Many explanations for the current economic crisis have been bandied about, some more accurate than others. What cannot be denied is that a cataclysm of this extent cannot be fixed to one 'cause', but must be the coming together of a whole constellation of issues that together had the effect of pulling the floor out from underneath a structure of greed, risk and irresponsibility.
Among the most serious consequences, though, is the evaporation of trust. I say this because, while easily lost, trust is hard won. And the fact that trust has exited state left from our economic house poses some hard challenges ahead for us all.
Follow me as I reflect on the consequences.