A Hard Look at UK Life Under David Cameron – John Gelmini 2/3

July 24, 2013 By dralfoldman in Austerity, Coalition, David Cameron, Growth, People, Politics, Society, UK, Unemployment Tags: China, David Cameron, Home Office, Immigration, John Gelmini, local government, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, United States 32 Comments

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United Kingdom: stamp (Photo credit: Sem Paradeiro)

This is the second of a series of “Hard Look” articles where John Gelmini has kindly been guest blogger.

In this blog, the second of three, we take a hard look at UK life under David Cameron. Below is a selection of John Gelmini’s articles, ranked by the number of hits with the most popular first:

Any thoughts?

A Hard Look China Friends Trade and David Cameron – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
Political Snakes and Ladders: Peter Obone, Lord Ashcroft and David Cameron – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
David Cameron, Gay Marriage and the Decline in UK Traditional Family Life: John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
Why David Cameron is the Barrier to Increasing UK Exports to BRICS Countries – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
Why Dozens of Local Authorities are Collapsing in the UK – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
Cancer in over 65s predicted to treble by 2040 – John Gelmini’s viewpoint (dralfoldman.com)
UK Decline and EU Membership: Response to Lord Heseltine – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
Why UK Chancellor George Osborne will not be allowed to use the axe on the Public Sector – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)
A Hard Look at Individual Liberty in the David Cameron’s UK – John Gelmini (dralfoldman.com)

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Needed: A New Economic Paradigm | Joe Stiglitz – The Institute for New Economic Thinking

July 24, 2013 By dralfoldman in Austerity, Business Administration, Growth, People, Politics, Unemployment, US Tags: BRICS, Economic, INET, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Joe Stiglitz, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize 4 Comments

Cropped picture of Joseph Stiglitz, U.S. econo...

Cropped picture of Joseph Stiglitz, U.S. economist. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nobel Prize winning, economist, Joe Stiglitz, calls for a new economic paradigm, in an INET article. It’s an INTERESTING READ. Check it out!

Needed: A New Economic Paradigm | The Institute for New Economic Thinking.

Personally, for me, the collapse of 2008 was not so much about blind use of econometric models, it was more about greed and deregulation. Last week, we saw headlines that US banks once again dominate the valuation of the New York stock market; US banks have eclipsed the energy and commodity sectors in the BRICS countries.

Surely, the real challenge is to cut the financial services sector down to size and refocus economic expansion on other sectors, especially those that offer jobs growth as well?

Any thoughts?

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