Having just finished The Litigators, an enjoyable legal thriller from American novelist John Grisham, it seemed rather apposite to get a call shortly afterwards from litigation specialist RGL. The call was to update me on the progress of a High Court group claim that RGL has brought against FTSE100-listed wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown for persuading many … Read more
By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 10:52 GMT, 26 December 2024 All my Boxing Day experiences are about the outdoors. As a young adult in my native Brighton area my brother Daniel and l, together with some friends, had a routine. In the morning, it would be a visit to the dog track in Hove for a … Read more
By MAGGIE PAGANO Updated: 18:21 GMT, 24 December 2024 Britain is on the brink of recession. Revised figures show there was zero growth in the three months from July – when Labour was elected – to September. If the economy contracted in this last quarter, that means we are close to two consecutive quarters of … Read more
By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 09:59 GMT, 22 December 2024 There is, I am afraid, no Christmas cheer this year. We have just had a blisteringly bad few days in both financial and economic terms. The Footsie has lost more than 200 points, making this the worst week for more than a year, but that is … Read more
By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 22:12 GMT, 16 December 2024 When is a Budget not a Budget? If this (highly unlikely) were a Christmas cracker teaser then the answer would presumably be: When you call it something else. Rachel Reeves says she will not hold a tax raising Budget in the spring … Read more
Before election, Reeves and Starmer went on charm offensive with business They still insist they want to unleash growth Labour needs to ditch the naïve socialist beliefs about economy By RUTH SUNDERLAND FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 21:53 GMT, 8 December 2024 Every minister’s nightmare is to be upstaged in front of the media by … Read more
Vernon Building Society shares a lot of good characteristics with its hometown football club, Stockport County. Crucially, both care passionately about their local communities. The football team currently occupies a play-off spot in League One. Owned by successful property businessman Mike Stott, who was born in nearby Hazel Grove, the Hatters go out of their way … Read more
By HAMISH MCRAE Updated: 10:58 GMT, 18 November 2024 The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, wants to get more of us into work. That’s understandable, for the more people in employment, the more people there are paying taxes – and making the Government’s dreadful Budget arithmetic look a little less glum. But how? Up to now, most … Read more
By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 22:07 GMT, 10 November 2024 Looking ahead: Chancellor Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves cannot be greatly pleased with the hostility to her joyless Budget. This week she will attempt to rebalance the narrative when she appears before City grandees at the Mansion House. Unlike one of her illustrious predecessors Gordon Brown, the … Read more
By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 10:36 BST, 9 October 2024 Labour’s mission for the economy is to end the Tory chaos. ‘Every commitment a Labour government makes will be based on sound money and economic stability,’ it proclaimed in its election manifesto. The formula was similar to that adopted by Bill Clinton … Read more
