Tag Archives: Goldman Sachs
For Greece, the nightmare will never end
Thirty years ago, Greece joined the European Union. Fifteen years ago, at a science-fiction convention in Chicago, I was staying in a huge flat near the Loop which had been turned into a kind of dormitory for all three of … Continue reading
Helicopter Money and Stephen Hester
Bear Stearns was founded in 1923, but although Paula Daly’s Mouse to Minx sells vintage fashion of that era, quite probably when the 85-year-old bank went under on 6th March 2008, Paula Daly didn’t notice – between running her own … Continue reading
Filed under American, Benefits, Economics, European politics
Never Doubt
Today, 20th December 2011, the Telegraph and the Daily Mail are both running front page stories about HMRC’s cosy relationship with big corporations – a cosiness that’s led to their getting to dodge paying at least £25 billion of owed … Continue reading
