Nickolai Hubble

Labour is paving the road to net zero with good intentions

Governments are abandoning net zero. Companies are abandoning net zero. But the UK is turning back to net zero. What could possibly go wrong?

Don’t worry, the government will save you

No political theory can explain the dysfunction of our institutions. Perhaps they’ve just gotten so big that they don’t care about what policies are imposed.

Will Labour revive the green tech bull market?

Labour sees its majority as a mandate to roll out renewable energy on an even larger scale. Should investors rotate back into the green energy sector?

1990s wisdom from inside a Koala’s bottom warns China is the next Japan

Just as the Bank of Japan’s loose monetary policy inflated asset prices around the world, China’s exchange rate manipulation has too. What if it ends?

How do you deal with a problem like the yen?

Whenever exchange rates and the nature of money itself become a problem, leaders meet somewhere swanky to rewrite the rules of the global monetary system.

Bitcoin cracks the political mainstream

It’s taken them 15 years. But, at last, even the politicians are hitching their campaigns to the bitcoin bandwagon. Who’d’ve thought?

Time to prepare for another monetary revolution

Monetary revolutions do happen. And we are on the cusp of one. But which system will replace the old one? And how will it impact your portfolio?

How to surf the cycles of monetary systems

You might think that money is inherently something the government and central bank provide. But there are many different types of monetary system…

Prepare for round 2 of your inflationary nightmare

Expensive green energy is not going to unleash another bout of inflation, just as the pandemic’s supply chain crisis wasn’t the true cause of the first.

Will net zero trigger Labour’s Liz Truss moment?

Having harangued Liz Truss out of office for her mini budget, Labour are now walking a fine line themselves. Will the cost of going green be their undoing?

Giving renewables the subsea snip

Renewable energy is often lauded for its energy security. But this fails to take into account a dangerous new vulnerability: submarine energy warfare.

Readers respond: how to balance Britain’s budget

My 1-step plan to balance the budget (every year) burned a hole through the reader mailbox. Here are some highlights…

How to become a trillionaire

So, you survived the first wave of inflation. But what are you going to do about the next one? This man can be your guide…

Are we in a submarine energy war already?

Renewables are reliant on subsea cables transporting their electricity long distances. Didn’t Nord Stream’s sabotage expose that as a bad idea?

How to balance every budget, guaranteed

Britain’s national debt is dangerously high. But what does a more frugal political system look like? And how could we achieve it? Here’s one idea…

How they’ll get to President Trump

Do you think officials at the Federal Reserve like the idea of a President Donald Trump? But what could they do to undermine him?

The Hidden Power: Unveiling the UK’s True Ruler

In this report: The day democracy died Who really governs the UK Liz Truss’ garotte will be Sir Keir Starmer’s puppet strings I thought she’d…

Net zero will trigger Labour’s Liz Truss moment

Just as the pandemic gave the Bank of England political cover to support the bond market in 2020, the climate crisis could allow them to back Labour.

The Inflation Survival Guide

In July 2020 we explained that “inflation is back, with a vengeance.” And “Why inflation must get out of control.” In August 2020 we highlighted…

Growing your slice of a shrinking pie now means taking from someone else

The world is taking economic growth for granted. There have been very few periods of sustained decline in living standards. But we may be on the cusp of one for two reasons.