Brilliant TEDx talk by Mick Taylor! Mick is a former teacher of mathematics with a PhD in mathematical epidemiology. He explains eloquently …
Archives for November 2013
A different kind of QE – stimulus injected into the veins of the economy
'The comedian Russell Brand has stirred debate with his talk of revolution. Russell Brand is more right than wrong. Pre-revolutionary …
Nine million in ‘serious’ debt across the UK
Nearly nine million people across the UK are living with serious debt problems, according to a new report by The Money Advice Service …
Green Party: “The power to create money must be removed from private banks”
After the Green Party of England and Wales has passed a Monetary and Banking Reform Motion at their conference in September 2013, now they …
Frankenstein’s bankers – the tale every taxpayer should know (Open Democracy)
It is now 5 years since the banking crash but its effects are still with us. What exactly happened, what has the world done about it, and is …
Quantitative Easing: What happened to the money?
Quantitative Easing (QE) created reserves to pay for bonds (eventually entirely government bonds) bought by the Bank of England …
Soaring UK personal debt wreaking havoc with mental health, report warns (The Guardian)
Poorer people are "bearing the brunt of a storm" during which average household debt has risen to £54,000 – nearly double what it was a …
What if the world economy fails to spring back to life? (Anatole Kaletsky)
Anatole Kaletsky's latest article is well worth reading. Entitled "Central bank stimulus is here to stay, but what if it fails?", Kaletsky …
The UK economy is “a long way” from normality
Growth is all very well but the UK economy is "a long way" from normality, the Bank of England's Paul Fisher has warned this morning (14th …