Tag: jobs

Weekly wrap: Labour still isn’t working

Keir Starmer’s government is wasting its remaining time and your money playing at being a tech investor, while failing on everything from job security to national security. Welcome to the latest weekly wrap of the key points from my social media posts, with comments on the UK and global economies, the markets, and occasionally on … Continue reading Weekly wrap: Labour still isn’t working →

Why the Bank of England should sit tight this week

The UK interest rate decision this week is finely balanced – so much so that I was not even sure which way I would vote. Nonetheless, over the course of writing this piece I have persuaded myself to switch to ‘no change’, even though the actual decision is still likely to be a cut. This … Continue reading Why the Bank of England should sit tight this week →

UK Q1 GDP: as good as it gets?

The first official estimates suggest that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of the year, which was better than most had expected. GDP per head increased by a respectable 0.5%. On the bright side, this should trigger a wave of upward revisions to growth forecasts for 2025 as a whole. (I … Continue reading UK Q1 GDP: as good as it gets? →