Tag Archives: the city of London

The Monetary Policy Committee: a critique

Posted on October 9, 2024 by odeboyz

“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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Irish terrorism in London in the 1990s

Posted on September 23, 2019 by odeboyz

  The British government responded to these atrocities by erecting a ‘ring of steel’ in the city of London. Streets were cordoned off, narrowed and guarded by armed police. Chris

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Book Review: Oliver Bullough ~ Moneyland: Why thieves and crooks now rule the world and how to take it back (2018)

Posted on August 12, 2019 by odeboyz

There is an investigative book. Like all investigative books it offers revelations, which alter our perception of the foundations of society itself. Misha Glenny’s McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime (2008) is the grand-father of the genre. His book is now so … Continue reading →

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