British europhobes love to portray the European Union as an evil bureaucracy, intent on creating a voracious super-state. There is no denying the club has expanded in recent years….



Ah, George Papandreou: FT Alphaville is starting to see method to your madness.
Greece’s prime minister continued his formidable run of attention-grabbing statements on…



Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan says Budget tax rises are inevitable after
the election.



Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan says Budget tax rises are inevitable after
the election.



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Ah-ugh! (click for sound effect.)
An unnerving glitch appears to have sprung up in FT Alphaville’s newly-launched Greekbailout-0-meter.
Thursday’s reading below read…



Greece returned to the agenda today, disturbing the calm that had enveloped the markets this week. The Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe index blew out to 74bp, 6bp wider than…



From Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday, via Reuters:
GREEK PM SAYS WE WILL NOT ASK FOR FINANCIAL HELP FROM EU OR IMF
Or rather: “Fine then! We’ll…



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