Gary Gibbon
Theresa May preaches to Davos sinners
Theresa May always takes a pause before speaking. I wonder if it’s something she learnt from her father as he waited for the congregation to settle.
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Theresa May’s Brexit message to Davos
For the second time in a week, the prime minister has thrown down the gauntlet – this time to business executives attending the world economic forum in Davos.
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Gary Gibbon
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Faisal Islam
Why ‘Davos Man’ pontificates about inequality over canapes and fine wine
There are many on my Twitter stream who find it grotesque that the supposed “masters of the universe” who failed to create a safe financial world order are still on top.
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Faisal Islam
‘Radical’ Cameron joins in Davos Germany-bashing
It was a far bolder speech than I expected from the PM to the capital of capitalism. He described himself as a “monetary radical”, which is a reference to the £275 billion of QE, and presumably the soon-to-be launched credit easing policy. It was a contrast with the European Central Bank and its lack of bazooka.
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Faisal Islam
UK slump returns – UK growth ‘decimated’
The UK is probably in recession already, but the growth of the economy since the Oct 2010 spending review is just one tenth of government predictions at the time.
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Faisal Islam
Echoes of ‘horizontal democracy’ from north Africa in Davos
It was quite some moment. Applause at the arrival of two new ministers in the Tunisian government alongside the new Central Bank governor at Davos, blogs Faisal Islam.
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Faisal Islam
No Plan B – but a slower Plan A
The Chancellor tells our Economics Editor that to pull out of the austerity plan would be to plunge Britain back into “the financial danger zone” – so no Plan B, but maybe a slower Plan A.
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Faisal Islam
The bankers bite back
Faisal Islam blogs from Davos on the day that the bankers fought back.
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Jon Snow
Hey Davos! What about the tax havens?
If war was declared on certain tax havens Britain’s financial position could be fast transformed.
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Faisal Islam
Cameron commits to cuts even if Britain’s economy relapses
Economics correspondent Faisal Islam describes interviewing Conservative leader David Cameron, who says his party would start cutting the deficit this year, even if Britain relapses into recession.
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Faisal Islam
The second most anticipated Cameron at Davos
Attending the Davos World Economic Forum, Conservative leader David Cameron knows that if he is elected, his country’s role in the world will be substantially different to that of his predecessors, blogs Faisal Islam.
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Jon Snow
Who benefits from the global trade in drugs?
I am in the south looking north, in Latin America, in Colombia. The disconnect is acute. The biggest event of the day? The appearance of the Mexican and Colombian presidents at Davos. No, don’t think Davos rocks here in the Andean foothills, on the rolling desert along the coast. But Latino presidents on the world…