Nostalgia Shine a light: Britain is the 2nd richest country in Europe, per Gross Domestic Product based on purchasing power parity. Unemployment is at its lowest level since 1975. Britain is still the 8th biggest manufacturer in the world. Reasons to be cheerful, then & now Guessed the Word? Series 39…
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Apart World economies growing apart. GDP growth 2007 to 2018: US 17.1%, Europe 11.6%, Japan 6.7%. But US outperformed mostly due to problems elsewhere. What next? US lose momentum? Or rest of the world catch up? Will affect financial markets, trade wars, currencies, politics. What should investors do short-term & long-term? Guessed the Word? Series 37 (1/7) …
Under-achiever Now’s the best time for Europe to stop being big tech’s under-achieverUSA hit by unforced errors – fake news, privacy/ data security lapses. China’s un-tailored services struggling to expand into new markets. Europe’s promising tech arenas: drug & materials development, driverless cars, electric helicopters, genomics. London is 1 of the best places on Earth…
Apprentice Drop out? 29% of UK university graduates earned less than average worker with apprenticeship experience recently – against a backdrop of lowest unemployment level in UK for 43 years, in Eurozone for 9 years and in the US for 18 years Guessed the Word? Series 29 (5/8) …
Shoebox home UK has smallest homes in Europe. Average 3-bed home is 88m². Germany is 109m², Holland is 115m² and Denmark is 137m². Change commercial to residential use, and minimum stipulated sizes of 37m² for flats and 93m² for houses, do not apply Guessed the Word? Series 19 (7/7) …