Polemic's Pains

I spend more of my time with creative types these days. There is something about them that makes them all identifiable as creatives. In try...

It's been a while since I last posted as I have been waiting for the realisation that Trump was not going to be a shoehorn to economic p...

I'm on holiday in a ski resort in the Austrian alps. This means I have no time to read any in-depth market commentary, instead, I am gla...

The 20th of Jan has been an important date for me for the past 3 years, well before the election of Trump was even a glimmer of parody in c...

Mrs May has been top of the headlines as The Economist cover once again proved a negative indicator. The weekend saw leaks of her st...

Well that’s 2016 done and, for many, 2017 might as well be done as well, because it's all just soooo obvious what will happen. All the ...

"Strictly Come Dancing"  , or 'Dancing with the Stars' as it is known in the USA, has dominated the Christmas TV schedule ...

The investor site 'Seeking Alpha' approached me for my thoughts on 2017. I was delighted to respond but felt as though I wasn't ...

It’s really too early to start calling the world of 2017,  considering what a monumental start we will have to it after a monumental finish ...

As it's December and before I think about next year, let's score last year's test sheet. I did publish some thoughts on 2016 ba...

I have posted this before but repost this slightly updated version as it is exceedingly pertinent considering what is happening in the marke...

I've returned from my self-imposed solitude in the wilds of England. If you want to find a place in the world where normal physics doe...

I don't know if it's the weather, a streaming cold or my disdain at the bipartisan rantings everywhere that have me pretty depressed...

I went to the Hoxton Hotel (Hipster Centerville, London) the other day to interview new creative staff. The whole area has changed dramatic...

It’s been a week since I last posted,  a post provocative enough to even inspire the mighty Paul Krugman to comment upon it. As one kind s...