Posts Tagged ‘Europe’
Crashed: full text of review
19 Sep 2018This is the full text of my review essay published on spiked on 13 September. The bankruptcy a decade ago of Lehman Brothers, a Wall Street investment bank, is widely seen as turning point in early 21st-century history. Many view it as a trigger for the global financial crisis, which in turn precipitated the worst […]
Discussion on Silicon Valley
15 Jan 2018I will be introducing a discussion on the backlash against Silicon Valley at the Academy of Ideas Economy Forum in London on the evening of Tuesday 13 February. More details can be found here. NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE.
- Tags: America, Britain, Europe, speeches, technology
The Wisdom of Money
4 Jul 2017This review appeared in the Financial Times on 23 June. It is all too easy for individuals to think that assumptions prevalent in their own country are universal. Take, for instance, the thorny question of politeness. What is considered reasonable behaviour in one country can be seen as outrageously rude in another. Just look at […]
- Tags: America, book, Europe, inequality, media appearances, review
Varoufakis: No friend of democracy
22 Jun 2016Spiked has published my review of the new book by Yanis Varoufakis. Yanis Varoufakis is one of those infuriating people who says one thing one minute and contradicts it the next. The former Greek finance minister has savaged the European Union for undermining national sovereignty, but he actively campaigns against Brexit. He has censured the […]
Multimedia links
10 Jul 2015The debate on social justice I participated in this week at the City of London Festival is now available to listen to as a podcast. It is also appropriately topical that my debate on European austerity from last year’s Battle of Ideas is now available to watch on video.
- Tags: development, environment, Europe, inequality, radio, speeches, television, Worldwrite
Stop trading insults
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7 Jun 2015Bobbing around the river Elbe in a barge is probably the best way to get a sense of the huge scale of Hamburg’s port (Hafen Hamburg). It is hard to avoid using superlatives to describe the sights: massive cranes, huge numbers of containers, enormous dry docks and gigantic ships. There are also cruise liners, ferries […]
- Tags: economics, Europe, finance, Fund Strategy, Germany
Jesuits anticipated modern business
29 Mar 2015This is the text of my latest feature for the Financial Times (published last Thursday) Religion and wealth have long been seen as separate realms. “Ye cannot serve God and mammon,” says a famous passage of the King James Bible. But look more carefully and it becomes apparent that the links are closer and more […]
- Tags: economics, Europe, finance, media appearances, sustainability
Battle of Ideas session audio
7 Dec 2014The audio recording of my Battle of Ideas 2015 session on “PIGS can’t fly? Surviving austerity” is now available to listen to online here.
- Tags: Austerity Watch, economics, Europe, speeches
Time to understand Germany
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5 Nov 2014It was a surprise to hear Mervyn King appear on BBC Radio 4’s documentary series on Germany: Memories of a Nation. The former Bank of England governor is well known for his passionate support for Aston Villa FC and his interest in cricket but not his German expertise. However, on closer inspection it made sense. […]
Feature on the eurozone
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4 Nov 2014This is the main text of my Fund Strategy cover story for November on the eurozone on the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin wall. I should emphasise that, given this is a piece for a financial magazine, I had to rein in my own opinions and quote experts from within the investment […]
- Tags: book, economics, Europe, finance, Fund Strategy
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