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  • DavidCameronNickClegg1landscape

    The end of the coalition

    The results of the voting that took place on 3 May surely spell the beginning of the end for Britain’s coalition government.  (Read about the election results here.)  I am not referring to the victory for Labour and defeat for the coalition parties (with an...

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  • Greekriotslandscape

    The agony of Greece

    The word agony comes from the Greek agōnia, meaning struggle, and struggle there certainly is.  Can the Greek government implement the changes deemed necessary by the other EU governments in order for them to continue lending money to keep the Greek state afloat?  Can the...

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  • EuropeanCouncil2011landscape

    Three threats to the euro still remain

    The European Council meeting a week ago was convened with the aim of saving the euro.  Agreement was reached at the meeting about a way forward for the EU, even if the UK (and perhaps some others) will not travel with the rest.  But despite...

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  • berlusconipapandreoucowan

    The state we’re not in

    The eurozone crisis lingers on, wreaking more havoc in the markets and bringing down yet more European governments.  The Greek prime minister has resigned, and the Italian prime minister is rumoured to be resigning, in each case to be replaced by technocratic figures unimplicated in...

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