Category Archives: Commerce

At The Supreme Court of King Donald

Posted on April 3, 2025 by davidsberry

“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”—Ronald Reagan 40th President of the USA This week Trump brliebes he has anvhotrf hid place in history by ctrstimg ‘`Libreration DayAs … Continue reading →

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A BRACE of FUDGE-IT BUDGETS

Posted on October 29, 2024 by davidsberry

Febrile media speculation surrounding this Wednesday’s UK budget has been deafening. Starting with what Rachel Reeves, new Chancellor in a new labour, as opposed to New Labour, government’s “discovery” of a £20 billion ‘black hole’ in the country’s finances, speculation … Continue reading →

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Greek Dra(ch)mas

Posted on April 5, 2024 by davidsberry

Many British feel dismissive toward the economies of “sun holiday” countries like Greece. There, food and wine are cheap and siestas hamper productivity. It is true that Greece has had a chequered financial past. This included periods of right-wing military … Continue reading →

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Free-for-All Freeports

Posted on April 1, 2024 by davidsberry

Whatever their political preferences, most people in Britain accept that the economy is underperforming and that living standards have not materially improved in over a decade. A major policy initiative from Westminster to address this, and thereby level up the … Continue reading →

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Their Flimsy Fiscal Condescension

Posted on March 29, 2024 by davidsberry

“The UK’s public spending works fairly for Scotland and allows the whole country to pool and share its resources.” —UK Government’s Delivering for Scotland Really? According to UK Government figures, Scotland runs a 9% deficit of £19.1 billion. This is based … Continue reading →

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Orban’s Heritage?

Posted on March 23, 2024 by davidsberry

On March 8th, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán visited Donald Trump at his palatial Mar-a-Lago retreat, where media reported much bonhomie and mutual respect. Almost unreported was Orbán’s visit to Washington, where he met Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation … Continue reading →

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Insatiable Social Care

Posted on March 17, 2024 by davidsberry

A year ago, the IK government published their flagship policy “Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care”. It is full of noble intent that: “everyone who needs care in England will have outstanding, quality care that empowers them to … Continue reading →

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Channelling Carnegie

Posted on March 2, 2024 by davidsberry

Next week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will stand up in parliament and present the last Tory budget before the general election. To satisfy the unruly Tory right and many of their wealthy supporters, it is widely expected to contain tax cuts, … Continue reading →

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Visa Vision as Cash Cow

Posted on February 21, 2024 by davidsberry

The continuing legacy of hard-core brexiteering under BoJo has yet to show much by way of advantage to the general public. But what it has done is weaken links forged with the Continent over half a century of EU membership, … Continue reading →

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Robber Baroness III—Dido Harding

Posted on February 14, 2024 by davidsberry

But the most ambitiously Teflon of this sordid little group must be Baroness Diane Mary “Dido” Harding of Winscombe. She has shrewdly exploited being the most “connected” among them. Her father was John Harding, 2nd Baron Harding of Petherton and she has made the … Continue reading →

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