How a German bomb thrust Keynes into the international economic history books
Were it not for a German bomb, there's a very real chance John Maynard Keynes would never have become involved in one of the biggest economic achievements of his life - Bretton Woods. In the early...
View ArticleComing soon: The Summit
This summer the world will pause for a moment and reflect on two famous anniversaries - the centenary of the outbreak of the First world War and the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Operation Overlord. While...
View ArticleThe IMF’s existential crisis is deepening
Like most money-lenders, the International Monetary Fund isn’t one of those institutions which inspires much in the way of affection – either from those who owe it money or from those who lend it the...
View ArticleThe future of journalism is the history of journalism
At various points over the past few years, I’ve been invited along to seminars to discuss the role of journalism during the financial crisis. The opinions expressed at such events tend to vary, from...
View ArticleHow One Drunken, Chaotic Meeting Shaped Western Capitalism
The Bretton Woods conference may have happened 70 years ago but it was the most important agreement in economic history. And we’re still living out its consequences today. Here are 15 reasons why you...
View ArticleHow Keynes pleaded to be excused from strict D-Day travel bans
One of the many precautions taken by the War Office at the time of D-Day, Operation Overlord, was to impose a blanket ban on non-essential travel. At first it was slated to last seven days; later they...
View ArticleThe day Keynes read his own obituary
70 years ago this month, John Maynard Keynes nearly died. It was about two thirds of the way through the Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire. The delegates were within a whisker of agreeing upon...
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