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…
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FT.com – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance
byVia FT.com / Comment / Editorial – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance: Such nervousness is the result of continuing financial fragility. The economic…
Chris Neal: If you want to “hug a hoodie” you need to befriend a banker
byCobden Centre Advisory Board member Chris Neal writes on ConservativeHome’s Platform: We have endured a torrid time of late and appear to be in the…
Brian Micklethwait on Toby Baxendale
byVia Brian Micklethwait, an interview with Cobden Centre Chairman, Toby Baxendale The thing I find particularly intriguing about Toby is how his thinking in…
Don’t regulate banking – liberalise it
byWriting in the Guardian, Dr Anthony J Evans calls for liberalisation of banking. Barack Obama’s speech on Monday to Wall Street outlines an overhaul…
‘Footsie pushes above 5,000’ but it will not last
byUpdate: As the Footsie pushes above 5,000, we bring this post forwards and refer readers to Why is the FTSE going up? Hopes for a…
Barack Obama accused of making ‘Depression’ mistakes – Telegraph
byBarack Obama is committing the same mistakes made by policymakers during the Great Depression, according to a new study endorsed by Nobel laureate James…
Now it’s looking like V for victory over recession – Times Online
byResponding to an article in The Times, Steven Baker indicates the origins of our views on the economic situation and its causes, of our…
FT.com / Comment / Opinion – The risk of a double-dip recession is rising
byWriting in the Financial Times, Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics at the Stern School of Business, asks questions which chime with The Cobden Centre:…
Don’t just howl with rage. | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
byThe Guardian indicates the level of bonuses being paid by bailed-out banks and encourages the growth of credit unions. Here’s a figure to chew…