WHEN is a recession not a recession? When it relates to politics, of course.
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Home thoughts on a crisis
November 4, 2008 – 3:00 pm
FOR some reason I’m finding it particularly difficult to believe what people are saying, in these difficult economic times.
Fresh problems for States’ fresh faces
October 21, 2008 – 3:00 pm
SO we have six shiny new Senators. OK, five of those six are already experienced in the workings of the States Assembly.
Time for business to show its enterprise
October 7, 2008 – 3:00 pm
DRASTIC events merit drastic measures. In the past couple of weeks we have certainly seen some drastic events, in terms of the global economy.
Hey presto, you’ve got a new boss
September 23, 2008 – 3:00 pm
WHAT extraordinary times we live in. Last week we had Meltdown Monday, Tottering Tuesday, Black Wednesday, Wobbly Thursday and Frantic Friday — and there’s more to come, according to those in the know.
The dangers of uncertainty
September 9, 2008 – 3:00 pm
HOW many times should a government change its mind? It depends, I guess, on how many people will be adversely affected by the reversal of the decision.
Inflation makes an untimely comeback
August 19, 2008 – 3:00 pm
THAT old devil, inflation, has come back to haunt us. Statistics issued in the UK last week surprised even the City experts, who had already forecast an increase in the Consumer Price Index of up to 4.2%. In the event the CPI for July reached 4.4% and the Retail Price Index 5.3%, up from 4.8% […]
Economic swings and roundabouts
July 29, 2008 – 3:00 pm
IS it just my imagination, or is the Council of Ministers going around in circles?
Recession? Depends on whom you talk to
July 15, 2008 – 2:00 pm
A CRISIS of confidence has emerged over whether or not the UK is likely to go into recession.














Haven’t we been here before, Darling?
YET another wave of remarkable events rolled into the Island’s consciousness last week.