Faisal Islam
Yours, for Scotland. Ten economic questions on independence
Ten questions to find out how well Scotland’s economy could survive if it won independence.
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Faisal Islam
France fires broadside at British economy – is it ‘Twitterloo’?
The entente is anything but cordiale as the Banque de France lays into the UK over its economic record.
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Faisal Islam
Ten curiosities about David Cameron’s veto
What did the UK “win” in Brussels that justified deploying the tactical weapon of the veto?
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Faisal Islam
Super Mario floods euro banks with cash. But then breaks Brussels’ summit boiler
Whilst the world’s attention has been focused understandably on a supposed “deal” emerging at the European Council summit in Brussels, I have just witnessed an extraordinary press conference from the President of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.
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Faisal Islam
Euro-bazooka disarmed, here comes new Euro-bazooka 2.0
Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam says the European Financial Stability Facility bailout fund is being “quietly forgotten” in favour of the European Stability Mechanism.
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Faisal Islam
Calculating the cost of an euro catastrophe
As the Bank of England Governor warns UK banks to build up their reserves the eurozone catastrophe talk is ratcheting up in the countdown to the European Council next Friday. Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
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Faisal Islam
Who has disposed of Britain’s disposable income?
There’s an already existing meltdown affecting everyone in Britain. The Institute for Fiscal Studies have outlined the scale of the squeeze British people face. And it’s incredible in whatever currency.
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Faisal Islam
Get ready for a fiscal horror show
…the OBR’s advice will be the most unwelcome since Thomas Becket’s to Henry II, writes Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
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Faisal Islam
‘Back to the Future’ jobs fund for a lost generation
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is expected to announce £1bn, opportunities for 500,000 18-24-year-olds, and funding for work placements, apprenticeships and work experience to fend off the scourge of youth unemployment.
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Faisal Islam
Mass house-building and localism: a difficult marriage
Yet another housing initiative is announced, but will it make up for the 260,000 planned homes that have been pulled by councils? Marrying local planning with the free market is a risk for the UK’s housing market.
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Faisal Islam
It’s not the end of capitalism at all
There has been over the past three years a tremendous amount of guff written about the financial crisis being the end of capitalism. While I can see the attraction, in communications terms, of indulging the idea that these events form part of an epic transformative narrative, unfortunately it is completely untrue.
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Faisal Islam
The 1tr mark note – symbol of Germany’s fears
German politicians, reared on the cult of low debt and low inflation, fear that the European Central Bank is losing its Bundesbank DNA, blogs Faisal Islam.
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Faisal Islam
Rise of the Euro Robots stabilises the patient, for now
Democracy is from the Greek “Demos Kratos”. People power. So what of Technocracy? Technos Kratos. Robot power? Well they weren’t invented then. But Technos means method, art or skill. And so, today we bear witness to the rise of the technocrats. Please feel free to play this whilst reading this blog, click here to listen.…
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Faisal Islam
Rest of the world says ‘nein, danke’ to euro bailout
If the world is reluctant to contribute to the euro bailout to save Greece, how on earth can the Eurozone hope to save Italy? Economics editor Faisal Islam reports.
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Faisal Islam
Osborne has had a Thatcher handbag EU moment over Tobin Tax
So Berlusconi is off, possibly, but will it truly be the end of Bunganomics?