Daily Archives: July 6, 2012

European Central Bank Rate Cut Not Likely to Have Significant Effect – SPIEGEL ONLINE

July 6, 2012 By in Central banks, Euro Crisis Tags: , , , , , , 3 Comments
Der Spiegel

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This is an interesting article from the leading German paper Der Spiegel. Check it out!

European Central Bank Rate Cut Not Likely to Have Significant Effect – SPIEGEL ONLINE.

The Spiegel article is not prescriptive about whether increased support is required from the ECB or from policy-makers but it is clear that the ECB’s interest rate decision will be very marginal. I sense that markets might be a bit nervous for a few days.

BBC News – Councils putting stricter time limits on elderly care

July 6, 2012 By in Austerity, Business Administration, Coalition, David Cameron, Healthcare, NHS, Outsourcing, People, Public Sector, Public Services Reform, Reform, Retired Tags: , , , , , , 2 Comments
United Kingdom

United Kingdom (Photo credit: stumayhew)

This is an important and worrying article from the BBC. Check it out!

BBC News – Councils putting stricter time limits on elderly care.

Here are a few questions after reading this depressing article:

  1. The reality is surely that the elderly are only one step away from being abandoned by the Public Care system?
  2. Why are the UK public accepting this shoddy treatment of senior citizens from the Coalition Government’s policies on care for the aged?
  3. Surely, the aged are entitled to at least a half an hour a day of public help?