LT COL STUART CRAWFORD: We cannot afford complacency. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the USA and Russia, commonly known as “New Start”, and which aimed at limiting the number of nuclear warheads held by both states, has come to an end. To be honest it has been on life support for the lastContinue reading “Nuclear blackmail and the inexorable trend toward WW3”
Daily Archives: February 5, 2026
Small Firms Squeezed as Rate Cut Hopes Go Cold
Small business owners will be watching the Bank of England at midday with growing frustration. Many rely on borrowing just to keep trading, and with margins already squeezed, they need interest rates to come down. Instead, a cut now looks unlikely after inflation ticked up again last month. Hopes that rates might fall fromContinue reading “Small Firms Squeezed as Rate Cut Hopes Go Cold”