If you are following the farming tax furore, Dan Neidle - Dan Neidle - here gives a masterclass on how many farmers will actually pay inheritance tax and whether it’s a good policy. Full interview is available now on The Rest is Money podcast

I look forward to my friends on Twitter joining me Donald Lockhart.bsky.social

This little cocktail bar, #Bisou, on the Bld de Temple in Paris is exceptionally good. Great people, interesting and successful concept.

The editor of The Economist on Trump’s tariffs: ‘flawed economics, inaccurate history & cockamamie calculations used to justify the most wrong-headed & damaging policy decision in decades… These mindless tariffs will cause chaos. Almost everything Mr Trump said… was deluded.’

Oh boy. This shocking unearthed video showing nearly every prominent Republican saying that tariffs are horrible for America and will tank the economy. Thy were hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

What we are watching is Trump’s tariff-induced crash turning into a Truss-style fiscal crisis. The collapse in US government long bonds, Treasuries, is startling, scary. It is precisely the opposite of what Trump and his advisers expected and wanted. It partly reflects

We just learned that the world’s most powerful person, Donald Trump, has a boss: the bond market. He may not have acknowledged this to himself, yet, but the global financial tumult he caused - and has temporarily eased - has locked him in a fiscal prison. Because, as I have

Can we get 5000 people to reply "I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦"? Yes or No

Elbows up, Canada. #Never51   Vote #CanadaStrong today: how2vote.ca

Greatest peacetime prime minister of the past century.

in 18 years all the SNP have delivered is broken promise after broken promise. Scotland needs a new direction.

Laura's review of I Know Where I'm Going is lovely. She says, "Small moments linger in the mind" which is a perfect description of a picture that reveals something new with each viewing.

The Twilight of Nicola Sturgeon My review of Frankly jkrowling.com/in-my-own-word…

This is actually a good statement from Bernie Sanders Worth the watch

Today, we launched Build Canada Homes — a new federal entity that will supercharge housing construction across the country.   It’s part of our mission to double the rate of homebuilding over the next decade, and create an entirely new housing industry in Canada.

Donald Trump has launched us into an illegal, unauthorized war in Iran, and just two days ago, he threatened to end an entire civilization. His unhinged, dangerous threats show once again how unfit he is to be president. He must be removed from office now.