Spear's Wealth Management Survey

Stephen Hill

Stephen Hill is a businessman who has been published on classical economics and on European philology and philosophy.

Please welcome Beppe Grillo and the Grillini

Yes, it’s taken an Italian comedian to wind up the EU: how about taking their Club Med austerity package and stuffing it?

Moody's Downgrade Is Symbolic - But Still Correct

That little bankrupt Britain could sail on merrily, as if the only boat in the race without a leak, was plainly ludicrous

Where is global growth coming from?

Answer: it can only come from the US and/or the BRICs, as the advanced economies as a whole are below the median line

Bureaucreep Keeps Britain Spending

This disease, which we shall call Endlessly-Advancing Bureaucreep (EAB), is the very cause of the euro-crisis

2017? We need a referendum on Europe now!

Cameron’s speech was a giant flop, as it means nothing, and said nothing about what powers would be up for renegotiation anyway

Last week's news is this week's trouble

When you look at facts, not opinions, the global economy doesn't seem nearly as healthy

Britain Has Little to Lose from Leaving the EU

Ignore the scaremongers, Britain has little to lose from leaving the EU.

The EU Banking Union Plan Lacks Detail or Forethought

The last EU Summit of 2012 – I have lost count of how many there were, but not of how many achieved anything positive – decided to create an EU banking union

The Real Autumn Statement

The result, O Electorate, is that our national debt is worse than Spain’s and our annual deficit is worse than Italy’s

Mekel's Austerity Mania Will Bring Down the EU

Germany is gradually taking over control of Europe, make no mistake about it

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