Has the battle to reform finance in the UK already turned into a victory lap for the City? The indications from Liberal Democrat Secretary of State Vince Cable are ominous
Negotiations are hard things because they have so many moving parts. For those following the UK election here's a wiki-map decision theory approach to Clegg's choice. Conclusion: do a deal with the Tories today, do a PR deal with the rainbow coalition in 1 year. (Please go in and change the map wh
What are the arguments? I tried to do as much justice as possible to the anti-hangers on this IntelligenceSquared written debate - click through for the detail
More mis-use of economics for today: Tories want to make marriages a matter of national interest, and Labour want to protect the holy union of brands to the nation.
Business complains about a tax levied on its most expensive input. No surprise there. And possibly even a good thing. But the big question is whether it is business bosses or citizens that should be judges of the overall tax system
There are two views of why the environment is a mess and what we should be doing to help it shining through Ian McEwan's latest novel, Solar. But there is one unexplored, but possibly crucial, configuration.
