View from the Tent
renowned economist Douglas McWilliams and his friend of 30 plus years Neil McClure ponder on national and local economic and business affairs from their base in the heart of Kent. In addition to Douglas's reflections on economic events, Neil will seek to lift the lid on local businesses and industries Each podcast ends with a review of one of Kent's 50 vineyards providing a mellow close to their observations
Episodes
11 episodes
Cometh the Hour, Cometh Reform...
In this episode Douglas and Neil look forward to Mayday elections for Kent County Council and the prospect of a Reform Party led Council. We review the issues driving local politics and focus on the opportunity for Reform to demonstrate ...
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34:52
Playing the Long Game,,,,,,
In this episode Douglas looks beyond the short term noise (and what noise there is!) and provides analysis on the underlying risks of different investment marketsFrom government bonds to gold and cryptocurrencies Neil and Douglas identif...
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38:35
On The Road to Perdition....
The Road to Perdition means someone's actions or choices are likely to lead to failure, ruin, or a negative outcome, often implying a path towards destruction or damnationThis title is perhaps best known as the title of a Sam Mendes film...
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36:54
Just too many coincidences?....
In this episode Douglas reviews our current economic position following the mini budget earlier in the week and considers whether there are too many similarities with events of 1931, where the Prime Minister was forced into radical action by re...
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37:51
Heading for Zero?,,,,
With the UK economy showing more signs of strain, Douglas looks ahead to the mini budget next week and how much worse things have to get before The Chancellor needs to look up the telephone number for the IMF.Douglas also considers the c...
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34:27
Pragmatism in the Face of Provocation...
Once again President Trump dominates the landscape internationally and Douglas looks to possible outcomes and the implication of ever widening trade tariffs for the health of the American economyTurning to domestic issues Douglas admires...
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43:38
How long before the fight-back begins?
In this Podcast Douglas reviews the economic impact of the multi faceted attack on conventional wisdom currently underway in President Trump's second term including imposition of tariffs and break down of relations with NATO. We co...
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40:01
All change, Reset Time is here.....
It is clear we are experiencing seismic shifts in our world and it seems we have a Prime Minister who is pragmatic enough to manage and adapt to meet these challenges. Douglas considers how the changes in defense spending could impa...
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39:43
The next train from Platform 3 ......
In this podcast Douglas reviews the current economic and political news including the announced GDP figures; the implications of The Trump announcements re Ukraine and the future of NATO; the economic impact of a substantial increase in defence...
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26:26
Farming is not all about growing things
In this episode Douglas reviews the current economic events including President Trump's favourite word Tariffs, the continued economic fall out of the last UK budget and the implications of the recent fall in base rate and finishes off by revie...
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