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Two hundred years ago today, Napoleon Bonaparte closed his eyes for the final time. A man born to relative obscurity in Corsica, he was lifted by merit to become Emperor of the French and conqueror of Europe. But the fault of his ambition and the might of his enemies ultimately led to his defeat at Waterloo. Napoleon died in British captivity on St Helena. Even in death, though, it is hard to doubt that Napoleon not only shaped the modern world, but still influences it today. France’s current president Emmanuel Macron is often compared to Napoleon. As John Keiger has pointed out on

According to PwC boss Bob Moritz, Britain owed its improvement to the fact it was an "independent country". The boost, which sees only the US, Germany and China beat the UK, comes despite worrying signs the EU was attempting a power-grab of London's financial clout. In December, Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a Brexit trade deal with the bloc days before the end of the transition period. In January, Amsterdam overtook London as Europe’s largest share trading centre. UK now MORE attractive to lucrative investors (Image: Getty) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Image: G...

Lord Hill – who served as EU commissioner for financial services until the Brexit vote – called for a range of deregulatory measures that would aim to “ensure the UK remains one of the most attractive places to grow and list successful, innovative companies”. The report, which is believed to have been very well received by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, suggests opening up London to Spacs (Special acquisition companies), the so-called blank cheque firms that have become one of the most popular trends in finance. Lord Hill also called for a swathe of deregulat...