Archives for Money and Economics - Page 6
Greece, its Debt and the Euro
Greece has till the end on June to find billion euros of debt repayment In theory, at least. Perhaps the…
Is there another recession coming?
Economists have been raising the prospect of recession more and more this year. What does this mean? Some of us…
Can we be a Cashless Society?
With more and more media attention about a cashless society, we look at the issues A payment system which is…
Money for Nothing – 30 years on
In May 1985 Dire Straits released the album Brothers in Arms, with the single Money for Nothing coming out in…
Full Fiscal Autonomy for Scotland?
With the independence referendum and general election behind us, what now for Scotland? This week, Prime Minister David Cameron met…
Should I be interested in Bitcoin?
Bitcoin have created quite a stir. But what are they? An alternative to currency? Even that subtitle is misleading, as…
Money – Can we trust it?
Money is just paper and cheap metal. So how come it's worth anything? A bit of background There was a…
Unpaid Internships: fair or unfair?
David Milliband has said a Labour government will limit unpaid internships to four weeks A step in the right direction?…
Deflation – Could we and should we prevent it?
Deflation may or may not happen. What are our options? We discussed deflation a couple of weeks ago, what it…
Deflation- what’s so bad about it?
This week saw the news that the inflation rate in the UK fell to zero. Yes, zero. So in theory…