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The corrupt world of the central banks

by Shaun Richards | Oct 21, 2021 | The Economist, zEditor's pick

We live in an era where central bankers have taken centre stage in economic policy. There has been a clear shift as elected politicians have stepped back and unelected technocrats have picked up many of the reins. Some of this is not a little incestuous, as...

What if the past was always with us?

by Erik Brown | Oct 21, 2021 | The Storyteller

Nearly 40 years ago, I was researching the life and work of a relative, the Victorian novelist Mary Linskill; daughter of a Whitby jet worker and jailer. To do that properly I had to become a member of the Whitby and District Literary and Philosophical Society, which...

Lonely guy seeks old café and three buddies

by Garrison Keillor | Oct 18, 2021 | The Storyteller, zLead Article, zOtherDiversions

I am an orphan, which is not so unusual for a man of 79, and like everyone else I know, I work out of my own home. At the moment I’m sitting at the kitchen table with a bowl of Cheerios beside the laptop and a cup of coffee (black). I have no office anymore. I’ve had...

Newcastle United

by Christina Philippoiu | Oct 18, 2021 | The Professor, zLead Article, zNewsletter

Buying a football club can still be lucrative – with the right business tactics. Many Newcastle United fans cheered the announcement on 7 October that their club had finally been sold for £305m. The sale, to a consortium headed up by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign...

Tough times for property investors

by Andrew Baum | Oct 14, 2021 | The Professor, zLead Article, zOurWriters1

Industrial/residential is the new office/retail. In 1991, 37% of the UK institutional property market measured by IPD was retail; by 2001 this had risen to over 45%. In 1991, over 47% of that universe was offices; by 2001 this had fallen to 38%. The two asset...