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The Monetary Policy Committee: a critique

“Bill’s big bets were always on the Monetary Policy Committee. The bunch of knobheads at the Bank of England. Billy hated and he loved those people. He viewed them as everything he wasn’t: privileged, self-important, well-educated, prestigious, powerful and, ultimately, … Continue reading

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Book review: Annie Duke ~ Thinking in Bets (2019)

Gambling fascinates me and I like stories associated with gamblers. Kerry Packer is an endless source of pleasure for me. He was famously irritated by a braggart in a Las Vegas casino who wanted everyone to know he had a … Continue reading

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Oxford University has a lot to answer for

Theresa May         Train crash Michael Gove        Collaborator Jeremy Hunt         Mine! Sajid Javid              Gate crasher (Exeter Uni.) Boris Johnson       Buffoon Jacob … Continue reading

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