Addressing Progressive Conservatives
byI have just accepted an invitation from that great London free market networker, Shane Frith, to address an excellent group he is involved with…
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A Free Money Movement
byAn interesting development in the campaign for free banking has been the emergence of social media. I admit that when I first read F.A….
Banking: the shape of the debate
byShould banks be permitted to operate with a fractional reserve on demand deposits or should 100% reserves be a legal requirement? Should there be…
A brief guide to money and banking
byToday, we publish our brief guide to money and banking. The Guide comprises: Four charts showing how Baxendale and Evans’ measure of the money…
Irving Fisher, 100% Money, 1935
byIrving Fisher’s “100% Money” is remarkable in the context of our present credit crunch. While The Cobden Centre pursues copyright permission to scan and…
Martin Wolf: The eurozone’s next decade will be tough
byVia FT.com, Martin Wolf explains that “The eurozone’s next decade will be tough”: The crisis in the eurozone’s periphery is not an accident: it…
Don’t Blame the Federal Reserve – Stephen Mauzy – Mises Institute
byVia Don’t Blame the Federal Reserve – Stephen Mauzy – Mises Institute: Banks operate under a fractional-reserve system that allows them to create liabilities and…
Cheques are to be abolished – Telegraph
byVia Cheques are to be abolished – Telegraph: The Payments Council Board has agreed to set a target date of 31st October 2018 to…
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…
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…