Voting underway in Greece but euro finished whatever the outcome
It all appears to be on a knife-edge but whichever party wins, the euro's dead man walking anyway
- 17 June 2012
Where exactly is Europe?
"We have needs, and you must meet them" is the basic thought process of much of Europe today. Where does that leave it as a continent?
- 14 June 2012
Review: The EU in a Nutshell, by Lee Rotherham
Lee Rotherham's "The EU in a Nutshell" is timely and essential, writes Donna Rachel Edmunds
- 14 June 2012
Instant view: Eurozone on verge of renewed crisis as Spain debt yields soar towards unsustainable levels
Greece, Ireland and Portugal all needed bailouts after debt yields crossed the 7 percent barrier
- 14 June 2012
Spain goes bust while denial in Europe reaches comic proportions
Spain becomes the latest Eurozone country to get a bailout. But the eurocracy thinks everything in the garden is rosy
- 10 June 2012
Hurrah for Governor Walker and honest money
Walker's victory in Wisconsin is terrific not only for him, but for the moral principle of honest money too
- 7 June 2012
Germany will still sell us her BMWs if we change our relationship with the EU
The scare tactics of the euro-enthusiasts are facile. We won't lose out economically if we quit the EU
- 5 June 2012
The delusions of Leftist ideology Czar Will Hutton about the financial crisis are dangerously typical
The economic and financial crisis was caused by social democratic ideals. The Left must not be allowed to blame the crisis on non-existent free markets
- 3 June 2012
Is Germany to blame for the euro crisis?
All the alternatives to eurozone 'austerity' involve redistributing German wealth. If the blame for the euro crisis lies with Berlin, should they cough up more?
- 29 May 2012
If Ireland votes Yes to the EU's Fiscal Union they'll surely be allowed to vote again, right?
If no doesn't mean no for the autocrats in Brussels, why should yes mean yes?
- 29 May 2012
Stop worrying about Greece leaving the euro. It won’t happen
What are we all worrying about? Greece won't leave the Euro - Jean-Claude Juncker says so.
- 22 May 2012
Europe's other power crisis: Energy
The EU’s ideologically-driven Energy Road Map prioritized ‘green’ renewable energy, diverting away from Russian natural gas dependency and harmonizing energy and environmental needs
- 18 May 2012
Which trader will now dare hold assets in the Eurozone?
The killer question is this: are there still any serious counter arguments against the eventual death of the euro, and if not, why not sell up before it's too late?
- 18 May 2012
Is Hugo Rifkind always this wrong?
Hugo Rifkind is precisely the problem with British politics. Left-leaning, instinctively statist and wrong about everything.
- 12 May 2012
French socialist victory is a disaster for Europe, but typical of our times
Both contestants were appalling, but France now signals the path to oblivion
- 6 May 2012
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