The members of FT Alphaville’s private forum, the Long Room, enjoy (and regularly engage in) spirited debate. Here’s a selection of what’s been said and posted just recently:
- Moorad Choudhry argues that it’s going to be a hard year for optimists.
- On Monkey’s table, speculative metaphysical musings on Popper, Wittgenstein, finance and economics. No, really.
- A self-described “particularly unpopular dinner party guest” looks at the size of the UK National Debt in terms of company market caps.
About FT Alphaville’s Long Room: Inspired by a famous restaurant in the City of London which was a favoured haunt of financial pundits and market movers up until the 1980s, The Long Room is an exclusive community reserved for our core readership of City of London and Wall Street professionals. Membership of the Long Room is free, but subject to approval by the editorial team.
You can find out more about The Long Room here or apply for membership here.

