@Frencheconomics Reuter's poll of economists before September MPC rate setting. 22 of 67 expected no cuts by the end of 2025; 42 expected a single cut of 25bp, 3 expected 50bp. In the event, just one 25bp cut this month. Not actually "desperate to juice up an already bloated stock market".
@FT It would be interesting to get the comments of Allan Leighton. Apart from his role at Asda, he's the Chair and independent director of Brewdog, presumably with responsibility to all of its shareholders.
Iโm not the โStephen Heyโ who has a letter in The Times today advocating identity cards. Iโm not sure itโs an easy win. Who gets a card? Does the Home Office know who is entitled to live and work here? The evidence of the Windrush scandal suggests they donโt.
@lara_spirit A Tory faction can get its candidate onto the ballot paper for party members if it has more than one-third of MPs. You've identified 34 'right-leaning' MP's out of 95 that you think you know. That's 36%, which would be enough.
@Frencheconomics@thetimes If the cost of equity for UK companies is 20% higher than their global peers, then is the return on investment for a global investor 20% higher in the UK? If so, why don't they pile in?
@truemagic68@AdamBienkov London hasn't always been solid Labour. The Conservatives were largest party in three of the six elections to the old Greater London Council (1965 to 1986) and in two of the six elections to the London Authority.
@robnitm Note 'Mrs Clement Davies' using her husband's full name rather than her own given name, Jano.
But Dr Edith Summerskill hadn't changed her name when she married, and her children, including Shirley Summerskill, took her name rather than their father's.
@josephkazUK If you find the property on Google Streetview and select 'See more dates' you can see a selection of older photos. Here's the earliest, Jul 2008.
101 years ago (14 Oct 1922) Hey's represented England & defeated the Scots lasses @ Shawfield Park. The Rutherglen Ladies travelling exhibition showcasing these two female pioneering teams is now displayed at Dundee Central Library @davidpendleton0@DagenhamInvince@mirrorpix
A large section of Londonโs Roman city wall is visible again after decades in a basement, thanks to a new development by @urbanestUK.
We've worked closely with @cityoflondon@museumoflondon to create a free, museum-quality display around the monument.
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@Middletonfox Both sides of Upper St were cleared from The Green to Barnsbury St in 1888 to widen the road. Lots of brick rebuilding including Islington Dispensary (number 303), the chapel / Angel studios (311), London Salvage (90)
@Middletonfox It's the centre column of Highbury Mansions, nos 280-286, above La Petite Auberge. There's a 1975 image on London Picture Archive with a building date at the top - 1889.