The latest new low in the Bank of England’s inflation scam

Hjalmar Schacht believed one simple act is the key to putting inflation back into Pandora’s box. And he would know. The man credited with ending Germany’s hyperinflation saw his autobiography re-titled to Confessions of the Old Wizard by its French and American publishers. Not bad for a Nazi.

UK steps on the gas amid renewables’ headwinds

The Sunak government has announced the latest flinch away from net zero. New gas power plants are to be in the mix after all. But what does this mean for our future energy system?

The EU’s deepening existential crisis

Last weekend, Portuguese voters went to the polls. The centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) party won the most seats but far short of a majority. The far-right Chega party quadrupled its seats and emerged as controversial coalition kingmaker.