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Waste in the borough where Baby P died

02.09.09
Frugality has become a thing of the past in local government with about 20 town hall chief executives receiving basic pay higher than the Prime Minister's... more

Must try harder, George. The City's not so easily taken in

27.07.09
A very senior banker asked me twice: "What do you think of George Osborne?" It was the way the question was asked and the repetition that gave me pause... more

City Spy: Osborne’s strange praise for Sassoon

22.07.09
In launching his putsch on the Financial Services Authority and overhaul of City regulation, George Osborne paid tribute to Sir James Sassoon as the Shadow Chancellor’s adviser. This is most odd... ... more

Time to debate the future of our financial services is now

07.05.09
Politicians invariably behave even more oddly than usual when there is an election looming, and it is useful to bear this simple thought in mind when looking at the raft of proposals emerging from all corners of the European continent for regulation of the financial-services industry... more

Billion-dollar questions on Madoff must be answered

16.03.09
Bernard Madoff must hope that, by pleading guilty, he draws a veil over his frauds. That must be the only explanation for his behaviour... more

'Turncoat' the Tories are relying on to try to stop another Rock

11.03.09
Interview: Mention Sir James Sassoon to a member of the Government and they will come as close as they can to spitting. To them, Sassoon, 53, is a turncoat... more

Buying gilts to beat crisis? It's the road to madness

10.03.09
Buying Government securities last week could yet prove to be one of the biggest single mistakes made by the authorities in their efforts to manage the financial crisis... more

City watchdog faces axe as Osborne backs shake-up

09.03.09
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has welcomed proposals for a radical shake-up of the City watchdog including the possibility of axing it... more

Migrant amnesty just won't work

09.03.09
A study from the LSE commissioned by the Mayor, Boris Johnson, estimates that there are nearly three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants in Britain... more

Out to lunch at Lehman before the fortress fell

15.09.08
One of the best lunches I’ve ever had ­— in a career of many lunches — was at Lehman Brothers... more

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