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The Eurozone avoids recession after the UK has sunk into double dip
The first meeting between President Hollande and Chancellor Merkel ended with a show of unity, at least on the surface, and a joint view that Greece should stay in the Euro. Meanwhile, as IMF head Christine Lagarde adds her voice … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
Last week the wash-up of the local elections continued as the nation prepared for the Queens speech in which the coalition government would reveal what it had in store for us in the second half of its term. Martin Kettle’s … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
There were jubilant celebrations last night in the centre of Paris, as the socialist candidate François Hollande the Socialist candidate ousted incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. He became only the second incumbent in half a century to be booted out of … Continue reading
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Cameron admits the UK is dependent on exports to the Eurozone
Wittingly or not, Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Britain is dependent on markets in the Eurozone for our exports on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday. In other words, the UK is inherently part of the economic system across … Continue reading
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L’Exception Francaise and Lessons for Labour
Francois Hollande will more than likely make it. He will, at the same time, make history. Not only is Hollande the first Socialist since Francois Mitterand, elected President in 1981, to come within reach of the French Presidency, his agenda … Continue reading
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Ed Miliband is to meet François Hollande
Ed Miliband is due to meet the French Socialist Presidential candidate François Hollande in London on Wednesday. Having suggested on this blog that Ed campaign for M. Hollande in the forthcoming Presidential elections in France, I am delighted that the … Continue reading
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Ed Miliband should follow Merkel’s example and campaign for Hollande in the same way as she is for Sarkozy
The Presidential election in France to be held on 22 April with a further round on 5 May, if necessary, matters hugely to the rest of Europe. Were Francois Hollande to win, there would be one significant voice at the … Continue reading
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Marginalised Cameron tries to defend his EU U-turn
“A veto is not for life, it’s just for Christmas.” Congratulations to Ed Miliband on this perfect one-liner. David Cameron was indeed on the back foot in the House of Commons yesterday answering questions on the Brussels summit. The reason – … Continue reading
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David Cameron appears to be engaging with the EU in a good way
Even small-state, cut public expenditure David Cameron seemingly wants to help young people find jobs. This is excellent news which I hope will be translated into concrete action in Britain to bring down youth unemployment which currently stands at a … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
‘The Human Rights Act should be axed’, said Theresa May this weekend. It has according to the home Secretary caused problems for the Home office. The Act which enshrines the European Convention on Human Rights in to UK law, could … Continue reading
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