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David Cameron is becoming Isolated in Europe
David Cameron is about to head to Europe to discuss the growing crisis in the Eurozone. He is planning on meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and Angela Merkel. I can see this being an uncomfortable … Continue reading
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China is one of the three pillars of the global economy together with the USA and the EU
This was a very prescient piece in the Guardian by Economics Editor Larry Elliott giving his take on the G20 summit, specifically in relation to China. China is fast becoming a major power in the world, even a super power, … Continue reading
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Tories Try to Play the Blame Game
The current government cannot continue to blame poor economic performance on the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. That was the central argument in a great article in today’s Guardian by Larry Elliott. You can read it by following the link here. … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
The daughter in law of Lord Kinnock has won the Danish general election and will become the country’s first female Prime Minister. The centre-left coalition has ended the far rights 10 year grip on Denmark’s government. Her victory was narrower … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s weekly round up
The Governments Health Care Reform Bill will go through parliament in the first proper session following the summer recess. The Tories attempted clever tactic, first they postponed the Bill and then debated it as soon as the new school (Parliamentary) term … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-up
I was very sad to hear about the tragic events in Norway and my thoughts are of course with the people of Norway right now. The big news which was somewhat overshadowed by the continuing News International saga, was that … Continue reading
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The European Parliament debates a Mechanism for Euro Stability
As the European Parliament in Strasbourg finishes a debate about establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area, I am minded of the last time I blogged on the euro. The first thing to … Continue reading
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