Saturday, 15 October 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng: how ex-chancellor’s fate was sealed by IMF orthodoxy he fought against

Former occupant of No 11 Downing Street finally sacked after financial institution chief’s remarks in Washington As the guests sipped English sparkling wine at the British embassy on Washington DC’s Massachusetts Avenue, the journalists in attendance were herded together for an impromptu briefing at the nearby temporary residence of the UK ambassador Dame Karen Pearce. The briefing was short and to the point: Kwasi Kwarteng was cutting short his planned trip to the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and flying home to London. Continue reading...
http://dlvr.it/Sb6d50
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Insulin100: The Discovery and Development

By Defining Moments Canada  The discovery and the development of insulin in the early 1920s by a team of scientists in Canada saved the live...

  • The Universal Drink
    The making—and selling—of Coca-Cola. By  E. J. Kahn, Jr. , THE NEW YORKER,  Profiles February 6, 1959 Photograph by George Marks / Retrofile...
  • The Moment Sarah Palin’s Testimony Fell Apart
    At the New York Times trial, the former governor was impressive at first. It didn’t last. BY  SETH STEVENSON  |  Slate FEB 10, 20228:31 PM S...