With our elected leaders in disgrace, the public is in charge
The British people are rejecting the elites and no longer have faith in expert opinion. Can they do any better?First Posted June 22, 2009
David Cox
is a writer and TV producer. He has contributed to the Guardian, Times, Independent, Daily Telegraph, Observer, Sunday Times, New Statesman and Prospect. Programmes he has produced include Nation, War in the Gulf, Walden on Heroes and Weekend World.
Protectionism is certain to engulf the global economy
Nothing can stop economic nationalism from turning the credit crunch into a catastrophic DepressionFirst Posted February 4, 2009
A calamitous recession could lead to public unrest
Politicians are neglecting to acknowledge the true scale of the catastrophe that may await us, says David CoxFirst Posted January 15, 2009
The banking collapse is down to you, the public
It's time the general public took responsibility for their ignorance and greed, says David CoxFirst Posted October 17, 2008
The Credit Crunch bail-out is a threat to democracy
Efforts to stave off recession only make a 1930s-style cataclysm more likely, says David CoxFirst Posted September 26, 2008
More snooping please, we love it
Freeborn Englishmen like nothing more than the state's jackboot upon their windpipes, says David CoxFirst Posted June 30, 2008
A reduction in human numbers is inevitable
The current array of global crises is more intractable than we realiseFirst Posted June 2, 2008
The general public is not fit for purpose
The message politicians of all parties would really like to giveFirst Posted January 23, 2008
