Plus publicists, corporate lawyers, defamation lawyers, venture capitalists, accountants, management consultants and change managers. That list is limited to business services where I think London is… (View Post)

The end of German competition should be good for the relative position of core cities specialising in domestic and non-EU manufactures, at the expense of exporters to the EU, especially in services. … (View Post)

Owning an expensive house gives you a really valuable asset that can't just be hand-waved away as paper wealth. It means access to some of the world's best-paying markets for skilled worker… (View Post)

Mighty migration flows to the prosperous areas. Prior to the 2015 immigration, people in the ex-DDR area were down by three million, or twenty per cent. A few cities did not shrink, like (East) Berli… (View Post)

Watch the Nationwide ad like an ad executive and it is saying: guilt about your kids, guilt about your kids, think about getting a big equity release and giving it to your kids. (View Post)