Tag Archives: government
Blue Skies Ahead
“Fright!”, “Chaos!”, “Depression!”, “Crisis!” – if these sound like the tag lines of a 1940’s B horror movie, in a way that’s true. Except the year is 2011 and all of the aforementioned words are just a few of those … Continue reading
Just don’t say ‘default’
Now that that the much fought over second bailout package has been agreed for Greece, there’s been a fast blast of optimism in the press and global markets, only to be followed by a cautious reading of the small print. ‘This … Continue reading
Filed under Banks, Economy, Europe, Finance, Government
More Europe Please
After reading an interesting article by Gavin Hewitt at the BBC, I’m left wondering (like everybody else) where the Eurozone is headed? The gist of the piece concerned the Eurosceptics and their pessimism: “we were right all along”. And perhaps … Continue reading
Sarkozy Wants a Piece of the Pie
At a recent forum for internet companies in Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, suggested that it’s ludicrous to limit governments from being more ‘active’ on the internet, Business Week reports. He suggested in front of such distinguished panelists as Facebook … Continue reading
India’s Increasing Class Divisions
As the world seemingly careens towards untenable resource limitations, the Indian government has come up with an interesting way to keep the balance right. Bloomberg recently reported that the typically lavish layouts for wealthy weddings in India maybe curbed by … Continue reading
Cuts in the land of plenty
As Europe continues its slow descent into bail-out penury, America’s government – forever the loin with most meat (and fat) – is battling it out in order to save for the future, or at least show up for work on … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
Wikileaks and the business of business
As the press continues to have a field day with the naked cables exposed on Wikileaks recently, the reality of the situation is far less explosive than the dailies want us to believe. After all, comments by senior US government … Continue reading
“No weapons, no blood”… just withdrawals?
Last week, the reports in the press that Frenchman and former Manchester United footballer, Eric Cantona, suggested the public should just remove their money from banks in order to create a ‘revolution’ was mocked by most (including Eurocheddar). But, it … Continue reading
Ireland’s Drowning
The economic meltdown that is currently engulfing Ireland has already caused the European Union to attempt to throw a lifeline to the troubled nation, but has had something of a public rebuke, with ministers responding with a firm, ‘we can … Continue reading
How the Tories Roll
It’s not surprising that when a conservative administration comes to power that the agenda quickly moves away from regulatory government and straight into the hands and pockets of a ‘free market’ free-for-all. Whether in the US or UK – privatization, … Continue reading
Filed under Food and Beverage, United Kingdom
