July 2012 - Patrick Chalmers

Worse than “cock-ups and casualties” at Thomson Reuters

Posted on 29th July 2012

I wrote this comment in response to a commentary piece by ex-colleague and current friend Paul Holmes about recent editorial changes being for the better at Thomson Reuters, despite the recent “cock-ups and casualties”. I disagreed. Patrick Chalmers • I have a great deal of respect for Paul Holmes as an ex-colleague and as a […]

Opportunities lost in Guardian/Observer global wealth stories

Posted on 22nd July 2012

There have been some great stories and columns from the Guardian/Observer news operation over the last few days – on trillions of pounds lost to secrecy jurisdictions, drug money laundering by global banks such as HSBC and the way banks write loans by magicking money out of thin air. The big shame, for me, is […]

Setting The People Free – a meeting with the author

Posted on 15th July 2012

I was delighted to spend a couple of hours today talking democracy with John Dunn, emeritus Professor of Political Theory at King’s College, Cambridge. Professor Dunn wrote the excellent “Setting the People Free“, a book that helped me nail down my thinking on the evolution of “democracy” since the Ancient Greeks coined a term for […]