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How does UK compare with Holland? Badly
How does UK compare with Holland? I’m asked about this once in awhile. To be honest I should be asked this more often by Brits. Because despite the relatively small amount of water between the UK and the Netherlands, the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Europe, Independence, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged economics, empire, equality, independent Scotland, Neoliberal, poverty, welfare, workers rights
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UK Never Got Post-Empire
I watched the BBC documentary “Das Auto The Germans, Their Cars and Us“. You can watch it complete on YouTube and I recommend you do even if you have no interest in cars or Germany. It’s the “Us” – the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Europe, United Kingdom
Tagged Business, economics, Germany, manufacturing, Neoliberal, UK, workers rights
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French Economist Proves What Most Know True: Capitalism is a Rigged Game
Despite the rather feeble nit-picking effort of the Financial Times, French economist Thomas Piketty has done some tremendous work in proving what anyone with their eyes open and without hypocrisy or delusion already knows: capitalism in the form societies have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Politics, Poverty
Tagged equality, Neoliberal, poverty, scottish independence, welfare, workers rights
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Iron Man and the Myth of the Lone Entrepreneur
A popular misconception we’re often confronted with is the idea that successful business people somehow made it through their own hard work, graft and smarts. While it can take immense perseverance, skill and acumen to build business empires, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Politics
Tagged Business, Elizabeth Warren, entrepreneur, iron man, Neoliberal, tax
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