The Cobden Centre has been established to promote social progress through honest money, free trade and peace. We endorse Richard Cobden's view that:
8 February 10 by Anita Acavalos
Guest contributor Anita Acavalos, daughter of Advisory Board member Andreas Acavalos, explains the political and economic predicament in Greece.
In recent years, Greece has found itself at the centre of international news and public debate, albeit for reasons that are hardly worth bragging about. Soaring budget deficits coupled with the unreliable statistics provided by the government [...]
4 February 10 by Toby Baxendale
Drawing on the work of Nobel Laureates in economics from three traditions, plus numerous other distinguished scholars, Cobden Centre Chairman, economist and successful entrepreneur Toby Baxendale presents an informal introduction to our proposal for honest money and the benefits consequent on the reform. See also our precis of Irving Fisher’s 100% Money.
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1 February 10 by Steven Baker
Over at Moneyweek, Bill Bonner argues in a subscriber-only article that ersatz money is a flop.
Bonner describes John Law’s disastrous paper money scheme and the origins of ‘our current experiment with paper’. He identifies the features of the long credit boom, which has come to an end, with reserves of dollars worlwide, over consumption and [...]
26 January 10 by Steven Baker
Via www.zerohedge.com and econstories.tv, the choice in economics explained through rap:
Also Now it’s looking like V for victory over recession – Times Online
by James Tyler
Mr Smith works hard, plans carefully, and saves what he can, putting his money into a building society. He pays his credit card bills off each month, and tries to overpay his mortgage when he can.
Mr Smith got a 3% pay rise last year – inflation was only 2% – so he felt good about [...]
