Sell Everton regardless - and I speak as an Everton fan

UK ERG group will be abstaining from tonight's vote: GBP dips on that

I can see how retailers would be keen to be rid of the hassle of handling cash, but it acts as an insurance against all kinds of nasty eventualities. I wonder just how much the Swedes have thought this through.

Sweden's Cashless Experiment: Is It Too Much Too Fast?

Correct. I predict a riot.

Brexit: 'Basic questions unanswered' on Swiss trade deal

Well, that’s one opinion. UK did exist before it joined the EEC, you know..

UK BrexitMin Barclay: No Deal EU Exit Far More Likely If Parliament Rejects PM May’s Brexit...

If I am reading the Economist (i.e. the UK establishment) correctly, once the vote is lost the plan is to go to a second referendum with May’s deal and Remain as the sole options: url

May says to hold Brexit deal vote in Parliament week of Jan. 14

Nigel couldn’t even get elected as an MP.

UK Leadership Contest In UK PM May Has Been Triggered With Threshold Of 15% Of Conservative...

GBP has actually reacted positively to this turn of events.

UK Leadership Contest In UK PM May Has Been Triggered With Threshold Of 15% Of Conservative...

Christmas pantomime season

Senior government source expects confidence vote in PM Theresa May imminently- Senior...

The EU hates cows too now? The bastards.

Swiss vote no in sovereignty referendum

To be fair to Arlene, May’s deliberate strategy has been to keep it all secret and leave it too late for (she hopes) anyone to do anything about it, bouncing everyone into the “only deal in town”, because “no deal” Brexit will be ...

DUP’s Foster: We Are Wasting Time, ‘Very Very Clear’ Withdrawal Agreement Will Not Be Passed...

Do you have tonight’s EuroMillions numbers too, pls?

DUP’s Foster: We Are Wasting Time, ‘Very Very Clear’ Withdrawal Agreement Will Not Be Passed...

Historically, left wingers were anti-Common Market, as they correctly deduced that labour competition from free movement would be bad for the working classes. It’s only after Labour was hollowed-out by the Blairites that it actually became pro-EU. ...

UK PM May: If Deal Is Blocked By Parliament, We End Up Back To Square One

Fake news. As of now it will be whipped.

May's Brexit Deal: If She Doesn’t Have the Votes, What Comes Next?

For your edification, here’s one of several conspiracist takes that are currently doing the rounds (Brexit has made a conspiracy theorist of everyone - even Michael Portillo is apparently now onboard): url

May's Brexit Deal: If She Doesn’t Have the Votes, What Comes Next?

Covfefe?

Theresa May’s secret plan to scrap the Irish backstop to win round angry Brexiteers

Obviously the deal is a total POS, May is history and what happens thereafter is anyone’s guess But I never in a million years thought the vote would pass in the first place. So, for me we really have to consider no-deal as a realistic possibility ...

UK's May sees 'no alternative' to her Brexit plan

Just noting with interest that GBPUSD is (still) well off its 2018 lows - unlike EURUSD.

Today, I have resigned as Brexit Secretary. I cannot in good conscience support the terms...

Bias on all sides, as usual - Guardian very much in remain camp, would dearly love to see A50 repeal, second referendum etc etc and hence all its coverage is heavily slanted in that direction.

EU prepares for a no-deal Brexit amid lack of progress on talks

Hummm so the likelihood of “another 2008” is higher just because 2008 happened and now everyone is fearful of history repeating. Right. Nothing to do with none of the original problems (read: trillions of unrepayable debt) having been resolved. ...

Why Our Beliefs Don’t Predict Much About the Economy

Not really that random - I was highlighting (purple dashed line) the fact that ~1.40 was the support floor in the market from 1986-2016, when it gave way. Earlier this year the market tried to break back above that level, but it had turned into ...

Brexit deal '90% agreed', says Ireland's deputy PM Simon Coveney