Well, that was a pretty surprising election result. If I’d been offered a bet six months ago as to which of France or the UK would have a...

As I began to reach my riper years, I was sometimes surprised at the roles I was invited to undertake. ‘I think it might be my father you...

I have recently returned from my first trip to Russia and, despite being a Polish national of the post-communist generation, I feel able...

So, here we go again. Off to the polling station tomorrow for what seems like the annual visit; if I’m getting fed up with it, I can only...

As one who grew up in the 1960s, I’ve long had an affection for supercars with booming V8s or screaming V12s – think Lamborghini Miura,...

This article was written by David Gaddes. All views and opinions are strictly his own. In 1976 I was a young man who had just started...

As a child, when asked, “What is your favourite colour?”, I would reply, “Blue.” I should be pleased with the result of the council...

The first part of this article is written by Anthnony Lipmann Poor old Karl Marx – he gets such a bad press these days; as of course do...

Battery technology is pretty much the hottest topic in applied science right now, and it will pose questions that the metal trading...

What with it being almost a year since we last (in the UK) went trotting dutifully along to the polling station, it’s time for another...

This article was written by John Wolff. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. There is much discussion about the outcome...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. I have been travelling to Zambia for...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions are strictly his own. About 20 years ago I was on the phone to Ken...

This article was written by John Wolff. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Strolling through the City while trying to distract...

This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. For years gold has been an indicator...

I visited the LME in its new home in Finsbury Square for the first time last week. A splendid new building (cracks and  problems of last...

I’ve just finished reading a book called Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race across the Atlantic, by Sam Jefferson. No, don’t stop...

In a world where exchanges are commercial operations, required to generate profits for their shareholders, they have to focus their...

It’s long been taken as a truism that the jewel in the LME’s crown is the global reference price it publishes each day for each metal....

As younger, fresher, shinier metal men and women begin to take on the metal mantle, they have every right to do things their way. I hope...