Douglas Carswell From last week, you’ll need to have worked for someone else for two years, rather than just one, before you can drag them to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal. Good. Those who use their energy, effort and capital to create wealth – and work – should not be tied down by tribunals.  Quite apart  [ Read More ]

Tim Worstall I’m in Dresden, having had a look around the area of this cheapo hotel (now’t wrong with it, just cheapo); nothing really appeals as a dining venue. Or even a drinking one. However, there’s a Lidl on the corner. Rye bread, sliced sausage (hey, this is Germany), packet of crispy things and a jar of  [ Read More ]

John Redwood The UK has no need to fear Germany. The UK has no need to be impolite to Germany. The UK should resist the temptation to lecture Germany on how to lead the Euro zone. There are unwelcome signs that the UK/EU relationship is becoming strained. The Coalition government seems nervous about the impact  [ Read More ]

Tim Worstall France and Germany have reached agreement to boost the eurozone’s rescue fund to €2tn (£1.75tn) as part of a “comprehensive plan” to resolve the sovereign debt crisis, which this weekend’s summit should endorse, EU diplomats said. The growing confidence that a deal can be struck at this Sunday’s crisis summit came amid signs  [ Read More ]

John Redwood The future of the Euro and the greater EU superstate project now rests largely on German politics. The German political establishment has been keen on integration by stealth for many years. It ignored German public opinion against losing the DM, and took the country into the Euro. Now it is trying to get  [ Read More ]