Martin Vander Weyer
Articles by Martin Vander Weyer
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Books
The bottom line
- 22 May 2006
The Wal-Mart Effect: how an out-of-town superstore became a superpower
Charles Fishman Allen Lane, the Penguin Press, 294pp, £12.99
ISBN 0713998253
Books
A bit rich
- 12 December 2005
Top Man: how Philip Green built his high street empire
Stewart Lansley and Andy Forrester Aurum Press, 256pp, £18.99
ISBN 1845131002
Politics
Can free trade be fair trade?
- 28 February 2005
Fair trade special - It's unfair when poor countries can't sell their goods here. It's also unfair that, when they do, low prices depend on sweated labour. Martin Vander Weyer tackles the confusing moral issues
Society
Viagra for the economy
- 01 January 2005
2005: Self-esteem - Aromatherapy, life gurus, shiatsu: self-esteem will be even bigger business in the coming year. Is that because we are feeling terribly insecure, or is it just self-indulgence?
Economy
You won't make money, so make love . . .
- 24 March 2003
That, more or less, is the advice of the billionaire Warren Buffett: even if the Iraq war ends quickly, the world economy still has multiple problems
Society
The New Statesman Profile - Institute for Fiscal Studies
- 06 August 2001
All the parties sought its approval during the election, but it sees itself as unravelling the deceits of politicians. The Institute for Fiscal Studies profiled
Politics
A stake worth holding?
- 23 April 2001
From this month, salesmen will be offering the low-paid a new type of pension. But Martin Vander Weyersuspects that, as usual, only the rich will gain
Politics
Why Brits prefer foreign bosses
- 19 February 2001
Martin Vander Weyer detects a loss of national confidence behind our growing practice of filling top posts from overseas
Politics
So, who still wants to be a millionaire?
- 14 August 2000
Wealth is no longer the target of class envy. Now the press goes gunning for men and women of taste, influence and cool
Society
The New Statesman Profile - The Sainsbury family
- 12 June 2000
From tradesmen to trustafarians in four generations: a nose for business has turned into anxiety for the planet. The Sainsbury family profiled
