Patisserie Valerie – how finance had its cake and ate it…

Patisserie Valerie – how finance had its cake and ate it…

I have a stake, or at least a pastry, in the story of the failed café chain Patisserie Valerie. In the early 1980’s I was a wide-eyed student in Central London, having wandered in from the provinces (Essex). Soho was a short walk from the college and at its...
Economic prospects for 2019: New Weather and the FT survey

Economic prospects for 2019: New Weather and the FT survey

Each year the Financial Times newspaper investigates the UK’s upcoming economic prospects with a survey of analysts. New Weather took part. Last year, says the paper, the survey’s predictions proved highly accurate. For most the uncertainty of Brexit now clouds many...
Bill McGuire joins New Weather and issues a major climate warning

Bill McGuire joins New Weather and issues a major climate warning

The New Weather Institute welcomes Bill McGuire, the world leading academic authority on climate hazards to its team. Bill has been writing for New Weather for many months, and now he will be even more involved with our work on a rapid transition to a fair economy...