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Is Britain really 50-50 about leaving the EU?

Sir John Major’s speech to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation was an interesting step by the Conservatives last night. On the one hand, you have the man who famously gave us the concept 22 years ago of a new vision of Europe with “Britain, France and Germany all clearly in the...
Posted On 14 Nov 2014
, By Tim Maidment
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Will Business Unease Affect The Scottish Vote?

You might be forgiven for thinking that the ‘No’ vote has been rather complacent, given the sudden flurry of activity this week. The minute the Sunday Times published the results of a YouGov poll, we had a flow of opinions and politicians trying to recapture the...
Posted On 11 Sep 2014
, By Tim Maidment
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Is Russia About To Fight The Wrong War?

There’s a depressing familiarity about the tensions between Russia and the West at the moment. While it’s not yet up there with the very real fears that I had growing up in the seventies and eighties that bombs could start falling at any moment, I must admit to a...
Posted On 08 Aug 2014
, By Tim Maidment
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Defence debates amid rumours of Ukraine deals

The House of Commons Defence Committee released a report yesterday underlining disquiet within Nato about its ability to respond to Russian aggression should it move against a member state. The report seems to back the statements made by General Sir Richard Shirreff in July to...
Posted On 01 Aug 2014
, By Tim Maidment
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Is There Method To The Budget Cut Madness?

If the Chancellor has his way, at least another £25 billion pounds will be cut from the UK budget in his quest to overcome the UK’s deficit and bring it back to a surplus. This isn’t the first time the figure has been bandied around – it has been forecast by a number of other...
Posted On 09 Jan 2014
, By Tim Maidment
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House Prices Expected to Continue to Rise

The UK Land Registry has reported a general trend of rising house prices in England and Wales in 2013, averaging at some 3.2%. Looking at London alone, that price rise is a startling 10.6%, compared to a fall of up to 10% in the North East. The average house price in the UK as a...
Posted On 01 Jan 2014
, By Tim Maidment
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Debt Crisis Warning

  Fresh concerns about household debt levels have been raised this week by the Resolution Foundation, a think tank that focusses on the UK’s standards of living. Their research suggests that an estimated 600,000 people currently need to use over half their net income to...
Posted On 30 Dec 2013
, By Tim Maidment
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Airports expansion short-list revealed

The Airports Commission isn’t due to make its final report until 2015, but in a week where the future of Heathrow has already been in the news, it has produced a short-list of options for expanding the UK’s airport capacity. Set up in 2012 and headed up by Sir Howard Davies, the...
Posted On 17 Dec 2013
, By Tim Maidment
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Business Rate Rises To Be Capped

On Thursday George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be giving his Autumn Statement. As is generally traditional these days, the headline elements of that speech are already being shared around to raise interest and political capital. On Monday we had confirmation of...
Posted On 04 Dec 2013
, By Tim Maidment
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Headline Angst

I found myself in something of a dilemma while looking at the papers this week. I have this cherished mental image – perhaps foolishly – of being a generally reasonable and moderately self-aware individual. Moreover, I generally tend to have a default position of repugnance...
Posted On 29 Nov 2013
, By Tim Maidment
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