Jon Rees, Financial Mail on Sunday's recent articles

Premier’s discovery pours yet more oil into a world awash with it, which is why the price refuses to move from around $50 a barrel. The oil companies may not like it, of course, but cheap oil, and so low petrol prices, is good for the rest of us. Economists believe there is a direct link between low oil prices and economic growth. Low oil prices will certainly keep a lid on inflation, as we are likely to see this week when official figures are expected to show a dip. ...read

The seeds of this Election result were sown in the financial crisis, which began a decade ago with the collapse of Northern Rock. Because no matter what your views on Brexit, it is still true that ‘It’s the economy, stupid,’ – as Bill Clinton’s campaign had it – that was at the heart of this campaign. ...read