Uncategorized
It is governments who make and break the banks
There is trouble in Germany’s largest bank. Deutsche Bank’s shares are taking a hiding, down 17% in the last week and a colossal 60% and counting in the [...]
Welcome to the 70’s: Time travel, Labour style
Labour conferences are always good for a laugh, but this year it has taken on an especially bizarre shine. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s speech was no [...]
The economics of space exploration
Deep space has a way of grasping the human imagination. Ever since the Sputnik satellite was launched by the USSR in 1957, the wonders of the universe have [...]
The unfair advantage of being a pregnant woman
Over the last couple of days, readers of British newspapers have been treated to a series of articles detailing how the number of women forced to leave their [...]
Blurred lines: The BoE goes corporate
The Bank of England has taken a significant step in its attempts to save us all from the claws of recession. The Bank will step up it’s so far modest [...]
Post Brexit opportunities: Britannia rule the waves
A few months after Brexit the UK economy has not disappeared into a black hole. A few better-than-expected economic indicators has been jumped upon by the [...]
The Venezuelan collapse: too much capitalism?
There is always something to enjoy in the Socialist Worker. The British newspaper is a remnant from the past, a voice for the hard left which continues to read [...]
Janet Yellen flip-flops in Jackson Hole
The Federal Reserve’s credibility has taken a few knocks in recent years. Back in the early 2000s, when Alan Greenspan was chairman, confidence among the [...]
Ach nein! Its the Germans who suffer from a Brexit hangover
It appears that it is not the British economy which is reacting negatively to Brexit, but rather the UK’s European trading partners who are worried about the [...]
UK tax evasion plans: how to abolish the rule of law
Ever since the financial crisis, people and corporations who try to minimise their tax have been in the public eye, and the scrutiny only intensified earlier [...]