The Return of the Coping Classes
About two years ago, the term “coping classes” came into vogue to describe a set…
Tag: credit crunch
Dear Prudence
The budget cuts have already hit close to home. Prior to the election, Gordon Brown…
Daniel Cohn-Bendit: Greece’s Financial Woes
An impassioned plea for reason from one of Europe’s leading Greens:
A Pudding Without a Theme
According to legend, Winston Churchill once sent back a pudding he was served with the…
The Innovation Deficit
Last week, I attended an evening seminar at the Management school of my university. The…
Austerity? Yes, Please!
Shortly before Christmas, I had dinner at a Thai restaurant located near Canary Wharf. The…
The Politics of Waste
Commentators often try to obscure simple truths by utilising the dry vocabulary of economics. Behind…
Run into the Ground
I have been struggling to come up with a suitable metaphor for the state of…
Review: “The Grapes of Wrath” starring Sorcha Cusack and Damian O’Hare
Apart from “I love you”, perhaps the most dangerous statement in the English language is…