We’re still waiting for an answer to the US bail out crisis. The Republicans are trying to scupper the process for dogmatic reasons. I sincerely
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The four biggest threats to democracy
I was interviewed for this story in Accountancy Age: Offshore tax probe hits the buffers I’m not mentioned in the resulting piece. And I really
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for September 25th
These are my links for September 25th: Archbishops attack profiteers and 'bank robbers' in City | World news | guardian.co.uk – As a member of
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The people we have to hold to account for the Credit Crunch
It strikes me that there are four key firms behind the credit crunch who have suffered nothing like the exposure they deserve. They are: PricewaterhouseCoopers
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The New Deal Bank gathers support
Deborah Hargreaves has published a column in the Guardian that supports the idea of a New Deal Bank. She says: The [financial services] industry must
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It’s time for proper regulation
Nick Dearden of the Jubilee Debt Campaign has a good article in the New Statesman. It starts: Bailing out the banks without progress on the
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for September 24th
These are my links for September 24th: FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment – European banking on borrowed time – This one is scary
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Misaccounting was at the core of the governance failure that lead to the credit crunch
Accountancy Age has reported: Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and giant insurer American International Group are among 26 companies under review by the US
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A safe bet?
A C Grayling in the Guardian: Whatever new framework emerges from this mess, [short selling] and other potentially wrecking practices will have to come under
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