The Greek mess
It’s not clear, at this stage, whether Greece’s government is going to default on its loans in the short term, or, alternatively, another short-term bailout will succeed. The Prime Minister is trying to form a unity government with the Opposition [...]
Big guns trained on Lib Dems
The British media and conservative establishment is throwing the kitchen sink at the Liberal Democrats, in an attempt to contain their surge in support [previous discussion on LP here]. The Daily Mail has gone feral, the Murdoch tabloids have gone [...]
Haiti: Social and historical contexts
When disaster strikes, there’s always a reflex to suggest that politics is a dirty word, that humanitarian considerations trump any sort of consideration of the context of the impact of horrendous events. There’s something of the ‘act of God’ and [...]
The Tobin Tax and the GFC
In a recent post, I observed that the momentum for systemic reform and coordinated international regulation of the financial sector, pursued through the G20 in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, appeared to have stalled. In that context, it [...]
Reaction to Paulson's $700 billion market bailout plan; Turnbull wants an Oz version
There’s an informative links post at Obsidian Wings from hilzoy. And a bit of food for thought: I do not want to hear people tell me that regulation cripples the economy, unless they are willing to admit that a lack [...]
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