Faisal Islam
“It could be a lot worse…”: Osborne’s five GDP shuffles
Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on his meeting with George Osborne – and the five key areas where the chancellor has ‘refined’ his views on the economy.
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Gary Gibbon
Europe and the hokey cokey
Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the twists and turns of the government’s EU policy – and what a referendum could involve.
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Gary Gibbon
Hollande: Europe reorientated; Merkel: Nothing’s changed
Gary Gibbon blogging from the Euro summit in Brussels sees two different narratives emerging. Hollande says “Europe has been reorientated”; Merkel insists that nothing has changed.
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Gary Gibbon
Merkel concedes – what will she get in return?
Angela Merkel concedes. Gary Gibbon wonders what she will get in return?
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Gary Gibbon
Pressure on Germans to help Spain
Don’t expect any great gestures from Angela Merkel at the EU summit, says Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
Colossal agenda matched by massive disagreement in Brussels
A year ago he announced he was giving up his salary to show solidarity with Greeks in their hour of need.
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Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems worry about Clegg’s Lords push
There are quite a few Lib Dems who aren’t thrilled with the push for Lords reform. Gary Gibbon blogs on how some in the party are writing off the policy as “a lost cause”.
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Jon Snow
Pain and pity for the waning glory of Greece
A gorgeous country, engaging people, rewarding cuisine, and the richest remnants of its own history of any country on earth. Yes, Greece has it all – at one level. At another, it boasts some of the most corrupt people in influential places and some of the worst structures of governance and civic observance on the continent of Europe.
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Gary Gibbon
G20: eurozone for starters, dinner and pud.
Gary Gibbon blogs on what will be a eurozone dominated G20.
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Faisal Islam
Panic averted, but chronic Greek pain continues
Faisal Islam blogs from Athens on the implications of a dramatic Greek election.
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Gary Gibbon
G20 meets – but no great hopes of progress
Rather like England at the Euros, expectations at the G20 summit in Mexico are pretty low.
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Faisal Islam
Spain’s cajas, Banking Union and British EU exit
Spain seems to have played hardball and won some concessions. The medium term changes to strategic thinking are happening right now. And they will have a profound impact here.
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FactCheck Q&A: how much will the Spanish bailout cost the UK?
Spain may be the latest European country heading for a massive bailout. That might mean Britain has to pay. FactCheck wonders how much.
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Gary Gibbon
Signs of Spanish fudge?
There’s real and constant anxiety at the Treasury about the Eurozone crisis, but a glimmer of hope that the immediate Spanish borrowing problem can be finessed.
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Matt Frei
America’s economic woes are good news for Romney
Matt Frei blogs on how most recent dismal jobs figures spell trouble for Barack Obama’s re-election.