“How to Overcome Idea-to-idea Syndrome” - A new series at GOOD by Scott Belski preceding the April release of his book, Making Ideas Happen.
The End of Mardell's Europe
Mark Mardell covered the EU on a blog put on by the BBC for 4 years. He’s moving on. This is his final post. A good read.
Saturday morning reading view. The rain has cleared, but it’s still grey.
Reading: Bill Bryson’s “Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”
Suggested Reading
Mario Monti, once head of the European Commission’s Competition arm and now president of the prestigious Bocconi in Milano, appears in today’s (July 29, 2009) opinions section in the Financial Times.
Mr Monti is probably best known for his 2001 showdown with Jack Welch, then GE’s top dog. Monti and his band of Berlaymont wizards shutdown a massive merger between Welch’s GE and Honeywell.
Today’s opinion in the FT “Watchdogs of the World Unite” offers thoughts on moving forward with antitrust and anti state aid (Eurospeak for subsidies) regulation the world round. I hope you will read it.
