Tea with FT

As a former Executive Director of the World Bank I know that the columnists of the Financial Times have more voice than what I ever had, and therefore they might need some checks-and-balances.

Would a child shouting out “the Emperor is naked” have his observation published in FT? Would he now need a PhD for that to happen?

For more see "A Blog is Born" at the very bottom.

Showing posts with label history. Show all posts

Showing posts with label history. Show all posts

November 27, 2019

Beware when issues, no matter how important, like climate change, become mostly discussed because of their distraction value

Sir, Martin Wolf, after taking on a history tour argues: “A positive-sum vision of relations between the west, China and the rest has to be...

September 11, 2017

Bank regulators need Business Education… perhaps Finance professors too… if not, they sure need History Education

Sir I refer to your special magazine “ FT: Business Education ”, September 11, 2017. If you were a banker, of that type that until 1988...

September 06, 2016

FT’s future history exam draft, leaves out questions that could question some who are not to be questioned now

Sir, Gideon Rachman tries to imagine the questions future historians will ask about today’s political events drafts a history exam for stud...

September 03, 2016

A “Council of Historical Advisers” should advice the Council of Economic Advisers, on the origins of bank crises

Sir, Gillian Tett discussing Afghanistan’ Gandamak writes about the importance of knowing where you come from to know where you would want ...

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