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”
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Storm Clouds Gather Over Iran
As the Middle East once again awaits a possible US strike on Iran, American and Israeli navies have recently carried out a joint exercise in the Red Sea. A US Navy destroyer docked in Israel for a routing, pre-planned visit and trained thereafter alongside Israeli vessels as part of an ongoing collaboration withContinue reading “Storm Clouds Gather Over Iran”
The UK Must Act Now or Be Overtaken by Rogue AI
Last month in the House of Lords, we debated an issue that should worry every serious policymaker in this country: the rapid advance of superintelligent artificial intelligence, and the alarming lack of urgency from government in dealing with it. This was the second debate on the subject in aContinue reading “The UK Must Act Now or Be Overtaken by Rogue AI”
E-Invoicing Is Coming. Ignore It Now, Scramble Later
to help businesses as rates relief is phased out. E-invoicing: what is it and what will it mean for me? One of the announcements in the budget that you might have missed was the one about e-invoicing. It’s going to happen by 2029. If that doesn’t excite you, let me tell you more. E‑invoicingContinue reading “E-Invoicing Is Coming. Ignore It Now, Scramble Later”
The liberation of Cuba – Frederick Lauritzen
This article was originally produced here – https://www.kallipolis.co.uk/cuba Trump’s target is Cuba. The dusty history books must be taken down from the shelf. The island is central to North American geopolitics. Three British brothers conquered the island in 1762, George, Augustus, and William Keppel. The conquest and their occupation of Havana defined the placeContinue reading “The liberation of Cuba – Frederick Lauritzen”