The premise that pension assets are locked up and lying idle has a long pedigree within UK governments

Well, no Mr. Guardian caption writer, it isn’t. A mortgage is a debt (more formally, it’s the security for a debt). Gold is an asset. Terrible mistakes have occured over the centuries when people get these things confused.

Inspired by The Dave's trip into the belly of the beast to ask all forty-something nations involved in the European Court of Human Rights racket to agree with his plan to make it less awful, I'm going on a trip to Scunthorpe to demand someone gives me a solid gold Ferrari full of diamonds. Some might say my plan is a barely coherent fanatsy, but if it doesn't work I'll quit and go home, which at l...

Financier’s visit to the Russian region was made in2005 in the company of Lord Mandelson, a Russian oligarch and a Canadian gold baron

With the EU agreeing a new round of sanctions on Iran – outlawing European oil and gas purchases from Iran in six months, freezing Iran's Central Bank and banning trade in gold and other precious metals with any state-related bodies – tensions between Iran and the West are increasing. An Iranian MP has – again – warned that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz and the ...

Five safes filled with gold jewellery that customers had pledged as security on loans have been moved following an elaborate salvage operation

Hundreds of thousands of private sector workers face seeing the value of their pensions cut.

The eurozone was braced for more pain today amid reports that France is set to be stripped of its gold-plated AAA credit rating.

This is brilliant. According to the blog "Political Advertising" the Romney team unearthed this piece of comedy gold from an earlier Santorum campaign in 2006. just wondering if he'll maybe try an update for the primary campaign?

A low key get together at Samizdata HQ this year... The finest pig, heavily smoked, glazed with honey and infused with cloves......your hostess, with assorted Central European Fire Water...... and your host, about to gorge on splendiferous smoked pig and other delightful haram joys Wishing all all friends of liberty a prosperous New Year. Buy gold and drink the very finest grog....