Economics, Finance and Money

As Britain leaves the EU on 31 January 2020, Mike Buckley argues that Remainers must redouble their efforts to protect democracy and fight for an open and tolerant culture.

Stephen Colegrave considers how a birthday present of a refurbished Anglepoise lamp presents a guide to how we can create a more sustainable world.

Iwan Doherty investigates how businesses profit from poverty and billions are invested to increase indebtedness.

Stephen Colegrave, former marketing director of Saatchi and Saatchi, explains why the Mad Men world of marketing must die.

James Melville explores how Boris Johnson can respond to a protest vote against the territorial injustice of austerity.

With the Tories already planning for a general election in five years, David Hencke looks at their vulnerabilities and the prospects of a progressive counter-attack.

James Melville sets out the state the Conservatives have left Britain in after nine years in power – and wonders why people are still willing to give them their vote.

The Conservatives' withdrawal agreement is a ticking time bomb under our economy, rights and public services – why aren't opposition parties or the media highlighting this to the electorate?

The director of Labour for a Public Vote on why Labour is the only party to have correctly identified that next month's General Election is about much more than Brexit.

Tamsin Shaw explains how anti-market Russian oligarchy has spread to the US, and that Big Tech may be the prime beneficiary.

As part of Byline Times' look at The March of the Oligarchs, Stephen Colegrave considers the impact of their progeny: the global super kids.

Iwan Doherty considers the competing economic approaches of the Conservative and Labour parties in the 2019 General Election.

Stephen Colegrave delves into the real reasons behind austerity and considers whether it was just a political fallacy.

James Melville argues that the appeal of the Conservative Party to the UK electorate is the greatest British political tragedy of the modern era.

A decade ago, the financial crisis presented the most pivotal economic, political and social moment since the fall of the Berlin Wall. We need to examine its effects if we are to learn lessons in Brexit Britain.

As part of the March of the Oligarchs series, Stephen Colegrave looks at the impact of the super rich on the English middle class.

Peter Jukes with the historical background to a new Byline Times series on a global phenomenon that best explains Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.

Iwan Doherty considers whether wealth taxes could reduce the growing inequality in the UK or result in capital flight and comes up with a solution.

Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at King’s College London, on what Boris Johnson's Brexit may mean for the UK as a whole.

Byline Times' hedge fund insider argues that hedge funds are not a conspiracy, but they do manipulate market psychology and have unpredictable feedback loops.