RBS is the latest bank to announce job losses – 2,000 in its case. It follows the announcement of thousands to go at HSBC and Barclays earlier
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I warmly recommend listening to the debate on the above subject broadcast on Radio 4 yesterday and available to listen to here. Duncan Weldon and
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This is an experiment – and I know it’s too long at 11 minutes. But is the idea worth pursuing?

For those not aware #gfc2 is the Twitter hashtag used for “global financial crisis 2”. And the question I ask is a real one. A
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My Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development colleagues at Global Financial Integrity have sent me this press release, which I consider a matter of some considerable importance ein tackling the tax
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The latest Wikio economics blogs rankings are out and this blog ius still at number one – I think that’s six months in the top
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As the FT notes: Bad economic news bombarded the Treasury on Monday as new International Monetary Fund forecasts cast doubt on the chancellor’s deficit reduction plan,
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My latest on Forbes is here, under the above title. To give a taster: Anyone who believes that in the current circumstance where demand is
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There was a fabulous article in the Guardian yesterday by Priyamvada Gopal. It addressed the outbreak of genuine anger in the UK in July, focussed
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