Amidst all the commentary on the millions-across-the-globe Friday climate change strike, one remark was striking:  we should be very afraid.  Certainly, failure to contain the rise in global heating will…

The slowdown is beginning.  Whether it is a slowdown, as the Minister for Finance claims, to a more sustainable level remains to be seen (growth rates of five, six, seven…

It evoked some unnerving words from the Cabinet meeting: ‘carnage’, ‘significantly worse’, ‘taken aback’, ‘severity’ and ‘shocked’.  They were discussing a report on the impact of a no-deal Brexit, a…

In the run-up to the budget we will hear a lot about how the Government spends a lot or not enough, and needs to spend a lot less or more. …