RUTH SUNDERLAND: Andrew Bailey may be ensconced at Bank of England until 2028 and to his detractors, that will seem like a very long time Bailey, with lurches from insouciance to alarmism, pins bullseye to his own back Bank independent since 1997,
RUTH SUNDERLAND: There has been a crackdown on high-interest lenders, but pawnbrokers are going great guns already – a sign of the times Rampant inflation exposing precarious situation of many families Millions of Britons have little or no financial resilience Education about
RUTH SUNDERLAND: UK banking authorities would be prudent to insist HSBC takes steps to protect the British taxpayer in the event of a break-up Bosses under pressure to split lender into Eastern and Western business Agitation not only on investment grounds but
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Everyone involved at LV seems to have lost sight of the fact bonuses are not a human right for shamed boss Mark Hartigan Bonus should be for exceptional service that has benefited owners of a business When LV members have
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Woke warriors on Halifax’s staff are just the latest embodiment of that perennial social nuisance, the arrogant banker Pronouns row coincided with reduction in number of women heading companies If FTSE bosses wore badges in solidarity with staff most would
Along with inflation, trade union strife and Sir Paul McCartney, the weak pound is headlining again, says RUTH SUNDERLAND Pound’s problems: Political and economic woes and investor flight to dollar UK is a very open economy and highly susceptible to a tanking
RUTH SUNDERLAND: People are proud of their home towns, despite all the problems – that can be turned into a powerful force to reboot Britain Government aim of reducing inequalities seasoned with dollop of self-interest Gap between London and elsewhere is in
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Institutions owned by members, and run for their benefit, are in tune with post-Covid times, but mutual principles are under threat New Nationwide boss arrives at a time when mutual values are sorely needed Nationwide is biggest beast in a
RUTH SUNDERLAND: If boss Emma Walmsley fails to deliver break-up, GSK will be easier meat for an overseas predator and the UK will be the poorer Outcome will affect the UK’s ambitions to be a life-sciences powerhouse For sector built on mega-mergers
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Bank of England independence is not perfect, but still better than the alternative of letting ministers pull the levers By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 22 May 2022 | Updated: 17:07 EDT, 22 May 2022 Bank