Clear speech

What a great idea: translate government consultations into comprehensible language.

Galbraith Jr on the crisis

Long read, but worthwhile. My take outs: our financial models aren’t necessarily built to simulate the scale of depression we are currently in, as we haven’t experienced one for as long as the models have existed. Spending (and therefore national debt) is...
G20 protesters in the city

G20 protesters in the city

Funny seeing such violence on streets I walk down regularly. That said, a lot of the people (not all) who were fighting look like they wanted a fight. Also, the RBS computer people were three protesters surrounded by load of paparazzi, not real people.