Tag Archives: Philip Augar

dial m for money

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dave

and manipulation. A nice cozy complicity. How to understand Bob Diamond? Maybe he rose to his level of incompetence. Or, perhaps we can compare Diamond to what writer Jean Genet once said said about himself, that the only thing he … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Arthur Rimbaud, Bob Diamond Barclays, Ernst Ludwig Kirschner, Jean Genet, LIBOR scandal Barclays Bank, Marshall McCluhan, Patrick Jenkins Financial Times, Paul Tucker Bank of England, Paul Verlaine, Pecora Commission, Peter Lorre, Philip Augar | Leave a comment

rate fetish: the price is right

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dave

…Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes part of the ceremony. Kafka, Parables and … Continue reading →