Prison food
Thieves and vagabonds with hellfire and damnation: would you like fries with that? The world is becoming increasingly topsy-turvy. The economic policy agenda now includes industrial policy, trade restrictions, and …
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At the flip of a billion coins
Can finance provide what humanity needs? As we approach 1.5ºC average warming, nature collapses, and conflicts escalate, this must be a reasonable question. Or is it naïve as finance is …
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Local lucre, little interest
Why did a bid in Bristol to create a city currency fold? Diana Finch tells the tale. When the Bristol Pound came onto the scene, it commanded worldwide attention. It …
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Might clubbing – summary
Interview with Gerald Epstein about his book Busting the Bankers’ Club Key Takeaways The “Bankers Club” (financial industry and supporters) has strengthened significantly since the Great Depression, making financial reform …
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Might clubbing
Gerald Epstein is an unusual academic; he is also a Bankers’ Club Buster, by which he means someone who is part of the US movement to bust up the power …
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Don’t bank on size
Credit unions are huge in Canada. Guy Dauncey explains why the UK government might look to the world’s second-largest country to guide its bid for a more cooperative economy. 2022 …
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As Sri Lanka votes, a $2.9bn IMF loan looms large
Ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, no issue is more central than the economy. With the South Asian country still struggling from its worst financial crisis in decades, Saturday’s ballot …
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Bank of England’s quantitative tightening could cost Treasury over £96bn over next four years
You may have seen them wielded by prank-loving grandmas in department stores, peeking out from robotic vacuum cleaners, or adorning statues on college campuses. But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts …
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Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
The Labour Party’s largest-ever donation came from a Cayman Islands-registered hedge fund with shares worth hundreds of millions of pounds in fossil fuels, private health firms, arms manufacturers and asset …
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Czechia struggles to mitigate risks from Russian firms
Research from international ratings agency Moody’s shows that the Czech Republic — which boasts just 2.4% of the EU population — is home to over one quarter of the 46,000 or so Russian-linked firms operating in …
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