Presentation to Philosophers’ Cafe- Mark Carney’s book Value(s)
Updated 1 May 2025.
On Saturday 26 April, I was invited to present to the Philosophers' Cafe on Mark Carney's 2021 book Value(s). It was a pleasure to present this to an exceptional group of engaged, mostly seniors. This invitation from Professor Emeritus Martin Tweedle was prompted by a book review I can written in May 2021 on Carney's "Magnum Opus."
You can access my dressed up speaking notes in the PDF file below.
The discussion was spirited at times with many questions coming back to who is this man? Can he be trusted given his corporate connections?
Unlike the book review, my presentation made some additional points about the book. First, Carney left the Bank of England (BoE) at the end of February 2020 and yet he had the final 600 -page manuscript to the publi...