Alight here for a business platform
George Westinghouse was a titan of American industry. Like Bill Gates, he made a fortune by controlling a vital standard. He also lost a large one by overextending himself.
Institute for Fiscal Studies (anniversary piece): April 1999
John recalls his experience in setting up the Institute for Fiscal Studies, one of the UK's most respected economic think tanks.
Hairy issue helps solve rules dilemma
Regulation by rules is all very well; regulation by values is indispensable.
Playing chicken can clip one’s wings
In which Rebel Without A Cause illuminates the risks and the rewards of making credible commitments.
Everyday tale of truth and falsehood
The reason competitive markets work is because, over time, we have stumbled on processes which force people to reveal what they really want and how much they want it.
Where size is not everything
Concentration in the car industry is increasing as the market goes global: a common story, and an untrue one.
Review: New Labour (New Statesman)
The proposition which New Labour offered the voters in 1997 was essentially a simple one. Labour was very like the Conservative party ...
The car that lost its way
BMW has a chequered history, and if the current management had learned lessons from the past they would never have purchased Rover.
Underweight on business
Why not diversify by buying a tracker fund? Because what is representative of the stock market is not at all representative of the British economy.
Perennial hits hard times
What makes a successful retailer? It seems that Marks and Spencer may have forgotten the capabilities that put them on top.