Those on the left of the political spectrum argue that many of the world’s problems are caused by big business … Continue reading “Nothing good will come of Davos”

Mutuals and co-operatives have been promoted as the acceptable side of business by both arms of the coalition. Nick Clegg … Continue reading “Mutuals will stay high street bit players for many Christmases yet”

Unemployment and underemployment in the UK are still far too high. But given the circumstances, the UK’s labour market is … Continue reading “Why messing with pay is not the best way to end living cost squeeze”

It is very difficult to deregulate the labour market. Here is a timely case in point – the continuing existence … Continue reading “Deregulating the labour market: it’s not that easy”

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important economic indicator. The more a country is perceived by foreigners as attractive, the … Continue reading “Italy must remove the barriers to foreign investment”

The country has recently been asked to celebrate the beginning of “Fairtrade Fortnight”. Fairtrade is a private certification scheme that, … Continue reading “Liberating farming from the CAP”

Almost everyone expected the Socialist Party to lose the recent Spanish elections by a wide margin. Their mismanagement of the … Continue reading “What needs to be done in Spain?”

Liberalism, empowerment, responsibility, redistributing power so that people in their everyday lives don’t turn to officials or central government for … Continue reading “Government cannot build the Big Society”

Liberalism, empowerment, responsibility, redistributing power so that people in their everyday lives don’t turn to officials or central government for … Continue reading “Government cannot build the Big Society”