Money was transformed from a spontaneous market medium into an instrument of imperial finance T hat note in your wallet or the digital balance on your screen represents not real wealth, but an artificial, encrypted promise - a fungible financial claim sustaining modern economies through illusion. Once termed chirographis pecuniarium by the Scholastics, (a mere written acknowledgment of debt),  this promise has been perpetuated and expanded over time by central and commercia

Gen Z are a generation hungry for responsibility, perhaps this is something the state should provide 

Could you have done better? 

Looks like the Bernanke review is starting to work

Bolivia’s Slide into Hydrocarbon and Dollar Crisis

New research calls for harmonised disclosure standards and clearer rating practices to unlock sustainable returns and build investor trust.

New report warns that outdated laws leave Britain wide open to AI-driven disinformation and foreign influence campaigns.

2025 report calls for dynamic fiscal rules and a thriving municipal bond market to fuel local growth and turn Britain’s debt story around.

New LPI report urges targeted investment and workforce reform to prevent childcare deserts and unlock inclusive economic growth. Leeds, May 2025 — A new policy paper from the Leeds Policy Institute (LPI) critically examines the Labour government's childcare reforms, arguing that a blanket nationwide approach risks exacerbating regional inequalities rather than resolving them. The study identifies critical issues in staffing, funding distribution, and accessibility, hig