Open Letter to the Queen | Abundancy Partners

Open Letter to the Queen | Abundancy Partners: "Open Letter to the Queen
14th August 2009

Your Majesty,

We, the undersigned, noted with interest the letter to Your Majesty of 22nd July 2009 from the British Academy in which they respond to your question about how the current economic meltdown was missed. They talked of a 'failure of the collective imagination of many bright people' and a 'psychology of denial'.

The Academy wrote 'It is difficult to recall a greater example of wishful thinking combined with hubris.' You will be aware of HRH The Prince of Wales's speech on 9th July 2009 in which His Royal Highness focused on far more serious examples of wishful thinking and hubris. We are writing to you because we are concerned that the British Academy's letter focuses on one particular aspect of current insecurity, namely financial, failing to address the wider context of more serious macro issues facing mankind. We are also writing to the Academy to invite them to debate these issues with us."