How to lose the next election Mr Sunak! Why cutting inflation isn’t the same as a tax cut
At the Conservative Party Conference earlier this month, Rishi Sunak told delegates “I know you want tax cuts. I want them too and we will deliver them. But the best tax cut we can give people right now is to halve inflation and ease the cost of living”. At first listen, this seems like a nice […]
Weight Loss Drugs shake up investor and consumer preferences
Worries that weight loss drugs could slim down consumer staple sales have sent shares down in recent weeks. Some company bosses are even backing this idea: Walmart (US: WMT) chief executive John Furner didn’t help matters when he told Bloomberg that customers taking appetite-suppressing medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro were buying fewer food items in stores. Shares in Coca-Cola (US:KO) and PepsiCo (US:PEP) have […]
Chess in Schools
There is an excellent movement which deserves help, this where prominent chess players that wish to help and assist Children who attend schools in deprived areas often where local influences are not helpful, either teach in the schools themselves or run tournaments where funds are raised for these children to have Chess lessons. Teaching young […]