For those of you who are in a Firewall with massive constraints on what you can and cannot access on the internet, I apologise if you cannot play these two videos, but they are worth watching. First, there's an interesting commentary from Chris Patten, the Conservative Politician and Former Governor of Hong Kong who oversaw…
There are loads of jokes about economists, with one of my favourites being: Question: What do you call a roomful of economists?Answer: A disagreement. Now I know I should be doing more interesting things during the holidays than talking about economics, but I just had lunch with a good friend where we ended up talking…
There are loads of jokes about economists, with one of my favourites being: Question: What do you call a roomful of economists?Answer: A disagreement. Now I know I should be doing more interesting things during the holidays than talking about economics, but I just had lunch with a good friend where we ended up talking…
There are loads of jokes about economists, with one of my favourites being: Question: What do you call a roomful of economists?Answer: A disagreement. Now I know I should be doing more interesting things during the holidays than talking about economics, but I just had lunch with a good friend where we ended up talking…
It's a recession and so what better time for an insurance firm to rename itself and spend £10 million ($15 million) on an advert. Starring Bruce Willis, Dame Edna Everage, Ringo Starr, Elle Macpherson and Alice Cooper, the purpose of the ad is to announce that the 200-year old brand, Norwich Union, is now officially…
In a hoo-ha that started just before Christmas, the Church has decided to wade into the debate about money and the war of words is escalating. It all started with the Pope speaking out against greed and the pursuit of profit in his address for World Peace Day. In his statement appeared sentences such as:…
In a hoo-ha that started just before Christmas, the Church has decided to wade into the debate about money and the war of words is escalating. It all started with the Pope speaking out against greed and the pursuit of profit in his address for World Peace Day. In his statement appeared sentences such as:…
Front page news in UK newspaper for the masses, the Daily Mail: "Goldmine Sachs: As jobless toll soars, investment bank's bonuses for staff are cut to a MERE £4.3 billion ($6 billion) "Investment bank Goldman Sachs is to pay £4.3 billion in bonuses to its City workers. Despite the financial crisis and the spectre of…
