Thursday, 22 December 2011

The perigrination in the catacombs

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John Maynard Keynes talked about life without the means of exchange as "a perigrination in the catacombs with a guttering candle"....
Wednesday, 21 December 2011

The extra costs of the big IT systems

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My book The Human Element came out last month and it has been fascinating how people have responded – I got a Facebook message last week fr...
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011

The perils of payment by results

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Payment by results, much beloved of the coalition - good idea in principle.  The trouble is that Whitehall has not really grasped what went ...
Monday, 19 December 2011

Why Clegg was right to choose Popper

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Imagine yourself in the coffee houses of 18th century Edinburgh, in the elegance of the New Town when it really was new, the civilization of...
Sunday, 18 December 2011

The critical importance of geographical place

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It hardly matters what kind of policy meeting it is, it's always the same when you talk about community.  Someone will pipe up and talk ...
Friday, 16 December 2011

Money: why the UK political classes are deaf to the problem

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Why is Merkozy so jealous of the City of London? Isn’t it obvious? It’s because: 1. It is so focussed on short-term fluctuations that it c...
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Friday, 9 December 2011

Cameron wields veto to defend Fred the Shred and a dysfunctional City

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It is a depressing thought that David Cameron has ridden into battle in Brussels in defence – of all things – of the conglomeration of short...