Norway is in the news thanks to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s publicity stunt. The Labour leader is campaigning for re-election in September, and decided to mirror Henry V at Agincourt by going incognito to get the public’s real views – in this case moonlighting as a taxi driver rather than a soldier.
After the scandal which saw the disgraced Petr Necas step down as Prime Minister and leader of the centre-right coalition in June, political uncertainty in the Czech Republic continues after President Milos Zeman failed to win support for his new cabinet. Concern about the political crisis increased when Zeman, who won the country’s first ever… [Read More]
Today Dr Christoph Lees, Dr Mark Slack and Magnus Boyd of the Doctors’ Policy Research Group (DPRG) are calling attention to the need for a fundamental change in the NHS’s culture and the way in which it is managed in the wake of the Keogh report, which led to 11 NHS trusts being placed under… [Read More]
Dealing constructively with surplus labour is part of planning sensibly for growth.
by Giles Hall The rise in youth unemployment within the eurozone has been much publicised in recent times. Greece and Spain have in particular experienced rates as high as 62.5% and 56.4% respectively. The problem is seen as such a major issue that Angela Merkel called an EU summit early in July which resulted in… [Read More]
It was reported yesterday that the NHS is to set up an internal price comparison website for procurement (“designed on the price comparison websites that the public use for things such as energy and insurance quotes”), which will keep track of what trusts are paying for everyday medical supplies and for services such as construction.… [Read More]
A Home Office initiative to seize control of migration seems to have backfired after being panned from all sides, derided as an Australian import and undermined by the Liberal Democrats.
Riots in France were sparked recently after an altercation over a routine identity check in Trappes led to the arrest of a 21-year-old convert to Islam. Iance Mikael was accused of trying to strangle a police officer in the scuffle that ensued when police asked his wife to remove her face-covering veil, which is banned… [Read More]
A successful policy on employment tribunals should result in more private businesses becoming willing to employ staff.
Previously, I blogged on the importance of manufacturing’s contribution to GDP. I argued that the small size of manufacturing’s GDP contribution relative to that of services is actually a sign of the sector’s strength. Why?