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“Should Rishi Sunak’s recent net zero pivot be of concern?'”

“Should Rishi Sunak’s recent net zero pivot be of concern?'”

The answer to the headline question should be, of course, a big, fat ‘Yes!’ Of course you can, and many do, always say ‘Doesn’t matter what we do it’s China/America/Everyone Else who’s causing all the problems and making electric cars and all the electricity they use is just as harmful and even if we recycle stuff it all gets dumped in the sea in Third World countries anyway…’

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“UK inflation falls more than expected to 7.9% in June”

“UK inflation falls more than expected to 7.9% in June”

There are as many versions of inflation in the big world of the economy as there are in our humble homes. There’s the ‘we really can’t afford that (insert expensive object or project which you don’t really want to be bought or to happen), have you seen the price of (your choice, but petrol and milk are always good) version.

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“Bank of England says UK economy coping with higher rates”

“Bank of England says UK economy coping with higher rates”

An ‘alternative’ (GB News) headline spoke of doom-mongering, Johnny-foreigners talking down our great economy. Yet on the same day The Economist told us that the US economy is going ‘from strength to strength’, and lies, damned lies and statistics aside, there’s no doubt we’re doing worse than most.

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“Coping with a correction – will stock market falls continue?”

“Coping with a correction – will stock market falls continue?”

There haven’t been any ‘markets plummet, £billions wiped of the value of your savings’ headlines this year. I guess there’s been other stuff going on to keep the headline writers busy. However, markets have fallen, the FTSE World index is down by more than 8% since...

Will the new Roaring ’20s end in a Crash?

Will the new Roaring ’20s end in a Crash?

The Great Gatsby was one of my favourite books, and I even had a soft spot for the Robert Redford movie (really don’t bother with the new one). All the fun and glamour was doomed to end, and we know how badly it ended, Gatsby in the swimming pool (spoiler),...

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