The Zimbabwe Stock Market
byThis is a great news report from Zimbabwe via Al Jazeeera. It examines the ‘fantastic returns’ on the Zimbabwe stock exchange – and how…
December, 2009
What is wrong with banking, part 1: the legal nature of banking contracts
byThis article gives a summary of the legal nature of banking contracts as presented by Jesús Huerta de Soto in Money, Bank Credit and…
What is a “Red” Tory?
byOut of nowhere, Phillip Blond has created a think tank which has hit the headlines all over the world: ResPublica. See here for example:…
Labour’s dishonesty is leading us down the road to sovereign default – Telegraph
byVia Labour’s dishonesty is leading us down the road to sovereign default, Liam Halligan launches a scathing attack on Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown and…
Cllr Ian Parsley’s humorous take on the Pre Budget that never was
bySee http://ianjamesparsley.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/lies-damned-lies-and-spending-plans/
How long will it take to pay off the £1 trillion of National Debt?
byScanning the papers yesterday, yes there is focus on the Deficit and plans by both parties to reduce it. Skepticism that the Labour Party…
Material Evidence: the Texas Ratio
bySean Corrigan always introduces me to something I did not know. Learn about the “Texas Ratio” and think about how precarious this “great recovery”…
FT.com – Do-it-yourself warning as state cuts back
byVia FT.com / UK / Politics & policy – Do-it-yourself warning as state cuts back, further evidence of the need for genuine social progress…
FT.com | Westminster Blog | Pre-Budget report: Line-by-line summary
byVia FT.com | Westminster Blog | Pre-Budget report: Line-by-line summary, banking elements of the pre-budget report: 50 per cent levy on any individual discretionary…
Is There Such a Thing as Society?
byThe infamous “no such thing as society” interview given by Prime Minister Margret Thatcher to Women’s Own magazine, October 31, 1987: I think we…