News Gordon Brown: Put rogue bankers in jail or risk another financial crisis Gordon Brown was on the brink of quitting Downing Street after he finalised the City bailout in 2008,… Peter Edwards 31st October, 2017, 8:57 am
Comment Gordon Brown: Why bank bail-out put me on brink of quitting… and how Fred Goodwin was stuck in denial This is the latest extract from the introduction to Gordon Brown’s memoir, My Life, Our Times, which is published… Gordon Brown 31st October, 2017, 12:01 am
Comment Gareth Thomas: Taxpayers saved RBS – so let’s return it to us as a People’s Bank Philip Hammond should use his upcoming Budget to announce the long-term future of Fred Goodwin’s former employer, the… Gareth Thomas 14th October, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Ten years on from the crisis, it’s time to turn RBS into the people’s lender This week marks the anniversary of the failure of Northern Rock, sparking the credit crunch and then full blown financial… Ibrahim Dogus 14th September, 2017, 10:00 am
Comment If Labour is to govern again then it must defend its response to the financial crisis For as long as there is a debate about the financial crisis then there must be voices willing… Peter Edwards 9th August, 2017, 1:00 pm
News ‘We’re going to run out of money in the afternoon’: 10 years on, Alistair Darling remembers the onset of the great crash Alistair Darling has defended the actions of the last Labour government at the height of the banking crisis… Peter Edwards 9th August, 2017, 9:17 am
News McDonnell and austerity campaigner in fresh pledge to tackle “toothless” bank laws John McDonnell has enlisted the support of a leading anti-austerity campaigner for a Labour pledge to halt the… Peter Edwards 14th April, 2017, 12:01 am
News Corbynistas sign up Occupy Wall Street activist for Brexit festival The Corbynista cultural tour which aims to counter UKIP myths in the aftermath of the Brexit vote has… Peter Edwards 12th April, 2017, 9:17 am
Comment Gareth Thomas: RBS has posted another loss so let’s shake-up the City and turn part of the bank into a mutual Ministers should create a new mutual bank to compete with the big four banks for business and individual… Gareth Thomas 27th February, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment McDonnell must drive reform through the City of London – our money is at stake The square mile is chipping in more than ever, City A.M. roared today. The tax take from the… Peter Edwards 6th December, 2016, 12:00 pm