Post-Brexit
On March 5th, 1946, Winston Churchill gave a speech in Fulton, Missouri. It was to be remembered as his famous ‘Iron Curtain’ speech - and in it Churchill sought to…
Brexit blues
Last week Theresa May announced that the UK was preparing for a ‘hard’ Brexit, meaning that the UK had given up any notion of retaining access to the EU’s single…
The politics of Brexit
Brexit has remained the major news item since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU) on 23 June posing not only an existential threat to the union…
‘Soft’ Brexit
May was no Brexiter. She had been quietly on the Remain side, and had given a private speech to Goldman Sachs warning of the dire economic consequences of leaving the…
Beyond Brexit
Whatever the result of the Brexit referendum, of one thing we can be sure: Britain will neither be invaded by marauding Turks, as anti-EU campaigners suggest might happen if the…
Iran’s global banking problems deepen with rise of Trump, Brexit
Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the rise of US presidential nominee Donald Trump have paralysed efforts by Western governments to encourage already highly reluctant international banks to…
Brexit crisis to test ‘Iron Ladies’ Merkel, May
The claim by our honourable Finance Minister that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has met, rather exceeded the target for fiscal year 2015-16, has been contested by many-from experts to…
Brexit – a stupidity under compulsion
Brexiteers belong to Britain. Britain used to be our colonial master and still rules our spiritual roost but how come our erstwhile owners could be so stupid and blind to…
Big US companies weigh risks from Brexit
Rattled by the Brexit shock, major US companies are seeking more clarity about the future of the British market, their preferred entry port to Europe. From clothing chain stores to…
Brexit and beyond
As Nigel Farage celebrated Brexit by declaring the independence of Britain, there was relative gloom in many capitals of the European Union – including London. The British have voted in…
