Battle news
14 May 2009
Pre-Conference Economy Press Coverage

Went to the G20, shouted loudly, got the T-shirt. Er, that’s about it by Suzy Dean

Timid Britain must look to its risk-takers by Rob Killick

Behavioural psychology can’t avert economic crisis by Stuart Derbyshire

An exchange of views on behavioural economics between Leigh Caldwell and Stuart Derbyshire

Getting to the roots of the economic crisis by Daniel Ben-Ami

Give this moralising the brush-off by Claire Fox

Brain dysfunction did not cause the recession by Stuart Derbyshire

Time for politics for a change by Bruno Waterfield

How the credit crunch and recession helped Britons discover the joy of being serious by Gaby Hinsliff



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"It alerts me to new areas of debate, and gives thought-provoking new angles on topics I thought I already knew well. Altogether it's a wonderful intellectual tonic, which cheers up the dog days of November."
Ivan Hewett, music critic, Daily Telegraph