Labour’s plans for the OBR are an attack on democracy itself

Centralising judgement over the impact of budget policies in one place will merely enshrine one vision of economics. And the whole point of democracy is to allow different visions to compete

Another reason to buy UK defence stocks?

Reports of unfit German tanks, captured US drones, and jammed missiles and artillery shells are now coming in daily. What does the failure of Western military hardware mean for defence spending?

The poisoned chalice

As the electioneering begins it’s worth considering why Sunak called a snap election in the first place. Has something spooked him into action? Indeed, there are several prominent possibilities…