“The battle of the London airports is heating up.”
Private companies can provide a public service – 14th July 2013
“The accusations of overcharging for the electronic monitoring of criminals by two of the UK’s largest outsourcing companies have revived questions about the risks and benefits of using the private sector to deliver public services. “
Time to prepare for the scottie – 1st May 2013
“In September 2014, Scottish voters will decide whether to leave the UK and become an independent state.”
Bank puts its economic reputation at stake – 25th February 2013
“Credibility is seeping away from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.”
A proposal for UK pensioner bonds – 16th January 2013
“British savers and pensioners are among the biggest losers from the Bank of England’s long-running programme of quantitive easing.”
Another global financial crisis may be on the way – 24th December 2012
“Look around the world and big risks abound. One or more countries may drop out of the eurozone. Violence may spread across the Middle East.”
BoE must reform its sheltered heirarchy – 18th November 2012
“The three independent reviews of the Bank of England’s performance before and during the financial crisis must have been sobering for the court, its governing body.”
The case for merging monetary and financial policy – 5th July 2012
“In the good old days when economies were growing close to trend, monetary policy was about setting interest rates.”