Confessions of a central bank official (two in fact and one to come)
byCity A.M. reports today Dovish Carney stuns markets: EQUITY markets jumped yesterday after the Bank of England shocked investors by indicating that rates would…
Parliament
Speech on the Financial Services Bill
byUnder the heading, Osborne looks to limit damage of ‘credit busts’, the FT gives a neat summary of the Chancellor’s plans. In particular: He…
ConservativeHome: It’s time for currency choice – and Douglas Carswell’s 10 minute rule Bill on currency reform
byOver 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…
A campaign for one day of peace
byThe Cobden Centre exists to promote social progress through honest money, free trade and peace. As you can see from those links, we have touched…
Panel discussion held in Parliament on Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story
byOver on my own website, I introduce the research showing the true scale of Britain’s liabilities and report: As Chairman of the APPG on Economics,…
Carswell and Baker on bank reform
byYesterday, Douglas Carswell and I spoke in the Chamber during the backbench banking debate. From Douglas’ speech: Banking is undoubtedly corporatist. To put it…
The terrain of the banking debate today
byVia Parliament’s Order of Business for Monday 29 November 2010, we see the terrain of the the banking debate today. Michael Meacher’s motion comes first,…
CentreRight: Douglas Carswell leads the way on bank reform
byOn CentreRight, I explain that Douglas Carswell leads the way on bank reform: There is a doctrine which creates wealth and spreads it around. It…
Kevin Dowd blogs Steve’s speech in the budget debate
byProfessor Kevin Dowd blogs my speech in the budget debate for the IEA: By far the best contribution to the parliamentary debate on the…
An honest money maiden speech
byAdvisory Board Member Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, yesterday made his maiden speech in the House of Commons. The full text may be found…