There are only two ways that the euro can go forward without risk of disintegration. The first is political. The second economic. Both are linked. The reality is that in any economic structure, the most powerful segment dominates. Germany is the biggest, richest and most competitive economy in the eurozone. The German people have, over […]
No, it cannot survive in its present dysfunctional form. This flawed currency is now assailed on two fronts. The first is financial. Countries using it are completely out of step fiscally with each other, Germany has scooped up all the cash to become the China of Europe and several countries and their banks are technically bust. The second problem […]
The report of the Culture Committee has been pretty damning about the quality of the leadership and management of News Corp and News International, as well as its ability to be truthful. Whether it was wise to add the fit and proper person bit about Rupert Murdoch himself is a matter of heated argument. Certainly […]