Nickolai Hubble

Access Denied: sucking out the stock market’s soul

Do you remember the days when people would speak about the stock market instead of bitcoin? Water cooler conversations featured BP and BT instead of bitcoin and Ethereum. At family barbeques people would whisper to each other about small caps from the uncharted waters outside the FTSE 100 they’d “taken a punt” on.

How much longer can the housing crisis last?

Having a two-party system gives the political class a hidden power. They can collectively decide which political issues are genuinely up for debate… and which are not to be mentioned. The housing crisis is certainly not for discussion. Even if it is the giant woolly mammoth in the room.

Cultural Marxism costs money too

There are two ways to look at the world The individual has good incentives, the group does not From victimisation to victimhood There’s a lot…

Can you fix society’s potholes by voting them out?

The interest is accruing into a dangerously large problem If governments can fix roads, can they fix Ukraine or the climate? Who would fix the…

It has all gone so dreadfully wrong for the Establishment

When it rains, it pours for those in power Have the people suddenly woken up? How will the Establishment respond? Our Betters have been very…

Don’t worry, it won’t work anyway

How much anguish would this simple belief have spared you? Governments are coming for you, but they’re not very good at it Don’t fear the…

Has the Bank of England lost the inflation plot, again?

The market versus the central banks Inflation is rising again Will wage growth be blamed for inflation and deflation? When it comes to inflation, who…

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your tech is if it doesn’t fit into the puzzle of life

Technology that doesn’t fit doesn’t work Can we make AI fit into our reality? The challenges AI faces to succeed My grandfather passed away a…

If investing is all about bubbles, then this is the motza

Rollercoasters are fun, asset bubbles are not What inflates up, must pop down Some investors know how to play a bubble Since the days of…

How to get rich when AI blows a fuse

How are we going to power AI? AI’s poor sense of timing is a historic opportunity The shovels to AI’s golden nuggets It’s often said…

Is Germany the epicentre of the next banking crisis?

Germany’s banks are a thorn in the side of the EU German house prices and industry are crashing Has the next global banking crisis already…

Why is the climate revolt contained to the eurozone?

The EU has backed down on climate policies But what if they have a much bigger problem? Just ask the Germans what could go wrong…

How does a mania like climate change actually end though?

Following the science that changes We’re all Anabaptists now What’ll be the next climate change catastrophe? Leaders around the world are withdrawing, delaying and reversing…

The tide has turned on net zero

It’s not just Rishi Sunak reversing net zero pledges now The EU gives in to the farmers of Europe Hydrogen won’t save the green dream…

Will the Brussels Manure Party change history?

Smugglers demanding “no taxation without representation”…? Did EU farmers really think they could get paid to go fallow forever? It’s competition they fear, not climate…

How will immigration change politics?

Nigel wouldn’t stop talking about immigration… during the pandemic Immigration is now the number-one political issue What happens next? The first time I met Nigel…

Is wind power the greatest bait and switch of all time?

How did we end up relying on the wind for our energy!? How to fudge the numbers on energy cost and reliability What does a…

If wind energy companies think the energy transition is “a fairy tale”, what’s the truth?

Wind energy sceptics are being proven right The racket at the heart of wind power is even worse than we thought What happens next if…

What if net zero is just really expensive entertainment?

Net zero was never plausible So, why are we trying it anyway? What happens when we fail miserably? History is full of vast endeavours that…

The martyrs of democracy will haunt us in 2025

2024 is an election year like no other But the outcome of the elections won’t matter Losing loser’s consent will wreak havoc in 2025 In…