Saturday, 15 November 2008

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Deeper into the bureaucratic mire

click here to go to the blogThe economic crisis is showing Gordon Brown in his true colours again. He is publicly telling his "independent" Bank of England what to do about interest rates. And word is that he intends to deliver a fiscal stimulus using his beloved tax credits. Tax credits can never work properly, as we have noted herehere and here. ...

Posted on The Purple Scorpion

Proof of growing Russian influence in Europe

click here to go to the blogOn the day that Russia and the EU agreed to resume strategic partnership talks, frozen since the invasion of Georgia, Moscow has been handed two huge boosts to its foreign policy agenda, giving Vladimir Putin something of a diplomatic victory. The first Russian success comes as the EU has appeared to change its plans for policing in the self...

Posted on The Waendel Journal.