Western banking is run on usurious principles and no Western politician is prepared to consider running it on Islamic principles

@BBCr4today I wonder if @johnredwood has had more thoughts on this since I discussed usury with him on Saturday at @MoneyShows
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@mrchrisjohn @BBCr4today The economy shd be mostly unregulated, in my view, but usury shd be abolished. I wonder what @johnredwood thinks.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@BBCr4today I was discussing usury with @johnredwood on Saturday at the annual London @MoneyShows. He said the Western economy is run on it.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@mrchrisjohn @BBCr4today @johnredwood I am saying usury should be abolished and there should be a flat rate income tax of 20%.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@mrchrisjohn @BBCr4today @johnredwood Purpose of forbidding usury is to discourage irresponsible borrowing/lending by government/individuals
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@mrchrisjohn @BBCr4today @johnredwood I am saying the economy should be run on 2 principles: 1) no usury 2) 20% flat rate income tax
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@mrchrisjohn @BBCr4today Flat rate tax easy to collect too. I also met Professor Laffer when he was speaking at @IEALondon. @johnredwood
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@mrchrisjohn @BBCr4today @johnredwood I thought I was making a very good point and very elegantly throwing @MellorsSJ's words back at him.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I don't think @johnredwood has quite got the idea of @Twitter yet. He only has two followers and neither of them are me.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

Did you know that @johnredwood follows only two tweeters: @CllrCarlThomson and @CNN? I don't think quite gets @Twitter yet.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

Looking at the timeline of @johnredwood, it seems that he only uses it as a megaphone rather than n exchange and never interacts with others
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I do believe that @johnredwood is only tweeting out of duty and isn't taking Twitter seriously at all. He could learn from me and follow me.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I met @johnredwood Saturday at @MoneyShows in @QEIICentre. When I asked him about reforming the banking system, he clearly wasn't interested
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

On 8/11 at @QEIICentre I reminded @johnredwood Maggie thought inflation was a further tax on the people, but he didn't care. @Thatcherites
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

On 8/11 at @QEIICentre I asked @johnredwood if the West could default on its debts if it adopted Islamic banking. @IBB_official
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I see @johnredwood read Modern History at Oxford. He should be impressed by my analysis of UK foreign policy at http://t.co/LlqAUUVpkQ
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I see that @johnredwood has shown an interest in religion and wonder what he will think of Secular Koranism. http://t.co/HotsRuPpO3
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I do believe @johnredwood is probably the only man in the @Conservatives capable of grasping my ideas. @ConHome @montie @Dannythefink @whjm
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

Is @johnredwood prepared to uncompromisingly support marriage after his acrimonious divorce? http://t.co/uCiEYTwi3i @MarriageF
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

If @johnredwood is 2 revive his political career he will have to stop being so dull on Twitter. It seems his ex-wife wanted him to do better
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I wonder if @johnredwood is still spoken for. If not, I am prepared to go on a date with him to see where that takes us.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I do believe @johnredwood is in need of a Political Consultant, for his career is rather in the doldrums.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

If I give @johnredwood a free consultation about his political career, perhaps he will recommend me to his colleagues if he is pleased.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@CllrCarlThomson My analysis of @johnredwood's career: he is nowhere in politics now cos he was so risk-averse he drove his ex-wife bonkers.
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

@CllrCarlThomson I still remember the disgraceful pact @johnredwood made with Ken Clarke in 1997. http://t.co/0tl1HLnAt2
— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) November 11, 2014

I should also mention that I asked what he thought of Islamic banking. He responded by saying that Muslim countries were basket cases (or words to that effect) and gave me a long list of Muslim countries he thought were basket cases. I interrupted him by saying that I was not asking what he thought of Muslim countries but about Western economies run on non-usurious principles. His response was that it was not his business to think about things that are unlikely to happen. I further asked him he thought was the evil the prohibition against usury was intended to discourage. He answered correctly, saying that it was to prevent the rich (eg bankers) from having all the money and using their leverage to oppress and exploit their borrowers. Then he said "Anyway ... " turned on his heels and headed towards the gents, I think.  I thanked him for giving me his time.