All work and no play makes the Heritage Pay Team a dull bunch indeed. So this week, we start with a game. A guessing game: pick the false headline from the following: Stonehenge Scientific Study: No One Living in Britain Today 'truly British' UK Government Brexit Position Based on "pure illusion" The Playboy Who Got Away With $242m – Using ‘Black Magic' Trump: Give Guns to 1 Million Teachers to Stop Mass Shootings None. We may live in the age of "fake news" but these stories

Today, we open with heartfelt condolences to the family of Morgan Tsvangirai. We take cues from President Emmerson Mnangagwa in lauding his contribution to Zimbabwe. May he rest in peace. We were hoping for a more upbeat week after Sterling's poor run last week's poor run. We'll be the first to let you know when that particular prayer is answered. Finally, this post wouldn't be complete without mentioning the resignation of two Heads of State on the African continent - one fr

It's been a brutal week for Sterling. Same for the FTSE. Ditto for the British government. Even for commuters into London - they woke up to some major snow-shovelling on a bone-chilling Wednesday morning; and were pumelled by sheets of ice-cold rain this morning. For Sterling the lacklustre end to the previous week has been followed by a weaker pound, which finished this week with almost all of its 2018 gains against the Euro wiped out. This has been due to a combination of p