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A couple of weeks ago, Anthony wrote here an article (“The Consolations of Metals”) which was broadly speaking about decision-making. He spoke of the relative merits of different academic backgrounds of politicians, and the possible effect that may have on their ability to make decisions effectively. (I should interject here that - unlike him - I do not wish our new PM well; I wish him gone, with his whole cabal, as soon as possible. But that’s a discussion for another day…)

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Extraordinarily, Britain, as of the summer of 2026, acquired a Prime Minister with a degree in English Literature. Also, a runner and a supporter of Everton FC - two further endearing qualities to me, but perhaps not to all. But how, you may ask, does the study of Emma or Wuthering Heights assist a PM to make good judgments about the war in Ukraine or the ‘triple lock’? Som

This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran are taking their toll on the global economy. The tipping point seems to be in sight particularly as refined oil products are in tight supply due to refinery outages in Russia and in the region of the Strait of Hormuz. Ukraine having attacked Russian oil infrastructure, and Iran keeping the Strait all but shut, whilst the US is attempting to exp

Guy Scott (1944-2026) This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In 2012, I narrowly missed meeting Guy Scott in London on a visit to meet investors. He was due to address an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Zambian and Malawian agriculture and development. My hope was to grab him to talk about the sulphur emissions blighting the lives of Zambians living next to Mopani’s Mufulira Mine and Smelter complex. To

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. I have two friends called Peter. Peter no.1 grew up in the same town as me (Walton-on-Thames), then went to the same public school and the same university. Peter no. 2 went to the local school in Walton-on-Thames called Rydens. Peter no.1 did English with me at university where a young Richard Curtis was in his tutorial group and went from there directly into merchant banking.