Since 2016, the UK economy has performed poorly, – weak Pound, high inflation, falling real wages, and a worrying decline in business investment. There are mitigating factors, such as Covid and the Ukraine war, but despite this, the UK seems to be performing relatively badly compared with other countries, with one of the lowest rates …
Is the UK housing market fundamentally overvalued? Is the UK Housing Market Really A Big Ponzi Scheme?Watch this video on YouTube Recently, I came across an interesting video which likened the UK housing market to a giant ponzi scheme. But is UK housing like a pack of cards waiting to tumble or are the outrageous …
In the post-war period, there was a dramatic decline in income inequality in the UK. However, from the early 1980s, this went into reverse with a sharp rise during the Thatcher years. Unequal Britain: UK's Inequality Crisis ExplainedWatch this video on YouTube The UK has now one of the highest levels of inequality in the …
An increasing proportion of Britain’s regret Brexit. The gap has surged to the highest level since 2016. And it is a gap that is set to grow as pro-European young voters replace older Brexit voters leaving the electorate. The current deal is contributing to the UK’s dire economic performance. The IMF predict in 2023 the …
After inflation has reached the highest levels for decades it is set to fall dramatically over the next few months. I’ll explain why this is, why we will not notice much difference and look at whether economists may be proved wrong yet again on inflation. Recently UK government has announced it plans to cut inflation …
In 2021, Russia was the largest net exporter of gas and oil in the world. Yet a series of strategic blunders has seen its status as a major player slip away. Its high risk gamble to cut gas supplies to Europe is backfiring and Russia has been left with gas it can’t sell. Also the …
Since their peak in August 22, UK House prices have fallen 5%, but the big question is how much will they fall in the next 12 months? Expert predictions range from a modest 2% decline to a fall of 12% from Capital Economics. UK Housing Slump – Why Prices could FALL further than expectedWatch this …
In 2016, some argued the UK had the best of both worlds – membership of the EU, but opt outs from the Euro and Schengen Agreement, plus a generous rebate. However, since leaving the EU, the UK economy has experienced numerous problems, lower growth, lower investment and devaluation of the Pound, with some arguing GDP …