Financial journalist, broadcaster, and speaker. Seek the truth, find the truth, tell the truth. Unequivocally for free speech & press. Wilkie Collins expert too
UK. Usually in London.
Joined November 2010
- Tweets154K
- Following2.1K
- Followers158K
- Likes7.9K
Pinned Tweet
At Budget the @OBR_UK forecast CPI inflation at 3.8% Q1 2027 and 3.6% Q2 2027 (Table 1.7). A week later @bankofengland forecast 4.5% Q1 and 5% Q2. Hmmm.
Paul Lewis retweeted
When this Palestine Action protester was arrested this afternoon outside the Supreme Court, he told the police, “No I’m not willing to walk, I’m not going to help you do your job, I don’t think you’re doing the right thing at all.”👇
Paul Lewis retweeted
Huge turnout to remember the incisive, kind and mellifluous Ed Stourton. As he deserved. Much missed.
America comes home.
California governor commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row bbc.in/4k1jUub
Paul Lewis retweeted
Carolyn Gelenter, a Holocaust survivor’s daughter, arrested under the Terrorism Act today outside the Supreme Court while protesting for the de-proscription of Palestine Action.
She told us why she and many other Jews are risking their freedoms in opposition to the proscription.
Just because I love abuse here is the Table of taxes borne by individuals 2027/28 expanded and with footnotes. And I know directors are individuals but the * footnote is deliberately short and silent on that.
Over the Bank of England's 121,285 days of existence since 1694 the average Bank Rate has been 4.65%. So 4% is still lower than the historic rate. But with inflation predictions of 5% Q2 next year may rise further towards its historic mean.
Paul Lewis retweeted
8 members of Bank of England MPC voted for rise from 3.75% to 4%; one voted for a rise to 4.25%
But he was arrested for the silence - for singing nothing, which is extraordinary. What are the police thinking? They are completely unsuited - and i suspect untrained - to police words, placards, and behaviour.
Paul Lewis retweeted
Palestine Action were proscribed on the basis that just 3 of their 385 actions met the legal definition of terrorism, which is less than 1%.
And even then, serious property damage isn’t what most people even consider to be terrorism.
The Supreme Court should overturn the ban.
The latest near-term inflation projection by Bank of England staff, based on energy prices averaged over the 15 UK working days to 27 October, was for CPI inflation to reach around 4½% in 2027 Q1, and around 5% in 2027 Q2.
Bank of England expects CPI inflation to rise from 3.5% to about 5% by mid-2027 as higher energy prices have their knock-on effects; higher bills could force businesses to increase their prices to cover the cost.
Paul Lewis retweeted
Settlers move into Palestinian homes near Jericho, as residents reportedly flee haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-1…
