Edmund Conway

America is about to plummet off the fiscal cliff. In fact, by the time you read this it might already be on the way down. And all because those pesky politicians couldn’t agree on how to cut the deficit. The problem is that even if the Republicans and Democrats

This is typically the time of year when newspaper columnists are asked for their predictions for the coming year. However, I’d like to frame the question in a different way: which establishment/authority figure will face a backlash in the coming year? We are living in the age of

Here’s a thought: what if the fiscal cliff America is about to tumble over is just what the doctor ordered? With only a few days left before the end of the year, it looks increasingly likely that the US will indeed go over the so-called cliff. What this means

’s the most important statistic you’ve probably never heard of – and it’s just been updated. The good news – wait for it – is that Britain is happily one step further away from economic oblivion than seemed the case three months ago. The international investment position – the comprehensive calculation of

[https://i0.wp.com/www.edmundconway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/moneyfrance.jpg?ssl=1] British banks pulled more money out of France than any other country in the world during Q3. Figures from the Bank of England. Full release here [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/Documents/cwc/2012/