When I woke up this morning, I had every intention of writing the second part of the piece I wrote for Tuesday.However, I have been in email dialogue with a chap who is not entirely in agreement with me when … Continue reading
Is the UK suffering from a banking crisis or is it actually a political crisis? I ask this because we have moved from being shocked at what the bankers have done (although few of us actually understand exactly what that … Continue reading
Introduction Much time and effort has been spent on finding ways in which the Eurozone can be shored up and weaker members supported in order to prevent them from leaving. It becomes apparent that merging economic and political systems … Continue reading
Cynicism should be my middle name. On the day George Osborne gives evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, David Cameron pulls a squealing kitten out of the bag and admits that he left his daughter in a pub. The key words … Continue reading
Another meeting and again no steps forward, it seems the Euro is a mystery that cannot be untangled. On one side we have the Mediterranean countries with their insurmountable debt and on the other we have the Germanic countries with … Continue reading
Over the weekend I received an email containing a link to the Labour Representation Committee Website which published a statement from John McDonnell MP, in which he sets out an alternative to the current austerity programme being pursued by the … Continue reading
We are living in a time of economic hardship for many. Agreed? We have been living beyond our means both as individuals and as a nation and need to pull in our horns. Right? Some councils are saying they will … Continue reading
By Frances Coppola: 28 February 2012 The UK’s Bank of England is on a splurge. It is spending newly-created money like it is going out of fashion. It is buying up the UK’s own gilt-edged securities, which it is putting … Continue reading
by Frances Coppola As I write, it is four in the morning of Thursday, August 4th 2011 and I am watching the Asian stock markets falling. Yesterday both the FTSE100 and the Dow Jones crashed, and further falls are expected … Continue reading
By Pat Cox on 27 September 2011 The whole financial situation is beyond me, mainly because the telephone numbers that follow the pound, euro or dollar signs are completely unimaginable to me. I try to imagine the amount in fifty … Continue reading