Simon is an independent researcher and author of Credit & Power: The Paradox at the Heart of the British National Debt. His research interests include contemporary and historical economic developments and the philosophy of technology with a particular focus on how these issues impact on power relations in politics and society in general.

Money for nothing and other Newtonian repercussions
Georgian lessons on the modern economy by Simon Sherratt. In March 1819, William Cobbett – an inveterate critic of the British government – penned a remarkable letter for inclusion in