FT.com – Do-it-yourself warning as state cuts back
Via FT.com / UK / Politics & policy – Do-it-yourself warning as state cuts back, further evidence of the need for genuine social progress…
Steve Baker
Steve Baker was a co-founder of The Cobden Centre. He was first elected Conservative MP for Wycombe in 2010 and he served on the Treasury Select Committee. He was previously an aerospace and software engineer. Among other things, he worked with major banks and regulators internationally. More: <a href='http://www.stevebaker.info/'>stevebaker.info</a>.
FT.com | Westminster Blog | Pre-Budget report: Line-by-line summary
Via 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…
Demand for £50 notes ‘fuelled by lack of faith in banks’ – Telegraph
Via Demand for £50 notes ‘fuelled by lack of faith in banks’ – Telegraph: Demand for £50 notes has risen sharply during the recession…
EEC/CERT/CESP/Warm Front – Picking Losers…
Via EEC/CERT/CESP/Warm Front – Picking Losers…, an argument that government intervention in the energy markets is counterproductive: These programmes¹ are examples, like the EU-ETS,…
Protectionism, Regulations and Globalization — ECIPE
Via Protectionism, Regulations and Globalization — ECIPE: Economic history tells us many lessons. One particular lesson of contemporary relevance is that the internationalization of…
Treasury rift with Bank deepens over secret loan – Times Online
Via Treasury rift with Bank deepens over secret loan – Times Online: Relations between the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor…
The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP
Via The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP: For some time now it has been possible to see the four…
IEA Blog » Qualitative easing
Via IEA Blog » Blog Archive » Qualitative easing: While quantitative easing has received much press, qualitative easing has been neglected. Qualitative easing consists of…
The Iraq war and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Independent reports: Tony Blair will be quizzed over a devastating official memo warning him that war on Iraq would be illegal eight months…
FT.com – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance
Via FT.com / Comment / Editorial – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance: Such nervousness is the result of continuing financial fragility. The economic…