How economic inequality harms societies
Around a year ago I read a book which fundamentally changed my political and economic thinking. After reading The Spirit Level and how economic inequality harms society my views have changed dramatically. I even spoke at the Scottish Liberal Democrat conference about it and this was before the Occupy Wall Street type demonstrations had begun […]
It’s About Trust
As Occupy Wall Street starts copycat protests around the globe I can’t help but think it is part of a wider trend, a trend that is fundamentally about trust. A lack of trust at every level of society is behind some of the movements we are seeing in finance, politics and the economy today: Banks […]