RUTH SUNDERLAND: There’s hope this house price boom may be far from over By Ruth Sunderland Business Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:59 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 01:00 GMT, 21 January 2021 COVID-19 has caused more damage to the UK economy than any other crisis in living memory, yet the housing market … Read more
The pandemic has left a chasm in the national finances, and it rests on the slender shoulders of Rishi Sunak to ensure our Covid debts are not insupportable. But he should resist siren calls to attempt this through tax grabs on property and other wealth. If the Chancellor is as astute as I believe him … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Economy that emerges from Covid rubble will be very different – youngsters who come of age in Generation Pandemic will lead way Demographics will have a huge effect on the UK and other developed economies in the coming years The baby boomer stranglehold is being broken, slowly, perhaps, but the pandemic will speed … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Economy that emerges from Covid rubble will be very different – youngsters who come of age in Generation Pandemic will lead way Demographics will have a huge effect on the UK and other developed economies in the coming years The baby boomer stranglehold is being broken, slowly, perhaps, but the pandemic will speed … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Persecution of supposedly rich, whilst imagining rest of us can escape share of bill not realistic way to repair national balance sheet Covid-19, a virus with no respect for wealth or status, has reminded us of our common humanity It has also exposed deep inequalities – we may be in the same storm … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Setting up Treasury North on Teesside would be a huge show of faith – it would be an investment that will deliver real returns Rishi Sunak sees himself as a Northern Chancellor but does not conform to the old Andy Capp stereotype His plan to tilt the balance of economic power away from … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Investing in the regions will see us through the current crisis – but the money is languishing unproductively in our pensions Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to plough billions over five years into transport, digital, housing, energy and green projects Final salary pension funds sit on around £2trillion of assets By Ruth Sunderland for the … Read more
How will we keep the lights on in the UK? Calls to combat climate change have gained traction in the pandemic, as Covid-19 has heightened sensitivities to risks of other kinds. In the thick of one catastrophe, policymakers have become more receptive to avoiding others. But the idea that we can meet our energy needs … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Pandemic will result in new ways of living and working and the virus could be a catalyst for faster action on climate change The soap operas we watch today have their origins in the ingenuity of business when faced with tough times British businesses have already adapted to coronavirus – when one sales … Read more
Welcome to Lockdown, Mark Two, and quail at the size of the bill. If anyone were in any doubt over the vast harm to our prosperity caused by the virus – and measures to combat it – they shouldn’t be any longer, not after the multi-billion pound lifeboats launched by the Chancellor and the Bank … Read more