In an article in the Sunday Telegraph today, 30 January, 2011, Janet Daly argues passionately against public spending, as the root of the …
Archives for January 2011
Move Your Money (to a Mutual)
One way to chip away at the power and influence of the big banks is to simply withdraw your financial support. Move your money to a bank …
Independent Commission on Banking Release Responses
The government's Independent Commission on Banking have just published a summary of all the submissions they received, along with the …
From the US: Representative Dennis Kucinich Introduces Monetary Reform Bill
The following is an article by Stephen Zarlenga (of the American Monetary Institute) and Greg Coleridge, providing an update on a …
Independent Banking Commission offers Disappointing Half-Time Report
John Vickers, Chairman of the Independent Banking Commission gave a half-time report on Saturday 22nd January. Overall it’s not very …
Robert Peston Discovers the Root of the Problem
On Tuesday evening, a major step forward was made. Robert Peston, the famous BBC presenter on everything to do with finance, actually used …
No solutions on BBC2: Are Britain's banks too big to save?
(Guest Post by Richard Boulton) "Are Britain's banks too big to save?" was the question Robert Peston set himself in his investigation last …
It's Bonus Time!
It's bonus time in the City again this year, the Champagne bars will be pleased. But what about the rest of us? LLoyds TSB, 41% owned by …
Good Old Fashioned Banking (Humour)
A bit of light relief - banking as it used to be done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhb0XII93I And one from Australia on the European …