Banking reforms expert Q&A: will relaxing the rules help the UK economy and what are the risks?

By Robert Webb, Professor of Banking & Applied Economics, University of Stirling

Jeremy Hunt, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a package of measures aiming to protect the City of London’s position as one of the world’s leading financial capitals. With the UK having lost nearly a tenth of the financial assets it manages since Brexit, plus at least 7,000 jobs, mostly to mainland Europe, much of the focus of these “Edinburgh reforms” is on making London more competitive.

This includes rowing back on rules introduced…

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~	China’s Military Pageantry Masks Popular Discontent

~	What happens if I eat too much protein?

~	So-called ‘clutch’ athletes might be more hype than nerveless match-winners

~	Touch reveals what eyes can’t see – so museums should embrace interactivity

~	Not all processed foods are bad for you. Here’s what you can tell from reading the label

~	What happens when the progressive idea of cultural ‘safety’ turns on itself?

~	Politics with Michelle Grattan: Abul Rizvi on how silence and stalling stoke anti-migrant fears

~	What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down?

~	What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?

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