Professor Syed Kamall

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Syed Kamall is Academic and Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Professor of International Relations and Politics at St Mary's University. He represented London in the European Parliament (2005-2019) where he served as leader of the European Conservatives & Reformists (ECR) group . He was a business economist before entering political life. For Politeia he was co-author of Banking on Recovery: Towards an accountable, stable financial sector (2016).

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Macron’s Mistaken Medicine

By Professor Syed Kamall
April 20, 2018

The French President’s prescription for the ailing EU will only make the patient worse, writes Syed Kamall MEP.

Economy - Recent Publications

‘Banking on Recovery: Towards an Accountable, Stable Financial Sector’, by Lord McFall, S. Kamall, G. Lyons, R. Roberts, F. Capie, G. Wood, K. Matthews, D. B. Smith, M. Powell, E. Michaels and S. Lawlor

By Professor Syed Kamall
April 2, 2016

The financial crisis of 2007/8 and its causes still loom large in the debate about Britain’s economy and its recovery. While politicians and economists agree on some...

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