The written press

Reuters: Investors ask if ECB has will and means to save euro from Italian turmoil

Le Point.fr: Voyage au coeur d’une forteresse financière

Wiener Zeitung: Ein Italiener ist Europas Mann am Geldhahn. Francesco Papadia

Il Sole 24 Ore: Papadia lascia la cabina di regìa BCE

Financial Times: Italian in the hot seat

FT Deutschland: Fünf Jahre Finanzkrise: Die Geister, die sie riefen

Die Welt: Die Menschen hinter dem Euro

Corriere della sera: Papadia, l’italiano che apre i rubinetti dell’ euro

Il Sole 24 Ore: L’Eurotower e le simmetrie della bassa inflazione

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The European Parliament elections
The European Parliament elections on 23 May are probably the strangest national elections ever held in the UK - unexpected and largely unwanted. But that does not make them meaningless. Continue reading
John Nugée
Accountants in the Dock
So far the accountancy profession has escaped much of the criticism levelled at the rest of the financial services industry over the last 10 years. But with some high-profile corporate failures and major profit warnings raising the question "where were the auditors?", this may be about to change. Continue reading
John Nugée
Britain’s unsolvable politics
Britain’s political system, hitherto seen by most observers as stable and pragmatic while flexible enough to handle most events, has found itself trapped in an insoluble impasse. It is not easy to see how MPs find a solution, and the long term damage to British democracy may be substantial. Continue reading
John Nugée