Hamish McRae
One of the country’s most respected financial journalists and commentators Hamish McRae is an associate editor of The Independent. He was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year 2006 at the British Press Awards.
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Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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Our cloumnist picks his way through the conflicting politics to deliver his assessment on the prospects for United Kingdom plc
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