Gordon Kerr critiques the Greek bailout on Bloomberg
I was glad to see Cobden Partners’ Gordon Kerr on Bloomberg yesterday, explaining why the Greek bailout will fail: As I wrote elsewhere, the…
Speech on the Financial Services Bill
Under the heading, Osborne looks to limit damage of ‘credit busts’, the FT gives a neat summary of the Chancellor’s plans. In particular: He…
Could this be a second crisis of state socialism?
This article was published in The Jewish Chronicle on the 5th of January 2012. In 2011, an important centenary passed pretty much unremarked. On…
Hayek’s neglected truths about credit, capital and the trade cycle
Last night, I caught up with Martin Wolf’s November programmes for Radio 4 Analysis, which you can find here. He offered a predictable blend…
Via Bloomberg: Kerr says euro woes may prompt return of gold standard
Following his recent paper The law of opposites: Illusory profits in the financial sector, TCC Advisory Board member and founder of Cobden Partners Gordon Kerr appeared…
If this is capitalism, I am not a capitalist
This post originally appeared on www.stevebaker.info. I spoke last night in the general debate on the economy, saying*: As I rise to speak I…
ConservativeHome: It’s time for currency choice – and Douglas Carswell’s 10 minute rule Bill on currency reform
Over at ConservativeHome, I have promoted Douglas Carswell’s ten minute rule Bill on legal tender laws and currency choice: People today have unprecedented choice. They…
The Jewish Chronicle publishes an article on MA
Via Honesty is best policy | The Jewish Chronicle, I set out MA, the Austrian measure of the money supply developed by Dr Anthony J…
The curse of Babel
A very old and well known story is told in Genesis 11. It is the story of the curse of Babel: Now the whole…
Political economy and the crisis
I had the great pleasure last night of speaking to the Economic Research Council on the subject of Political Economy and the Crisis. I argued that:…