MoneyWeek Roundup: The end of Britain

James McKeigue highlights the week's best pieces from the MoneyWeek team, including: how Britain could collapse from within; the Bank of England's new governor; and don’t cry for Argentina – buy it.

The week began with the shock news that the chancellor, George Osborne, had appointed Mark Carney as the new governor of the Bank of England. The former head of Canada's central bank had previously stated he wasn't in the running, but clearly Osborne had been busy working behind the scenes to make it happen.

So how does this affect your money? In Wednesday's Money Morning Dominic Frisby investigated whether the new man will change things for investors.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.