QUANTITATIVE EASING (QE) : the system whereby a central bank creates money to stimulate growth in its economy   - the media were full of ...

First post for a while on this blog but it's been a hectic few months on a number of fronts, not least the very welcome distraction...

This week in a European Parliament corridor I bumped into Manolis Glezos, the poll-topping Syriza MEP from Greece.  Manolis is 93...

STILLE NACHT – Christmas 1914 I'm reminded today of a song written by a good friend of mine, Cormac MacConnell, about an incident t...