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Cynicus Economicus
http://cynicuseconomicus.blogspot.com/
A Cynical look at world economics, with a particular focus on the meltdown of the UK economy.
Recent Posts
UK Bank Bailout - Round 2 Begins?
The main post today is quite brief as I would like to catch up on some of the questions and comments from previous posts. I have been reading the news and it is ever more apparent that the bailouts of the banking system are really just not working. ...
The Crisis of 2009 - the Fault of Markets or Governments?
This post started out as an attempt to address the many interesting and often enlightening comments that have been made against the posts. However, in attempting to address two comments in particular I found that the responses led me onto a completel...
2009 - The Year of the Fall of the West
As 2008 comes to a close and we head into a new year, I thought that (for once) I would follow convention with a brief review and predictions. For new visitors to this blog, I should mention that much of what I write is referenced to reputable source...
Banking Regulation - Buyer Beware
This post on bank and financial regulation has been under consideration for a long time. The reason why it has taken so long is that I was allowing myself to become confused, in much the same way most people become confused over these issues. The cau...
Financial Crisis - A Brief Review
I have been following my ritual of reading the various online news sources, and came accross an article in the Times, which they have titled '10 Mind Boggling Statistics from the Credit Crunch'. It primarily deals with the UK, but also looks at the b...

