One of the main lessons that economists claim we have learnt from the 1930 crash and the subsequent depression that lasted most of the decade (and arguably contributed to the war that followed), was that the beggar thy neighbour policy of competitive currency devaluations was a major cause and should never Continue Reading
Who can we trust in business?
I was recently sent the results of a survey by T-Mobile (see bottom of the post) which says that most people will turn to their spouse for advise rather than any professional advisor. Personally I think this is an entirely rational response. When I see Bank advertising that one should Continue Reading
JP Morgan Bank
Denaploy is very proud to have been appointed as one of only 3 companies in the UK, able to supply O&M manuals for JP Morgan across its entire property portfolio.
O and M manuals are digital
It always takes a long time for traditional systems to be replaced, but it is becoming increasingly clear that the default requirement for an O&M manual is that it works as a digital document as well as a paper file. The advantages of the digital manual are: Convenience: A complete Continue Reading
Converting paper manuals to digital
A little while ago we were asked by CBRE to convert some paper manuals to a digital format. They were taking over a building and the outgoing tenant had literally thrown all the manuals (100s of files and drawings) into a big heap in the middle of the floor. This Continue Reading
The next banking crisis
British banks have lendings of £7bn which is about 5 times the British GDP; and that is far worse than the ratio that precipitated the banking crisis that is devastating the Irish economy. The risk is that at some time in the next few months or years there will be another British Continue Reading
Internet economy was 9% of UK GDP in 2009
A study by Boston Consulting Group has calculated that the Internet economy was worth in excess of £100bn in 2009. They furthermore calculate that the sector is a net exporter for the UK and is stimulating double digit growth rates amongst participants.
If the world had only 100 people:
57 Asians 21 Europeans 14 from the Western Hemisphere 8 Africans 52 females 30 whites 70 non-Christians 11 homosexuals 6 Americans possessing over half of all the wealth 80 living in substandard housing 70 who wouldn’t know how to read 50 suffering from malnutrition 1 near death 1 near birth Continue Reading
Chaos theory and economics
This was an article I wrote in 2001, but it seems appropriate to repeat it… I have been following your articles on the various arguments between those (American) economists who demand greater transparency in financial markets as a solution to recent instability, and those who believe in a supra-national regulator. Continue Reading
The high speed rail link
All three major political parties have endorsed the plan to invest £60bn in a high speed rail link that will shave minutes off the journey time of a few very rich people travelling between London and Scotland. The alternative would be to invest that same amount amount of money to enable Continue Reading