By Benjamin Jenkins At the Labour Party Conference this week John McDonnell is keen to demonstrate Labour’s economic credibility and the alternatives the opposition would offer in power. The big headlines so far have been about his vow to renationalise rail, water, Royal Mail and energy industries with "market value ...
In this weekend’s German election, for the first time since World War II, a far right party looks likely to take seats in the German parliament. Founded in April 2013, the extreme right euro-sceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has become a populist anti-immigrant nationalist party in recent years. Despite ...
By Katherine Dart, Master of Wine and Buyer at Berry Bros. & Rudd Unbeknown to many, the UK wine industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, generating £9.1bn in total contribution to the public purse, employing 170,000 directly and a further 100,000 in the supply chain. And this isn’t ...
A decisive survey has revealed the public have warmed to Jeremy Corbyn’s style and cooled on Theresa May. Jeremy Corbyn has leapfrogged Theresa May for having sound judgement and likeability in the eyes of the public. The Labour leader has also overtaken the Prime Minister on the question of having “a ...
The recent skyrocket in Bitcoin’s market value has caused there to be a great deal of speculation about how long lasting this success will be and whether it is just a matter of time before it sees a significant crash (as was the case on previous occasions). As Bitcoin is ...
QuotedData’s economic round up – September 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to ...
Labour stalwart Dennis Skinner outraged many on the left and remain camps this week when it was revealed that he had defied the Labour Party whip to vote with the Government on the EU Withdrawal Bill. Many took to social media to express their dismay and there were many shocked ...
Crystal Amber lays out case for its portfolio after bumper year - Crystal Amber's NAV increased by 32.9% over the year to the end of June 2017. They declared interim dividends of 2.5 pence in both July 2016 and December 2016, in line with the dividend policy of 5.0 pence ...
You would think the banking industry would learn but sadly it appears not, according to a new report. The Adam Smith Institute, a leading think-tank, have said that the banking sector is an “accident waiting to happen.” The report has been published to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the ...