Lack of bank arrests vindicates St Paul’s decision to remove Occupy
With the early removal of Occupy, the established church is safe from anyone in Occupy’s tent becoming the next Martin Luther
Cormac Hollingsworth
Website Cormac writes for Left Foot Forward on the economy; he is an economic policy consultant who previously worked as an MD at a European investment bank.
Introducing neo-con economics
Left Foot Forward’s Cormac Hollingsworth presents your cut-out-and-keep guido to neo-con economics.
Co-op Bank’s purchase is a staggeringly good deal for members
Today’s Co-operative Bank purchase of 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group for £750 million is a staggeringly good deal for members.
The evidence-free dogma of demutualisation
As the London Metal Exchange demutualises after 400 years, we must be alive to the systemic risks of demutualisation – a harbinger of financial cataclysm.
Prepare for “no austerity without growth”
Cormac Hollingsworth imagines the dialogue between Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras if Syriza win the Greek elections next month.
Lower gilt yields are a sign of panic not coalition credibility
Ministers are using low gilt yields as a sign of coalition “credibility”, yet low yields are a sign of undermined growth, explains Cormac Hollingsworth.
NAO report reveals how Branson ‘Glazered’ taxpayer on Northern Rock
A National Audit Office report has revealed the taxpayer may never see payment for the Northern Rock sale to Virgin.
After more “wilful blindness”, it’s time to change corporate law
After another incidence of “wilful blindness” (in the case of Rupert Murdoch and phone hacking) it’s time to change corporate law, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
Bankers should realise their risk to us – not the other way around
Only Labour continues to speak up for the taxpayer in banking, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
Osborne’s ideology-driven economics have failed: We’re all paying the price
The double dip recession is a result of George Osborne’s ideological agenda and rejection of stimulus economics, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.