There are a number of separatist groups around the world that want to secede. Their motivations are varied. In some cases there is a desire to preserve a cultural and linguistic heritage as is the case of the Parti Quebecois. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada coupled [...]
April 3rd, 2007 | Brian Durrant | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for Brian Durrant
Brian Durrant has a Masters degree in economics from Cambridge University, followed by nearly 25 years' experience in the City. In the 1980s Brian worked with Tim Congdon in the economics department of stockbrokers, L. Messel & Co. And in the 1990s he was Head of Research at GNI, the leading futures and options broker, specialising in exotic options strategies in foreign exchange markets.
China’s Resource March Through Africa
In the Spring of 2004 there was a spate of thefts of manhole covers in Gloucester and Aberdeen, the craze spread to East London, Montreal, Chicago and Kuala Lumpur. As darkness fell, they would be levered up, sold to local merchants who cut them up and loaded them onto containers. The motives for the thefts [...]
January 26th, 2007 | Brian Durrant | 0 comments | Continued
London Calling at the Top of the Housing Boom
For the British, our homes have been more than dwellings, they have been gold mines. Over the past 10 years real (inflation-adjusted) UK house prices have doubled, while real disposable incomes have risen by only 29%. Latest figures available show that in 2005, housing made up 53% of the total wealth of UK households, compared [...]
January 24th, 2007 | Brian Durrant | 0 comments | Continued