The May PMIs should mark the bottom for the UK economy. The Covid-19 crisis has taken a huge toll, but construction, manufacturing and some services are re-starting. The problem will…
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UK deaths down, but unions square up The drop in the UK daily death toll for Covid 19 has been swift, but not unsurprising. Even with care homes and other…
Covid 19: well past the peak in London The threat of a second, significant wave of infections cannot be ruled out. In the UK, the Conservative Government argues that ending…
Politicians are focused on the current pandemic. But there are more worrying problems ahead that need to be addressed that are being deflected by an exclusive focus on Covid 19….
Reports of ‘heavy loading’ on some London Underground tube lines this morning are disturbing. Cutting tube services has backfired. By Sunday (March 22nd), the number of hospital trusts reporting at…
Speculation over a rate cut in the UK seems curious. Anecdotal evidence points to a resurgence in property transactions since the General Election. The hard data suggests many homeowners have…
Boris Johnson gambled, and it paid off handsomely. The strategy, skilfully executed, provides the Conservative Party with a once in a generation opportunity to remould the UK economy. Brexit will…
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The resilience of the UK economy in the face of chronic Brexit uncertainty has been impressive. Most of the surveys (business, consumer and housing) have been very poor, suggesting the…
The labour market in the UK remains tight as a drum: wages are rising quickly in sectors with higher than average pay. According to the ONS, vacancies have fallen sharply this…
