Varun Chandra
The problem with ‘People’s Bonuses’
Analysis of George Osborne's proposals that the Tories will offer 'small' investors the chance to buy shares in the bailed out banks at 'discounted' prices.
George Osborne is wrong. Even the bankers agree
Left Foot Forward has the backing of senior bankers at the World Economic Forum in Davos on eye-watering pay deals in the City, and that George Osborne is wrong
Cadbury and Kraft – public policy should focus on debt, not nationality
After months of wrangling between Kraft and Cadbury's, it looks almost certain now that another iconic British brand will fall into the hands of foreign buyers.
Cameron cannot brush aside the tax-status scandal
Anyone seeking power should play by the same rules as the public. David Cameron’s belated response to the tax affairs of Goldsmith and Ashcroft is revealing.
Vince Cable’s banking tax doesn’t help anyone
Vince Cable wants banks to pay 10% on their profits to raise £2bn. But this new tax is the wrong option and won’t work.
Brown and King miss the point on bank break up
Mervyn King and Gordon Brown are both wrong over the future of the banks. Both have failed to point out that the banking system was brought to its knees by the interdependency of institutions. They need to be split up because the supernormal profits are emblematic of monopoly power.