Bank of England
Free the Banks!
‘The government has sensibly decided to give back to the Bank of England its old job of regulator. But a clutter of extra institutions and committees is being proposed, none of which is the real boss’
Banking on Change
‘Under my proposal well-behaved banks would have a strong interest in preventing their risk-prone rivals from ruining the system’
The Old Lady Lifts Her Skirts
Book review of The Bank of England: 1950s to 1979 by Forrest Capie
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal