Assoc Prof - banks/finance. Author of The Bank Culture Debate + The Fault Lines of Inequality.
Joined September 2014
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Banking in the UK reportedly in decline? Not dissimilar challenges in recruitment in the US. This was one topic I found fascinating during this project:
This isn't meant to be false humility, but I honestly never expected to be able to say that a book that I wrote is selling out on Amazon 😀
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Huw Macartney retweeted
Despite recent reforms intended to make the UK Parliament more representative, a new wealthy elite has secured a stronghold in the House of Lords. Our podcast of the week maps the relationship between the British state and capitalism today.
W/ @HuwTLMac
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Huw Macartney retweeted
New episode out now: "Lords of Wealth". @HuwTLMac makes his debut on the pod, to tell @adamjamesquinn about how the House of Lords has disappointed reformers' hopes by remaining largely an elite club for the rich. 🇬🇧🎙️
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Huw Macartney retweeted
New episode of @PolWorldView out now! This time I’m talking about our Lords and their deep pockets (and share portfolios) with first-time pod guest @HuwTLMac. He’s put in the work to bring receipts, and it’s great episode, take a listen. 🎙️💷
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New episode out now: "Lords of Wealth". @HuwTLMac makes his debut on the pod, to tell @adamjamesquinn about how the House of Lords has disappointed reformers' hopes by remaining largely an elite club for the rich. 🇬🇧🎙️
👇Audio links in thread below👇
To celebrate the book launch I've heard that Edinburgh University Press are offering an initial 30% discount - using the QR code below.
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Huw Macartney retweeted
Labour has removed the aristocrats. Now it must confront the assetocrats
By Huw Macartney, whose new book on the financial and political activities of members of the House of Lords is published this week.
@HuwTLMac
labourhub.org.uk/2026/10/27/…
Huw Macartney retweeted
New @TrussellUK research today:
- c 9 million people facing severe hardship and at risk of needing to use a food bank. 2.9 million children and 6 million adults.
- Would be much worse if gov hadn't lifted the 2 child limit, - protected >600,000 people…
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Chris Clarke and I just published this journal article on banking reform in the UK. Feeling very grateful. This one started before Covid and "life happened" in the midst of writing it. Feels rather special finally seeing it in press
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
short think-piece I wrote on Trump and a crypto "arms race"
theconversation.com/trumps-p…
This is wrong. Yes, economies change. But politics has EVERYTHING to do with the concentration of wealth in the hands of a select few:
"To be clear: these shifts are organic rather than by design." ft.com/content/b325af8f-1864…
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what could possibly go wrong (again)?
"An increasing number of banks have begun using synthetic risk transfers (SRTs) to manage credit risk and lower capital requirements. Through this banks can effectively reduce regulatory capital charges"
ft.com/content/d91d35fc-93ab…
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Huw Macartney retweeted
When even the Bundesbank chief starts calling for a softer debt brake to boost investment, you know we're entering a different geological era!
Bundesbank chief calls for softer debt brake to ramp up investment ft.com/content/702d21e5-63d7… via @ft
