Britannia Radio

Free markets are dead. Long live New Capitalism The collapse of the banks was dramatic enough. But the real danger for business lies in the regulatory tsunami that may follow. And it would be a brave leader who would defy the 'hang a banker' public mood now Read the full article Oversexed, over-stressed, overpaid: the road to hell for hedgies and traders Criminal hedge-fund managers seem to be all over the news of late, ending up dead, or in jail, or somewhere in between: see the case of Samuel Israel III, who was convicted of defrauding his investors of $300 million, but then, instead of reporting to jail, wrote 'suicide is painless' in the dust of his SUV's bonnet, which he left sitting by the Bear Mountain bridge in upstate New York. Read the full article Thirst is a threat - and a business opportunity Elliot Wilson says that scarcity of clean water will soon be as big an economic issue as scarcity of carbon fuel, and explores how global corporations such as Coca-Cola are addressing it Read the full article Bankers behaving badly: the politicians' view Martin Vander Weyer talks to Conservative shadow business minister Alan Duncan and LibDem deputy leader Vince Cable about City excess - and whether more intrusive regulation is the only cure    Read the full article There's no need for blind pessimism The investment outlook is stormy - but this could still be the time to buy, argues Ben Laurance  Read the full article The Brompton comes of age Nick Kochan meets Andrew Ritchie, designer of the ubiquitous folding bicycle, and Will Butler-Adams, the managing director who is helping him take the business to a new level  Read the full article Architects for a new era of handmade homes Kenneth Powell says the demand for bespoke contemporary residences is stronger than ever  Read the full article