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Tim Focas

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Regional bond revolution risks making Britain more unequal and less prudent

Tuesday 02 June 2026 5:31 am  |   Updated:  Monday 01 June 2026 10:54 am Regional bond revolution risks making...

02.06.2026 20

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Slow Berne: The UK-Switzerland financial services agreement is a quiet Brexit victory

The Berne Financial Services Agreement is a mature, alignment and recognition deal that replaces regulatory empire building with mutual recognition,...

08.01.2026 20

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Switzerland has rejected wealth taxes: Westminster should take note

High earners are set to feel the impact of Budget changes Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50 per cent inheritance tax, proving...

18.12.2025 10

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UK markets need radical reform, not the Chancellor’s endless tweaks

ISA reform and stamp duty relief are sticking plasters for a stock market that needs major surgery, writes Tim Focas The government wants you to...

28.11.2025 20

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Scotland’s bond gambit is a political game of kilts vs gilts

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Scottish First Minister John Swinney gestures during FMQs at the Scottish Parliament Building on November 13, 2025...

20.11.2025 20

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Britain can’t behave like Brussels and expect to trade like Wall Street

The UK’s post-Brexit reform to anonymise short-selling disclosures is a positive step, but it will only succeed if it is accompanied by a...

12.11.2025 10

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Farage’s crypto fantasies are a risk British taxpayers can’t afford to take

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 29: Bitcoin Magazine’s Frank Corva and UK Leader of the Reform Party Nigel Farage hold hands as Farage holds up a copy of...

16.10.2025 10

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Oasis revival is a reminder that – on fiscal policy – you don’t just roll with it

The 1990s were a turbulent time for Britain’s economy and Oasis’ anthems are a reminder of that time – and a warning about an uncertain future,...

07.08.2025 20

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Hiring Rishi Sunak is an ingenious move from Goldman Sachs

Rishi Sunak’s Westminster to Wall St move is not a case of “jobs for the boys”, it’s a calculated, strategic hire by a firm that understands...

22.07.2025 20

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The City needs a Thatcher-style revolution

13th October 1984: British Conservative prime minister Margaret Hilda Thatcher, addressing the Tory Party Conference in Brighton, following the...

19.06.2025 20

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The Fed shouldn’t hit back at Trump, just talk louder

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – APRIL 04: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW)...

25.04.2025 20

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