Europe’s Keynesian Problem – NYTimes.com – Paul Krugman

This is a MUST READ article from Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize winning, liberal, economist, writing in the Op-Ed column of the NYT.

via Europe’s Keynesian Problem – NYTimes.com – Paul Krugman.

Krugman explains the problem really simply. The economic case that he proposes is overwhelmingly obvious, so why won’t the policy-makers in Berlin, London and dare I say Brussels gives Keynesian methods a chance?

Any thoughts?

Paul Krugman, Laureate of the Sveriges Riksban...

Paul Krugman, Laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2008 at a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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David Cameron isn’t even among friends in his own cabinet now | Andrew Rawnsley | Comment is free | The Observer

This is a very good article and well worth a read. Check it out!

David Cameron isn’t even among friends in his own cabinet now | Andrew Rawnsley | Comment is free | The Observer.

Personally, I empathize with the Tory spending ministers who say that enough is enough, especially when health, overseas aid etc. remain ring-fenced. The real problem, of course, is that the Chancellor and the Prime Minister have lost both credibility and power.

The bigger question is:

Will the big spending ministers support

English: David Cameron, Prime Minister of the ...

English: David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

a coup against David Cameron?

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