Finance Monthly - November 2021 Edition

29 Finance Monthly. Bus i ne s s & Economy When the editor of Finance Monthly asked me to assess Boris Johnson’s economic plan, I laughed and asked… what plan? And then it struck me… this is serious. Boris Economic Plan and His - Really? Bill Blain Strategist at Shard Capital Bill Blain is Strategist at Shard Capital and author of the Morning Porridge markets blog: www.morningporridge.com Following Boris’ vaguely described promise of a “high-wage, high-skill, high-productivity” economy during his speech to the Tory Conference, the right-wing Adam Smith Institute called the plan “bombastic, vacuous and economically illiterate.” The CBI warned it’s a “fragile moment” and how empty ambitions and promises on wages and productivity could lead simply to higher prices.