DEBATE: Are this week’s UK growth figures anything to celebrate?

Are this week’s UK growth figures anything to celebrate? Ruth Lea, economic adviser at the Arbuthnot Banking Group, says YES.

November 12, 2019

DEBATE: Are the Operation Yellowhammer warnings about no-deal likely to be exaggerated?

Are the Operation Yellowhammer warnings about no-deal likely to be exaggerated? Ruth Lea, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group,

August 20, 2019

DEBATE: Should Theresa May try to renegotiate her Brexit deal at the EU Summit this weekend?

Should Theresa May try to renegotiate her Brexit deal at the EU Summit this weekend? Ruth Lea, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot

November 23, 2018

As the Bank of England hikes its growth forecasts, is it time for economists to admit they were wrong about Brexit?

Ruth Lea, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, says Yes. The Bank of England was far too pessimistic in

February 3, 2017

With PMIs suggesting strong growth in the UK economy at the end of 2016, will it remain robust in 2017?

Ruth Lea, economic adviser at Arbuthnot Banking Group, says Yes. The latest Markit survey results found that business activity picked

January 6, 2017

Following a year of major political change, will 2016 be regarded as a turning point in history?

Ruth Lea, economic adviser at Arbuthnot Banking Group, says Yes.  I have little doubt that 2016 will go down as

December 5, 2016

With Theresa May expected to give it the green light, is Hinkley Point just a colossal white elephant?

Ruth Lea, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, says Yes. There is little doubt that we need more electricity generating

September 14, 2016

Is Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz right that Europe may have to abandon the euro to save the European project?

Ruth Lea, economic adviser at Arbuthnot Banking Group, says Yes. Granted, some may regard the common currency as an intrinsic part

August 30, 2016

As German exports plunge, could the economic giant drag the whole Eurozone into recession?

Ruth Lea, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, says Yes.Germany’s economy accounts for over a quarter of the Eurozone’s

October 9, 2014

London has nothing to fear from leaving the EU – but much to gain

THE EUROPE Report: A win-win situation, authored by Boris Johnson’s chief economic adviser Dr Gerard Lyons and released yesterday, is

August 6, 2014