The Treasury Select Committee is a cross-party collection of MPs that has done a pretty good job of interrogating the banks. Interestingly, …
Parliament & Legislation
Osborne's Budget – A Critique (Guest Post by Ronald Rankin)
Ronald Rankin writes with the following critical review of George Osborne's budget. Note that these are Ron's views, and don't necessarily …
The Contradiction at the Heart of the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Imagine you are the parent of a young child. Because you are a little cruel, you decided to name your child ‘the financial sector’ (or TFS …
Banking & Public Purpose
"Who cares what banks fail in Yonkers Long as you've got a kiss that conquers?" - George & Ira Gershwin, Who Cares? From ‘Of Thee I …
Lib-Dem Conference: Banking Reforms Not Enough
Peter Verity reports from the Lib Dem Spring conference in Sheffield: The Liberal-Democrat conference has said that government banking …
Scandal in the City
A scandal is taking place in the City, and I don't mean the scandal that takes place every day by allowing the sector to create our entire …
Banking Reform Debate in Parliament – Monday 29th November
Yesterday saw a bankbencher's banking debate in Parliament. Much of the debate concerned the typical superficial analysis and focused on the …
Monday 29th Nov – Parliamentary Debate on Banking Reform
There will be a 3 hour backbench debate on Banking Reform this coming Monday, 29th November 2010. Steve Baker MP and Douglas Carswell MP, …
Douglas Carswell MP's Bill – Full Text
Douglas Carswell's Private members bill has been published by the House of Commons, and can be read in its original form on the link below. …