No Good Options For The UK – Risks But Opportunities For The EU
I recall many years ago discussing an industrial conflict with someone who is now a senior trade union leader. Sure I can get our people
The IMF On Greek Debt – Redefining Chutzpah?
A definition of chutzpah is murdering your parents and then claiming social benefits as an orphan. It is not widely recognised, but the IMF illustrates
Same ECB Medicine, Higher Dosage – Good But More Needed
The ECB has announced a further expansionary shift by beefing up a range of existing policy instruments. Barring unexpected positive shocks this will not be
The Dialectics Of European Integration – A New Push For A Federal EMU?
Whatever else they might disagree about, just about everybody commenting on Europe agree about this: the succession of crises – financial, economic, fiscal, and now
Why We Need Another European Council And Not a Greferendum
In the late 1950s, as the Cold War increasingly appeared likely to destroy the planet, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote of the game of
Drawing The Right Lessons From The Greek Pension Crisis
The Financial Times has a useful background article on the debate about pension reforms in Greece, one of the main sticking points in the current
Excessive Austerity Not A Lack Of Structural Reform Is Holding Back Investment In Greece
A while ago I participated in a TV debate on Greece. One of the points of contention was whether investment in Greece has been structurally
Yesterday’s Rubbish: Or Why Is A Minimum Wage Different From Free Trade?
Germany’s first post-war Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is usually held to be the origin of an often-quoted phrase „Was kümmert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?“. Roughly:
Europe’s Underappreciated Success: 10 Years Of Post-Enlargement Convergence
On May 1st 2004 ten countries joined the EU in the biggest enlargement of the Union to date. Moreover it was a step heavy with