At the FT: Germany’s finance minister has launched a stinging attack on the “crass Keynesianism” pursued by Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, fuelling tensions on the eve of European economic crisis talks in Brussels. Peer Steinbrück accuses Mr Brown in a magazine interview of “tossing around billions” and saddling […]
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FT.com / World – No more red tape, pleads business
But it is not just business which is suffering from Government intervention: Gordon Brown on Tuesday set out a raft of measures designed to stop British society fracturing during the recession, ranging from curbs on immigration and a crackdown on benefit cheats to restrictions on betting and cheap alcohol, writes […]
Read MoreGordon Brown confesses
Thanks to Guido Fawkes, Gordon Brown smirking about his mole:
Read MoreBrown’s support for the US rescue plan
The BBC reports Gordon Brown’s clumsy remarks on the US rescue plan: “America and Britain have always stood together as one in times of difficulty and challenging times, and I have told President Bush today that facing global turbulence Britain supports the US plan,” he said. “Whatever the details of […]
Read MoreThe Tax Payers’ Alliance illustrates Brown’s robbery
Try the “Brown Calculator” to see what Brown has achieved. read more | digg story
Read MoreLloyds TSB and HBOS merge
The Guardian: A £12bn takeover of Britain’s biggest lender, HBOS, failed to halt the deepening crisis in world financial markets last night, as a wave of fresh speculation on global stock markets saw two of Wall Street’s most prestigious investment banks targeted as the latest victims of the credit crunch. […]
Read MoreOne-off fuel payment is ruled out
More floundering around from Gordon Brown. I refer readers to Hayek. Hayek argued that the failure of central planning – of course we are not in a planned economy, but Brown is the great helmsman remember – would be perceived by the public as an absence of sufficient power by […]
Read MoreDavid Miliband lines up Alan Milburn as Chancellor
Labour continues to destroy itself: If it comes to a contest, putting Alan Milburn forward as a proposed Chancellor would show everyone just how serious about rescuing the Labour Party David is read more | digg story
Read MoreGuardian: A year in, it’s clear: we got Brown wrong.
Even the prime minister’s closest allies say what has happened these past 12 months is “tragic”. It would take a Shakespeare to do justice to a story that combines the jealousy of Othello, the ambition of Macbeth and the indecision of Hamlet. read more | digg story
Read MoreGordon Brown to woo religious voters for next election
Labour’s period in office is becoming a parody of Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom”. Which special interest group is next for favour? read more | digg story
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