Twelve Stories from the Occupation – Multimedia feature – London Stock Exchange

  Twelve Stories from the Occupation   Twelve Stories from the Occupation: Multimedia feature from the London Stock Exchange on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, featuring audio and photography. Click Here to Launch (Opens in new window)     Tweet  Read More

The Big Society – Ideology or Practical Austerity?

“It is exciting to have a real crisis on your hands, when you have spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment.” Margaret Thatcher. In this case Thatcher was referring to the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina in 1982. With victory in the South Atlantic Thatcher trounced the opposition in the 1983 general elections and used her overwhelming majority to impose her social and economic policies on Britain.... Read More

It’s the debt. Stoopid!

There has been a constant cacophony from politicians that the deficit must be cut and it must be done quickly. Pick up any paper or browse any online news platform and it’s cuts, cuts, cuts. Reducing the annual deficit is, of course, important but the current debate ignores an important consequence of running a deficit. Hang in there! This isn’t too complicated and you won’t be dazzled with numbers and statistics wrapped in obscure economic... Read More