Text of “The Death of French Savings, the Russian Bonds Story 1880-1996”
byThe following text is from the notes I made of a talk that I gave to the “End of The World Club” at the…
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Matt Ridley on the values of Richard Cobden
byMatt Ridley, in The Times [paywall restricted], considers the political relevance of the values of 19th century Liberals, including Richard Cobden. Surely wanting government…
Straight talk
byThe Cobden Centre has no position on any proposed takeover by one pharmaceutical firm of another. On the plus side, the move by Pfizer…
Cobden Centre trustee elected to UK parliamentary committee
bySteve Baker MP, one of the Cobden Centre’s trustees, has been elected to the House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee. The Treasury Committee is…
The Death of French Savings, the Russian Bonds Story 1880-1996
byI shall be giving a talk at the Institute of Economic Affairs in Westminster this evening, 6.30pm, to the End of The World Club. The…
ECB embraces QE faulty logic
byEditor’s note: this article, under the title “No end to central bank meddling as ECB embraces ‘quantitative easing’, faulty logic” appears on Detlev Schlichter’s…
Are economic sanctions behind a possible recession in Russia?
byAccording to commentators, sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union are pushing Russia towards a recession. However, we hold that some key…
Eggs in two baskets
bySupporters of sound currency have a pretty good idea about what’s wrong with the present paper currency and banking arrangements. They also have clear…
More Bread and Circuses
byEditor’s note: We’re grateful to Tim Price of PFP Group for this article. PFP has made this document available for your general information. “Lower…
The German way of 1923
byI chanced this morning on the superb collection of essays from Ludwig von Mises, The Causes of the Economic Crisis and Other Essays Before…