Thoughts on recent reading
Those who follow the international news can hardly fail to be aware that the world seems to be spiralling out of control and that the regulatory systems put in place after the Second World War are struggling to keep pace. We live in a world in which the media is chock-a-block with analyses, inflamed debates, experts in both information and disinformation, forecasts swiftly debunked by facts and rational argument so laced with pure emotion that we may be forgiven for being confused.