Just before today’s deadline to pay back €430m (£330m) to the International Monetary Fund, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made a highly controversial visit to Moscow yesterday. The press conference revealed that Tsipras has sought neither financial assistance from Russia nor a removal of the Russian ban on the import of Greek fruits. Instead, Tsipras… [Read More]
Labour under Ed Miliband has been accused of misunderstanding business, of attacking wealth creation and attempting to create public hostility toward big business – particularly the early ‘predators and producers’ rhetoric Ed Miliband used to begin his leadership. Labour’s recently published business manifesto presents a less hostile picture but it is clear there will be… [Read More]
The stability of the Greek state’s finances remains vulnerable this week, as Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis confirmed repayment of €430m (£330m) to the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, narrowly avoiding default and bankruptcy once again. However, this commitment came with the warning that payment means Greek civil servants’ wages and pensions were not covered, with… [Read More]
Today, Civitas has released a report which suggests a possible solution to the problem of filling those vacancies within the NHS where staff are unwilling to enter undesirable specialities such as emergency care or GP practice. At the same time this paper explains how the NHS could simultaneously reduce its dependency on locum doctors and agency… [Read More]
David Cameron has pledged to create two million extra jobs in the next parliament if re-elected, claiming in a round of interviews yesterday that ‘We are the jobs party’. The Conservatives believe they can repeat the job figures of the first parliament with more of the same: more competitive tax rates, cutting red tape and… [Read More]