AS I SIT to pen (or rather, keyboard) this article, it is raining. It is cold, and grey, and raining. The beautiful autumn leaves are being stripped from the trees, the fireworks are over, and, to cap it all, we have a General Election to look forward to. This appears to be because the Prime Minister is not “dead in a ditch”, and “do or die” the UK is currently still in the EU. This particular state of affairs is to be settled by having an election, it seems. Whilst it may be seen by some as a single-issue vote, there is probably a greater divergence between the major political parties than for the best part of 40 years, and their policies may have massive implications on financial markets. Let us examine some of the impacts of possible election outcomes. Continue reading One Thing is Certain . . . →