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De-industrialisation
The latest round in the ongoing saga of the complete failure to understand the concept of a national energy security policy is being...
Lord Copper
6 days ago
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The straw that broke the camel's back?
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Tariffs, and with them potential...
Richard Horswill
Apr 14
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Superpowers???
Years ago, when I was a child, I was seduced by the concept of superheroes and superpowers; and it continued through the generations - my...
Lord Copper
Apr 1
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Lucky nickel, LME?
It seems to me that the LME have dodged the bullet - or at least got away with no more than a minor scratch. The Financial Conduct...
Lord Copper
Mar 26
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A peace dividend from minerals?
This article was written by Lilia Shepel. All views and opinions expressed are strictly her own. Â I left my home of thirty-seven years...
Liliia Shepel
Mar 10
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Iron Chancellor?
A long time ago, think late 1960s, when I was but a schoolboy, my parents decided that instead of the more regular summer in France to...
Lord Copper
Feb 11
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HKEX - closing the warehouse circle?
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The London Metal Exchange (LME) earlier...
Martin Hayes
Feb 5
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Is yet another UK financial crisis inevitable?
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In the September of 2022 something...
Richard Horswill
Jan 31
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Madame Bovary Revisited
I don’t know how many of the readers of this article will have read Gustave Flaubert’s nineteenth century novel Madame Bovary. Because of...
Lord Copper
Jan 21
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The Elements of Marie Curie
The Elements of Marie Curie By Dava Sobel Published by 4th Estate (2024) This review is by Anthony Lipmann  When asked to write her...
Anthony Lipmann
Jan 14
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