Adam Smith, author of Wealth of Nations, has been the face of the £20 note since 2007. But have we got the wrong idea about his impact on the history of ideas?
Category: History
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Insurance, ATMs on every corner and PayPal might be products and services we take for granted nowadays but when were these all introduced? Find out in our timeline...
Category: Personal Finance
Transcript of the BBC TWO Credit Crash Britain programme.
Category: Personal Finance
Following the Credit Crash Britain programme Chris Giles, Economics editor for the Financial Times explains how low interest rates and borrowing have affected our economy.
Category: Accounting & Finance
As the credit crunch continues to hit borrowers, Martin Upton asks "How much is that mortgage in the window?"
Category: Accounting & Finance
The latest episode of Open Finance: Lessons from history
Category: Accounting & Finance
Campaigners, upset at being excluded from the UK pound, should think of what they might gain by creating their own, argues Alan Shipman in the second Society Matters post on Scottish Independence.
Category: Sociology