The Eurozone’s push for unified fiscal discipline is doomed to fail February 20, 2019 It is widely acknowledged that, under a monetary union, fiscal and monetary discipline have to go hand in hand in order to maintain financial and macroeconomic stability, and thus ensure that the currency remains sound. For a monetary area with such diverse economies as the Eurozone, establishing the right legal architecture and operational rules to [...]
Why we should allow second-rate universities to go bankrupt February 20, 2019 The political spotlight remains focused on Brexit, but an important dogfight is developing in the area of higher education. The specific issue is whether universities in the UK should be allowed to go bankrupt. It is not merely a theoretical question. In the past year, a number of universities have announced deficits running well into [...]
Labour’s Magnificent Seven just made a no-deal Brexit more likely February 19, 2019 I am old enough to recall the “Gang of Four” in the eighties, when Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams and Bill Rogers left Labour to set up the Social Democratic Party. We know that all ended acrimoniously, with a reverse takeover by David Steel’s Liberal Party that created the Liberal Democrats. This week, we [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Debutant Loving A Boom out to reignite Gibson’s season February 19, 2019 RESULTS haven’t quite gone according to plan for trainer Richard Gibson this season. Gibson, who used to train in France, was full of enthusiasm and hope that he had a stable full of horses that would reignite his career back to those heady days when multiple Group One winners Akeed Mofeed and Gold-Fun were carrying [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Khaki can leave rivals green with envy at the Valley February 19, 2019 ZAC PURTON will be the go-to jockey for thousands of passionate racing fans when they pass through the turnstiles at Happy Valley this afternoon. Champion jockey Purton is riding on a crest of a wave. Six winners from his past 19 rides, including two masterclasses aboard the world’s best miler Beauty Generation and Exultant in [...]
Which Friends character are you when you’re at work? February 19, 2019 In the words of Janice: Oh. My. God. It’s official – Friends is the most streamed TV show of all time. Lasting for 10 series, the well-loved group went through the highs and lows of young adulthood together: several relationships, many different jobs, and a multitude of messy breakups. They came out the other side [...]
DEBATE: Have the Labour splitters helped the Conservative party? February 19, 2019 Have the Labour splitters helped the Conservative party? Lauren McEvatt, managing director at Morpeth Consulting, says YES. After the next election, the UK government will either be run by the Labour party or the Tory party. That’s the reality of the electoral system. The seven Labour splitters have denounced the modern Labour party as bullies, [...]
Want a more future-focused government? Climate action is just the start February 19, 2019 The reaction was predictable. Last week’s Climate Strike by schoolchildren was met with an inane debate about whether or not the pupils were right to “play truant”. This dialogue of the deaf was a missed opportunity. Politicians should take seriously the protesters’ demand that they “recognise that young people have the biggest stake in our [...]
The secret to saving the high street? Fewer shops February 19, 2019 Rarely does a day pass without another report about the high street’s seemingly never-ending struggles. However, the tendency to focus purely on the ups and downs of retailers masks a more nuanced picture about what is happening in city and town centres. To properly understand its problems – and, more importantly, come up with some [...]
Facebook has gambled away the right to regulate its own bad behaviour February 19, 2019 All credit must go to Damian Collins MP and his colleagues at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee. Their report on fake news, published yesterday, does not pull its punches. Even a cursory read of the text reveals the extent to which Facebook has been operating irresponsibly. As the report makes clear, [...]