July 2015
31 July 2015Recruitment bodies, working in Europe and supplying the NHS, have apparently been making enticing promises that cannot be kept for example, the offer of unrealistic wages, free or discounted accommodation and language training. These bodies often have the audacity to target medical training institutions in European countries which themselves experience shortages of nursing staff. It is… [Read More]
29 July 2015Being competitive requires a comparative advantage. This is the logic behind devolving control of corporation tax to the Northern Ireland Executive. The prime minister announced the move last year with the expectation that Stormont would try to replicate Eire’s success by dropping the rate. The arrival of global giants like Google to Ireland’s shores has… [Read More]
28 July 2015Ever since David Cameron promised an EU referendum in 2013 there has been pressure on Labour to do the same. At times Ed Balls seemed supportive but former leader Ed Miliband always rejected Cameron’s EU position, hoping that Ukip was only a problem for the right. Labour lost the election and did indeed lose many… [Read More]
24 July 2015Much of the debate surrounding the free movement of labour in the EU follows the theory that richer countries will face an influx of immigrants seeking higher wages. Ukip ran with this idea when they stoked fear among the British public about the mass arrival of 1 million Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the UK… [Read More]
22 July 2015A piece in this week’s, Director, discusses the arrival of the sharing economy, a new epoch in capitalism, whereby consumers are happy to exchange ownership for ‘access ship’. An example: the arrival of Apple music, which expands Spotify’s model of paying monthly fees to stream any song on the site, which has the potential to… [Read More]
21 July 2015At Civitas’ lunchtime seminar yesterday, Sir David Nicholson, the previous chief executive of NHS England, offered a thoughtful response to those who claim that the NHS is in a state of constant financial crisis. Part of the reason, he believes, that the government is not addressing the current funding problems of our health system is… [Read More]
17 July 2015One of the characteristic themes of the Eurozone crisis has been the astronomical unemployment rates in the EU. While the financial crisis brought this issue to the fore, a new Civitas report by Michael Burrage shows that high unemployment levels existed in the EU well before the crisis hit, and that the implementation of the… [Read More]
16 July 2015Today I heard Jeremy Hunt give a 40 minute speech at The King’s Fund concerning his vision for the NHS, the direction it should take and the reforms it should introduce over the next 25 years. It was certainly encouraging to hear a current politician talk in terms of a long term strategy, and indeed,… [Read More]
15 July 2015If you want to know one of the reasons the number of companies going public is falling then look at the hoax bid to buy Twitter. The social media company’s shares spiked by 8.5 per cent this week after a bogus news story was disseminated, ironically through Twitter, about a possible takeover. The hoaxer mimicked… [Read More]
14 July 2015In the weeks before the Scottish independence referendum, multinationals like RBS said they worried about an independent Scotland and what currency it would use. The pound weakened and the FTSE fell. In the weeks before the 2015 General Election, when business leaders criticised Ed Miliband’s economic competence and perceived attacks on wealth-creators, the FTSE stagnated.… [Read More]
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