Is Britain’s Wealth Inequality Really Out of Control? What the Data Actually Shows
25/07/2026 by Tony Redondo Politicians are often accused of not letting facts get in the way of their argument, but it disappoints me that someone who has worked in the financial markets and therefore really ought to know better can be so very wrong. I’m talking about the row over wealth inequality, and whether new […]
The Courage to Disturb the Present
17/07/2026 by Tim Cooper-Cocks of https://www.cw-chamber.co.uk/ Why opportunity belongs to those prepared to think differently “To change the future, we must first disturb the present.” Whether William and Catherine Booth ever spoke those exact words is uncertain. What is certain is that they lived them. When they began their work in the East End of […]
Andy Burnham’s ÂŁ100bn Tax Plan: Inside the Prosperity 2030 Reforms
11/07/2026 by Tony Redondo Britain birthed the Industrial Revolution, invented modern capitalism, governed 25% of the world’s population and invented swaths of technologies the world still relies on, yet some would argue we’ve become one of the most anti-wealth, anti-success, anti-growth nanny states in the developed world. And yet, by most measures, we are a […]
America turns 250, Britain turns restless after two years of Labour in charge
04/07/2026 by Tony Redondo Today marks anniversaries on both sides of the pond and a striking contrast in national temperament. The United States turns 250. Over two and a half centuries it has gone from an agrarian republic of 13 colonies to the world’s dominant economic power, generating 26% of global nominal GDP from just […]
Who Will Be the Next UK Prime Minister and What Will It Mean for the Pound?
27/06/2026 by Tony Redondo “If it’s all going so fine, why is he resigning?” That was Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s question at PMQs this week, cutting through Sir Keir Starmer’s narrative of a recovering Britain (falling NHS waiting lists, children lifted from poverty) as he announced his resignation as PM. It’s all-change at Westminster with […]
Why Our Obsession with Certainty Hinders Us in Times of Turmoil
19/06/2026 by Hamish Knox of Sandler Training | Sales Training & Development Company Humans are certainty obsessed. It’s why we tend to overcorrect in a crisis because the certainty provided by watching from the sidelines is more comfortable than being even one inch on the pitch where risk exists. Given all the changes we’ve experienced, […]
The Burnham Effect: How the Makerfield By-Election Could Spook Bond Markets
Makerfield has been one of the safest, most unbroken Labour seats in the country, held continuously by the party and its predecessor seat, Ince since 1906. That safety can no longer be taken for granted. The constituency has been transformed into a highly volatile battleground between Labour and an insurgent Reform UK. Two forces are […]
The Leaked Words Haunting Labour’s Grim 2026 Economic Outlook
06/06/2026 by Tony Redondo These 11 words will haunt Labour for years to come. Pat McFadden, one of Starmer’s most loyal lieutenants, privately accused backbench MPs of caring only about “who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others.” The remark emerged during extraordinary exchanges with Peter Mandelson amid Labour’s winter fuel payments […]
Brexit at Ten: Why Labour’s EU Dilemma Could Define the Next Election
30/05/2026 by Tony Redondo June promises to be an interesting month. The Makerfield by-election, which could return Andy Burnham to parliament to challenge to Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership and the premiership is scheduled for Thursday, 18 June. Five days later marks the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, held on 23 June […]
Makerfield By-Election: Andy Burnham, Reform UK, and the ÂŁ2.9TN Debt Reality
23/05/2026 by Tony Redondo Mark your calendars: Thursday, 18 June 2026. This is the date of the Makerfield by-election, likely the most consequential by-election in decades. The poll was triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Josh Simons, clearing the way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to contest the seat in a bid to […]