HAMISH MCRAE: We need to get back to the office… and to the coffee bars

Freedom, or at least a little more latitude, comes tomorrow. The most obvious manifestation of the relaxing of the Covid-19 rules will be outdoor eating in pubs and restaurants, and the opening up of non-essential shops, as well as hairdressers. The country will feel different: not normal, but something more like those distant days we … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Trading change a shift in Britain’s favour

HAMISH MCRAE: Next great change in globalisation will be from trading goods to trading services – it is a seismic shift in Britain’s favour By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2021 The next great change in globalisation will be from trading goods … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Inflation could be Chancellor’s friend

HAMISH MCRAE: What the Chancellor really needs to get the nation’s finances back under control are not tweaks to taxes but a little inflation By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2021 What will we learn on Wednesday? The Budget last year was … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Covid jab passports can lift London

HAMISH MCRAE: Covid vaccine passports can lift London… as capital may have lost half a million people By Hamish Mcrae For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 6 February 2021 It looks as though London may have lost half a million people through the pandemic. We don’t … Read more