will walk through the lobby of the Pentagon with a kitchen sink. Or fire the entire IT department at the Fed, shift the IRS to Mars,...
Elon Musk contributed huge sums of money. He campaigned relentlessly. And his social media network X provided a platform for the candidate. Of all...
Truth Social rocketed. Bitcoin soared in price. The dollar rose, and bond yields were up, while Chinese equities wobbled. Over the course of last...
Dubai, Italy or perhaps the Bahamas? Many multi-millionaires are discussing where they should flee to as the Rachel Reeves prepares to raid their...
It could be 30 per cent. Or 35 per cent? Or perhaps 39 per cent? Heck, who knows, if Rachel Reeves wants to keep the accountants on their toes,...
It’s innovative, it generates huge wealth, and it offers great products for completely nothing. The lobbyists for Alphabet, the parent company of...
Cheap Chinese imports will flood the market. Even more jobs will be lost, and the country’s industrial base will be even weaker than it already is....
It is not hard to imagine what will be in Rachel Reeves’ ‘industrial strategy’. There will be lots of ‘green industries’, along with plenty...
The Labour government might relax the ban on the sale of new petrol cars that is scheduled to come into force in six years time. That’s what...
The Chancellor was so shocked when she received the briefings from Treasury officials that she had no choice but to scrap her election commitments....
There may be a few warnings about pay, and the inevitable references to the ‘black hole’ that has mysteriously appeared in the government’s...
Its three largest economies are stuck in a deep structural slump. The budget is a mess, with the money running out, and it is rapidly losing...
It must be the worst kept secret in the country. At almost every opportunity, the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and his Chancellor Rachel...
It had the history, the manufacturing muscle, the capital, and the brand to make it work. When Ford announced plans to create an all-electric SUV,...
It was easy to mock it as a piece of political grandstanding. On taking office, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves almost immediately discovered a...
Growth is slowing down. The property market is wobbling. And the government is tightening its grip on every form of economic activity. Global...
The markets are tumbling. Investors are bailing out. And there are already fears that the plunge in equities is a sign that a recession is just...
The bubble in artificial intelligence stocks has started to pop, two decades of easy money in Japan have finally started to come to an end, and...
No one ever accused Donald Trump of ideological consistency. And yet, even by the standards of a man who often seems capable of switching positions...
It doesn’t buy anything anymore. It is not enough to put into a charity box, and it just takes up space in your pocket or a purse. One one level,...
Liz Kendall wants Britain to get back to work. The Work and Pensions Secretary has unveiled a target for the country to reach an 80 per cent...