Tag Archives: austerity
France Changes Step And Elects A Socialist
France has elected a new President which promises to shake up the Eurozone. President-elect Francois Hollande has now officially beaten incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. The reason why this will stir up things in the Eurozone isn’t because an incumbent lost, … Continue reading
Riots and Austerity
Yesterday I heard a lot of talk about how the riots in the UK had nothing to do with the fiscal mess. Mostly these comments came from the right. They said that this was just plain lawlessness and anarchy and … Continue reading
London Riots
In other news less covered, there is significant rioting going on in London. Why should we care about this? Because the riots seem directly linked to the austerity measures England is taking to cleanup their fiscal mess. Could we be … Continue reading
