A day of reckoning: how to end the banking crisis now
byDrawing on the work of Nobel Laureates in economics from three traditions, plus numerous other distinguished scholars, Cobden Centre Chairman, economist and successful entrepreneur…
Sovereign Debt
There’s only one escape from our debt trap – Telegraph
byVia Edmund Conway at The Telegraph we learn that the debt today cannot be inflated away: In fact, around four fifths of the state’s debt…
The Exodus of the Business Community
byHere’s a sobering thought. If you are due to pay 50% income-tax in the new tax year, do not be fooled: it will come…
Cllr Ian Parsley’s humorous take on the Pre Budget that never was
bySee http://ianjamesparsley.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/lies-damned-lies-and-spending-plans/
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…
The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP
byVia The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP: For some time now it has been possible to see the four…
Happy days are here again? Another view from the City
byEquity Strategist Ewen Stewart makes the case that the national debt will within 5 years be over £150,000 per family of 4 with debt…
Material Evidence – bonds and new money
bySean Corrigan’s Material Evidence: bond yields, new money, state borrowing and the difficulty of making sound business decisions in the present environment. Read the…
Why Budget Deficits are Bad for the Economy and Why Sir Samuel Brittan is Wrong
byToby Baxendale exposes flaws in the economic thinking of the left, indicates the dangers of deficit spending and points to a better way to…
The Sub-Prime Debacle – What Will Future Historians Say?
byLiam Halligan has kindly agreed to publication of the transcript of his address to the Cobden Centre/Libertarian Alliance dinner on 30 September 2009. INTRODUCTION…