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The Chris Cook Economics 3.0 column The following questions originate from an official in the Isle of Wight. The answers - brutally honest at times - come from one of the top wind global wind turbine consultants, who was working in the…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Why is David Cameron not on Twitter? Because, he says: "It's too instantaneous...too many twits might make a twat". Too instantaneous? Doesn't the job of Prime Minister require a little thinking on your feet…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column The 'Politics of Envy' is a phrase much used by the right. Whenever the left suggest raising taxes on top earners this is what we hear. Any attempt at a rational debate on the issues, any attempt…
The Chris Cook Economics 3.0 column Pensions are in a mess. Private sector schemes are in deep trouble not only because corporate income has fallen and employers "can't afford it" but also because the fall in investment income has led to…
By Rupa Huq If you click on this link it'll take you to a 60 minute documentary directed by Ivo Gormley on web 2.0 and political participation/ grassroots activism. If you're at a loose end this Wednesday 8th July there is a panel…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column I missed my usual slot last week - the stress of moving house and office in the same three day period. Not something I'd recommend. This week I thought I might try something a little different…
By Paul Richards One of the nicest chants on an 80s demo went something like this: single voice: 'give me an 'oh''. Crowd: 'oh'. Give me an 'oh'. Crowd: 'oh'. 'Give me an 'oh'' Crowd: 'oh'. What have you got? 'Ooooooh!' (as in 'oooooooh…
By Chris Smith It's nearly twenty-five years now since I came out. The occasion is well-documented: I was speaking at a rally in Rugby, that had been called to protest against the City Council's decision to exclude "sexual orientation" from…
By Alastair Campbell Funny old world...I was just arriving at Wimbledon, trying to find a telly that would be showing the Lions match, saying to my son that when we came here last year we were with Alan Milburn...when in pings a text from…
The Chris Cook Economics 3.0 column A piece of research by Goldman Sachs which I came across in the Financial Times Alphaville "walled garden" today had much to say on the subject of consumers' fear of inflation and discussed whether or not…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column In the comments of last weekÃ'’'s post I promised to address the issue of the GovernmentÃ'’'s record on employment. IÃ'’'m afraid IÃ'’'m going to disappoint those who were looking forward…
The Chris Cook Economics 3.0 column Municipal Banks? Or Municipal Banking? After the Lehman insolvency in September 2008 there was a brief flurry of interest in the possibility of municipal banks being set up in the UK, and apparently both…
