The collapse of Carillion and the threat to thousands of jobs worldwide is not just an indictment of the infamous public-private partnership model beloved of UK governments for the last 30 years. It signifies the impact of the debt crisis on the corporate sector globally. Just look at the figures. In 2016, Carillion’s revenue grew […]
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Hammond fiddles while the economy burns ...
We had to wait for elder statesman Ken Clarke in questions from MPs to introduce, ever so gently, a reference to the threat of recession. It was the first and last time even a hint of reality entered the proceedings of the chancellor’s autumn statement. Beyond the borders of the UK, however, and beyond the […]