Honest Money at the Libertarian Alliance Conference 2010
byYesterday, I gave a talk at the Libertarian Alliance Conference 2010 entitled Honest Money and the Future of Banking. Please click the image below…
Reform
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…
Ten plans for financial reform
bySince The Cobden Centre was established by original founder Toby Baxendale, Dr Tim Evans, Dr Anthony J Evans and the author, we have assembled…
Honest Money through bearer shares, a proposal
byBy kind permission of Paul Birch, we reproduce his essay setting out a proposal for honest money through bearer shares, previously published on this…
Jump Back From the Debt Crevasse
byWith what Mr Spock might call the fascinating financial news stories we have all seen in the last week or so, most people are…
The Emperor’s New Clothes: How to Pay off the National Debt & Give a 28.5% Tax Cut
byI offer a £1,000 reward for anyone who can tell me why this logically won’t work, practical politics, for now, being another matter. What…
On the IMF’s bank tax proposals
byThe BBC reports that the IMF has unveiled its interim proposals on a new international tax on the financial sector, ahead of a meeting…
Big banking lessons from little Presbyterian Mutual
byThe Belfast Telegraph reports Toby’s efforts to deliver “Big banking lessons from little Presbyterian Mutual“: Investors at the Presbyterian Mutual Society are the only…
Alchemists of Loss, Prof. Kevin Dowd
byWe are delighted to announce a forthcoming book by Cobden Centre Senior Fellow Professor Kevin Dowd and US-based journalist and former investment banker Martin…
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…