Daily Archives: April 16, 2016

White House lays out case against Brexit – FT.com

April 16, 2016 By in Brexit, Business Administration, Defense Policy, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, George Osborne, Growth, Politics Tags: , , , 1 Comment
English: President Barack Obama and British Pr...

English: President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron talk on the South Lawn of the White House, July 20, 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The FT reports that the British economy will be weaker, its international influence will be reduced and the EU will be damaged if the UK votes to leave the bloc in June, citing the White House  on Thursday.

Source: White House lays out case against Brexit – FT.com

For me, this is all blatantly obvious.

But many older UK voters want to turn the clock back. Unfortunately, it just won’t happen. Life marches on and the future awaits.

The challenge is to influence the future for the better – that can best be achieved by the UK being an integral part of the EU.

Views?

5 charts that reveal how bad child inequality is in the rich world | World Economic Forum

April 16, 2016 By in Education, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, Immigration, People, Politics Tags: , , , Leave a comment
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English: Official logo of the World Economic Forum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

WEF reports that some of the richest countries in the world are failing their children, with unacceptable levels of inequality.

Source: 5 charts that reveal how bad child inequality is in the rich world | World Economic Forum

See how your country rates, you might be in for a surprise.

Whilst this graphical representation gives us an overview, it fails to address the complexity of the challenge which includes immigration and relative rates of breeding within certain segments of society in each country.

Thoughts?