David Cameron and Alex Salmond agreed earlier this month the terms for the referendum on Scottish independence to be held in the autumn of 2014. Federal Union has been asked […]
The forthcoming referendum in Scotland Read More »
An enquiry comes in, referring back to a letter published in the Guardian in 2002 (read it here) on the lack of democracy in the IMF. Is that still true
The IMF and the democratic deficit Read More »
Long-time favourite of this blog, Daniel Hannan MEP, likes to argue that globalisation is making membership of the EU unnecessary because distance is ceasing to matter. When it comes to
The death of distance? Read More »
The European Council meeting has reached yet another agreement that will solve the EU’s financial crisis, this time relating to banking supervision. (Read about it here.) Mark Twain said something
Lessons from Libor for EMU Read More »
It is 20 years ago that the UK fell out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism, an important anniversary for both pro-Europeans and their opponents. The opponents of course claim that
The power of the markets Read More »
It is wrong that national borders should be used as a means of evading criminal justice. No bank robber escaped to the Costa del Crime should think that crossing a
Julian Assange should face justice Read More »
The world is getting better, writes Fraser Nelson in the Daily Telegraph today. Fitter, happier, more productive, or words to that effect. And he’s not entirely wrong. The global economy
That’s all right then Read More »
Praised by critics and acclaimed by the public, the opening ceremony at the Olympics did not please Conservative MP Aidan Burley. “Leftie multicultural crap,” he said. “Bring back red arrows,
Anglo-Saxon attitudes Read More »
Your blogger went to an interesting discussion this week about the future of public health policy in England. At stake was not the policies themselves but rather the means by
Public health and the feeling of power Read More »
The financial crisis claims another victim. The Californian city of San Bernardino is going bankrupt. Its liabilities are rising but its revenues are not, with the result predicted by Mr
A warning for fiscal federalism Read More »
