Two sudden shifts in the value of sterling suggest that traders are relying on fundamentally flawed political advice.
Any attempt to attack the City is much more likely to result in business lost to New York than to Paris, Dublin, Frankfurt or Luxembourg.
Downplaying the importance of these rights goes against the golden rule of negotiations that you start out high, and don’t ask for less than you want.
London is as important to the EU, if not more important, than is the EU market to London.
The widespread presumption that everything is a matter for negotiation is damaging nonsense. Once we identify the issues which we can decide, Ministers can start taking decisions.
Both consumer price inflation and higher interest rates are needed.
Overall, my advice is not to seek to reduce interest rates yet further which could have contrarian effects.
Continental Europe needs the financial services of London just as much, if not more, than London needs its financial exports to Continental Europe.
We now have a chance to implement the policy that the Government wanted, but our EU membership prevented.
It’s time for Vote Leave to stop putting this progress in danger.
The Government should use our strengths in security, trade and ingenuity to negotiate for a smooth transition to life outside the EU institutions.
These taxpayer-funded busybodies have made hectoring others their full-time lifestyle choice. And they will not stop.
We have long believed that those who build wealth in our nation should be able to pass on the fruits of their work to their children and grandchildren.
The choice is between leaving or remaining in an EU dominated by 22 out of 28 countries with no ‘skin in the game’ and with a Eurozone agenda.
Our services save EU businesses billions. And if London declines, business will flow to New York, not onto the Continent.