In many ways we take the financial sector for granted. We tend to assume that we would be more prosperous … Continue reading “The financial sector: unpopular but useful”

Attacks on the financial sector are commonplace. The Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Jeremy Corbyn have all been critical … Continue reading “It is fashionable to attack the financial sector. It is also ignorant”

On 12 May, Together for the Common Good hosted a debate between Prof Philip Booth and Maurice Glasman at St. … Continue reading “Finance and the common good”

UK officialdom appears to believe that if the City of London’s international financial services left the UK it would not … Continue reading “Emigration of the financial sector would be a national catastrophe”

The three main themes of Nick Clegg’s speech on Friday were as follows: 1. We should have investment-led growth and … Continue reading “‘Economics in One Lesson’ should be in Nick Clegg’s red box”

●  Philip Booth advocates a more rational and limited framework of financial regulation   ●  Robert Carling examines the frightening … Continue reading “Economics on the web (17.10.09)”

You might think that the financial sector had received more than its fair share of obloquy in recent months, but … Continue reading “Are women discriminated against in the finance sector?”