Saturday, Mar 29, 2008
Merryn again
Sundat Times: On the home straight
I HAVE been writing here for years now about all the horrors that are finally coming to light – the end of the credit bubble, recession in America and so on. But the thing that I have focused on probably the most has been the housing bubble. I called its end rather too early (March, 2004!) but I can’t imagine that there are many people left who would still insist – as they have for the past five years – that the sharp rise in prices across Britain has not actually represented a bubble
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1. quiet guy said...
"This is my last column for The Sunday Times. I’ve really enjoyed writing here, but I have decided to spend more time with my family."
A pity. We need more sane commentators and don't forget that there are some who will happily inflate the bubble a bit more given the chance.
I find myself wondering if Merryn has been given the boot by The Times for being proved right.
2. confused76 said...
Brilliant piece!
3. little professor said...
Merryn can always be relied upon - a real HPC pin-up!
4. An Bearin Bui said...
It's a shame she's leaving to focus on other things but it's interesting that she can afford to do so. Rosie Millard on the other hand is so up to her neck in debt, she couldn't afford to leave and spend more time with her family even if she wanted to I'm sure, so we'll be subjected to more of her pro-property ravings while Merryn's sanity is absent. I wonder if this shows why property ramping is rife in the media - hacks like Millard are all so up to their eyeballs with BTL mortgages etc they have to keep churning out the nonsense articles to keep some cash coming in.
5. Stew said...
Merryn has a very level head and puts many so-called financial experts to shame.
It's a shame that was her last column for the Times.
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7. layers said...
Excellent article and such a shame she's going just when the game is getting really interesting - curious timing for her departure though.
8. inbreda said...
maybe the times thought her articles represented balanced opinion before - but with no chance of coming true. Now that they can see that HPC is inevitable, they don't want to be associated with doom-mongering and talking the market down. They don't want to be responsible for the falls?