In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency - money - the distinction between wishes and needs has altogether vanished.
James BuchanLife without oil, in fact, would be so different that it is frightening to contemplate. We are addicted, and it is no comfortable addiction.
James BuchanAny new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age.
James BuchanAt the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid.
James Buchan