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 […]