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Is This the First Real Global Financial Leader Since Bretton Woods?

Iain Anderson | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK
Iain Anderson

There is no doubt in my mind. This week in Washington I saw the most impressive performance of a financial policymaker since the crash began in 2007.

2012 Budget; Blogger Roundup

Huffington Post | Chris York | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK Politics

Following George Osborne's third Budget, The Huffington Post bloggers have been giving their expert opinions on what the chancellor has done. Conse...

Reconnecting Capitalism

Iain Anderson | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

Only when real middle incomes started to be severely squeezed in 2010 and 2011 did this debate start to gain political traction - and it is not going to melt away.

An Opportunity We Cannot Refuse: Infrastructure

Mike Robb | Posted 06.04.2012 | UK Politics
Mike Robb

It has long been accepted that infrastructure development is a vital piece of the growth puzzle. David Cameron certainly subscribes to this mantra, having put infrastructure at the heart of his growth strategy when he outlined a huge £30bn investment over the next four years.

We Really Need Transparency in Lobbying

Iain Anderson | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

I'm a lobbyist. I'm really proud to be one.After the last few days of headlines you would have thought I would want to keep my head down. Not at all. Now is the time to stand up for transparent lobbying and to drive out of the industry once and for all those who not prepared to stand up for transparency.

European Leaders Now Need to Embark on the Selling Job

Iain Anderson | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

So a deal has been done. The Euro has been 'saved' according to the French finance minister.

EU Needs a Plan B for Life Beyond the Euro, and Fast

Iain Anderson | Posted 10.12.2011 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

Another weekend, another set of 'solutions' for the Eurozone hammered out in Paris or Berlin. Not that we know the details yet - of course not.

'Dismal' Politicians Have no Answers to Eurozone Crisis

Iain Anderson | Posted 25.11.2011 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

They used to call economics the 'dismal science'. Now it's politics.