Tin Harford

Britain feels under-funded and falling apart. On the eve of the election, as politicians debate the causes, economist Tim Harford looks at what the numbers reveal about the broken state we're in.

Charles Harford Lloyd (1849-1919) - organist of Gloucester Cathedral and the Chapel Royal, Oxford theologian and concert-organiser, music master at Eton and much more - was one of the most distinguished musicians of Victorian England. The largest part of his output is vocal music, mostly for the church; he composed only a handful of chamber works, often involving the clarinet. He wrote in a light Romantic idiom, where the influence of Brahms is often audible, as with his close friend, Hubert Parry. Lloyd knew how to make the clarinet sing, with one lovely, long-limbed melody after another. This first-ever album of his chamber music rescues a long-forgotten figure from the shadows.

Pourquoi les loyers sont-ils si élevés ? Les immigrés nous volent-ils nos emplois ? Qu'est-ce qu'un marché ? Quels sont les ressorts d'une vente aux enchères ? Pourquoi payez-vous votre café si cher ? Pourquoi les taux d'intérêt font-ils le yoyo ? Et à qui profite le crime ?
Ces questions, et beaucoup d'autres, trouvent ici une réponse dans un style enlevé, accessible et ludique. À l'issue de cette lecture, l'économie n'aura plus de secret pour vous…