Shame on you, Sir: Martin Sorrell

Sir Martin Sorrell is Chief Executive of WPP, the largest advertising group in the world. Today, WPP announced profits of £663 million. This morning, Sir Martin Sorell pontificated in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. With WPP’s headquarters and main listing in London, you would expect these results to be great news for [...]

Gordon Brown on Fiscal Fantasy Island: Fraudster Madoff with the cash of hardworking families

Bernie Madoff was today sentenced to 150 years in prison for defrauding thousands of innocent victims. When his Ponzi scheme was rendered unsustainable by the financial crisis, the exposed Madoff admitted his guilt and stated he was too ashamed even to seek his victims’ forgiveness.
Yet Madoff’s theft of £40 billion ($65 billion) over two decades is [...]