Prem Sikka: How UK regulators have covered up corruption and fraud | Left Foot Forward
https://leftfootforward.org/2019/05/prem-sikka-how-uk-regulators-have-covered-up-corruption-and-fraud/
MPs urge ‘urgent action’ to protect pension scheme members
MPs urge ‘urgent action’ to protect pension scheme members – https://on.ft.com/2VJFeuq via @FT
The Guardian view on private jails: flaws in the system
The Guardian view on private jails: flaws in the system https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/13/the-guardian-view-on-private-jails-flaws-in-the-system?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
NYTimes: Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them?
Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them? https://nyti.ms/2YrJfAz
NYTimes: What’s Scarier Than Student Loans? Welcome to the World of Subprime Children
What’s Scarier Than Student Loans? Welcome to the World of Subprime Children https://nyti.ms/2HccAc9
Number of public sector pensioners on £100k trebles in seven years
Number of public sector pensioners on £100k trebles in seven years https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/12/public-sector-pensions-100k-rise-threefold?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
NYTimes: Many Americans Will Need Long-Term Care. Most Won’t be Able to Afford It.
Many Americans Will Need Long-Term Care. Most Won’t be Able to Afford It. Reality is that most adults will bankrupt themselves and then become eligible for Medicaid. https://nyti.ms/2PWPxoB
Labour-backed report urges trials of universal basic income
Labour-backed report urges trials of universal basic income https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/07/labour-backed-report-urges-trials-of-universal-basic-income?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Katie Meyler, Liberia, and the “white-savior industrial complex” – Vox
Not surprising given that charities with 30 years experience continue to get it completely wrong. The ill effects of this charity are particularly horrifying. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/24/17995536/liberia-girls-more-than-me-katie-meyler
NYTimes: How America’s Oldest Gun Maker Went Bankrupt: A Financial Engineering Mystery
How America’s Oldest Gun Maker Went Bankrupt: A Financial Engineering Mystery Another example of how PE skills are really financial engineering not corporate reengineering. https://nyti.ms/2LgefBJ