The Library of Mistakes
@EdinburghLoM
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A free public library for the study of financial and business history to improve understanding, one mistake at a time.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined April 2018
We no longer post content frequently on this platform. For regular (and longer) posts, please follow us on LinkedIn or sign up to our mailing list on the Visit page on our website.
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New podcast episode!.Join Emma Horgan & Russell Napier as they discuss the Irish Bank Strike of 1966. What can this extraordinary episode teach us about economics, human resilience – and how we might be able to cope in the event of a huge fintech failure?.
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We no longer post content frequently on this platform. For regular (and longer) posts, please follow us on LinkedIn or sign up to our mailing list on the Visit page at
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RT @JaneWilliams_0: Please watch & listen if you're interested in financial/business mistakes. There is much to unpack after listening to R….
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A new podcast episode is out! This time we join author & journalist Ray Perman on the streets of Edinburgh to explore the Library of Mistakes walking tour – Money Talks, Money Walks. Discover lots of delightful financial history nuggets!.@HubrisTheBook .
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RT @SEOforlondon: Fascinating insights from the brilliant @ttmygh & @kofinas interviewing the insightful @EdinburghLoM on @HiddenForcesPod….
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RT @kofinas: Last week’s Hundred Year Pivot episode with @EdinburghLoM and @ttmygh is now live on the main feed for everyone to listen to.….
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New podcast EP: Meltdown – Scandal, Sleaze And The Collapse of Credit Suisse. Russell Napier & @dumav explore how a rotten corporate culture dating back to WWII led to the scandals and reputational disasters that eventually brought the Swiss bank down.
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RT @kofinas: In the third episode of the Hundred Year Pivot, @ttmygh and I speak with @EdinburghLoM about the end of the economic, monetary….
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New podcast!.Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston hear from the brilliant behavioural finance expert Herman Brodie, discover the colourful back story of Didasko CEO David Clarke, and find out more about the library with Lauren Hotson and Helen S Williams.
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RT @theAHSS: 📢 The 43rd AHSS Forth & Borders AGM takes place on Thurs 29 May at 6.30pm at the brilliant Library of Mistakes @EdinburghLOM,….
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Enjoy our one-minute summary on the incredible Weekend of Mistakes 2025. It was a joy to have you 📈✨. See you next year!. 🎙️Voiced by our very own @AliceVSherwood
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PS if you’re the kind of do-gooder, know-it-all curmudgeon who wants to avoid financial and business mistakes you might want to access our Practical History of Financial Markets course — online or in person . Sign up here 3/3.
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We’re therefore encouraging all other countries and companies to work on the biggest foul-ups they can as it’s clearly going to be a competitive year – nominations close on 15 January 2026! 2/3.
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Mistake of the Year — and we’re off! Last year's winner was the People's Bank of China but in this era of heightened global rivalry, the US has already put forward a strong contender for 2025 by attempting to grow its economy through massive taxes on its consumers. 1/3
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"My opinion on the bond vigilantes is that they will be assassinated." Watch Russell Napier and many other leading influencers in this fascinating, worrying and very well put-together film from the @FinancialTimes called The Global Debt Addiction.
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RT @davidmcw: The Tariff and the Signal. Morning. Podcast time we talk tariffs and chat to @JeffreyGoldberg of @TheAtlantic. yep, the….
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RT @singhamit089: 📘 Lately, I’ve been trying to become a student of Fixed Income Securities by Tuckman & Serrat. Maybe that's why @YouTube….
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