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Greece moves closer to the Eurozone’s exit door...
Greece moves closer to the Eurozone’s exit door Greece’s economy has been contracting since 2007. In the second quarter of this year GDP was over 6% lower than a year earlier and, according to the OECD, is projected to fall by 5½% overall this year and 1½% next. If the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2012 at Mail Online - Ruth Lea's Blog
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The economy does need a Plan B – but it must be measured not profligate
The British economy is stuttering badly. GDP fell by 0.3% in the last quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year. And the second quarter data, due this Wednesday, are expected to show another modest fall. Growth has fizzled out and output is still 3% less than... Continue reading
Posted Jul 22, 2012 at Mail Online - Ruth Lea's Blog
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The latest Spanish austerity package hurts Spain but does nothing to save the euro
One can only have sympathy for the Spanish people as Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish Prime Minister, ratchets up the austerity pain in an economy that is already struggling. In the wake of an almighty property boom and bust, GDP is falling, nearly one in four workers is unemployed and Spain’s... Continue reading
Posted Jul 12, 2012 at Mail Online - Ruth Lea's Blog
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TypePadYou shouldn't believe everything you read in newspapers!
Commented Jun 8, 2009 on Gordon Brown never was fit for Number10 at CentreRight
Gordon Brown never was fit for Number10
As we await the EU election results with baited breath, the pressure is mounting on Gordon Brown to quit. Of course he must quit and, of course, there must be a general election as soon as is possible. The sense of drift and disintegration at the heart of Government is deeply damaging to this co...
Your recollections and your search engine clearly need an upgrade. As Zebedee use to say "tme for bed"
Commented Apr 28, 2009 on The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core at CentreRight
The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core
Winston Churchill said of Russia some 70 years ago “it was a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. One can only speculate as to how he would have described the rotting and crumbling Labour Government of today. But it strikes me that it is a dishonest wastrel, wrapped in spin, inside a...
I worked for Lehmans for just 6 months in 1994 and left because I did not like its aggressive banking culture - 15 years ago. Did you know that? So much for supporting the banking follies of the last 10 years. I wasn't even there. You and Terry Barker (whom I knew many years ago when I was a civil servant) are barking up the wrong tree! (Joke.)You really must get your facts right before making accusations.
Commented Apr 28, 2009 on The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core at CentreRight
The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core
Winston Churchill said of Russia some 70 years ago “it was a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. One can only speculate as to how he would have described the rotting and crumbling Labour Government of today. But it strikes me that it is a dishonest wastrel, wrapped in spin, inside a...
This refers to my comments on the Common Fisheries Policy!
Commented Apr 28, 2009 on The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core at CentreRight
The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core
Winston Churchill said of Russia some 70 years ago “it was a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. One can only speculate as to how he would have described the rotting and crumbling Labour Government of today. But it strikes me that it is a dishonest wastrel, wrapped in spin, inside a...
Er? No I didn't.
Commented Apr 28, 2009 on The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core at CentreRight
The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core
Winston Churchill said of Russia some 70 years ago “it was a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. One can only speculate as to how he would have described the rotting and crumbling Labour Government of today. But it strikes me that it is a dishonest wastrel, wrapped in spin, inside a...
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Commented Apr 28, 2009 on The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core at CentreRight
The Labour Government: dishonest, self-serving and rotten to the core
Winston Churchill said of Russia some 70 years ago “it was a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. One can only speculate as to how he would have described the rotting and crumbling Labour Government of today. But it strikes me that it is a dishonest wastrel, wrapped in spin, inside a...
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