Athens told to change spending and taxes – FT.com

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This article in the FT shows just how much power and authority Greece has given up as the price for a second bailout. Check it out!

Athens told to change spending and taxes – FT.com.

Personally, I think that we are seeing democracy increasingly under pressure from unelected groups, like the troika (IMF, ECB and the EC) – surely this is not good for European society?

NHS reform: Two very different ways to bash Mr Lansley’s health bill | The Economist

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This blog from the Economist is well worth a read. Check it out!

NHS reform: Two very different ways to bash Mr Lansley’s health bill | The Economist.

Sadly, it seems that the Coalition Government have got themselves into  a bit of a pickle on an increasing number of key policies now.