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For the removal of doubt

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For a while now many people have been talking about the inexorable drive by our political elites to form a united states of Europe. We have of course often been rebuffed as being a bit tin-hat and of course that’s not what’s happening. Well a bit of video over at Archbishop Cranmers rather lets the cat out of the bag. As Captain Ranty has observed on many occasion if the EU controls the finances, then everything else effectively follows. Mind he does today also offer the hope that forcing fiscal unity will render the implosion of the EU project inevitable … Continue reading →

So it’s a default

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I caught the news about the possibility of the Greeks defaulting on their debt last night, but wanted to check I was understanding things properly at the time. Not that my understanding was helped any by checking what the BBC were saying as last night they were following the line that it wasn’t a default really, though thanks to their wonderful habit of updating articles without mentioning the fact you’d not know that this morning. Now of course the headline isn’t “Greece defaults” but: “Greece aid package boosts stock markets” And any mention that some people might consider that forcing … Continue reading →

It’s worse than that…

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Yesterday I briefly mentioned that things aren’t so good across the pond, well today Captain Ranty brings news that it’s actually worse than that…. “On August 3rd, millions of Americans are expecting their social security payments. The govt need to shell out $23 billion but they only have $12 billion, leaving an $11 billion shortfall. One way around it all is to increase the debt ceiling. The USA is in the hole for an incredible $14.3 Trillion but they need more.” Pop over to the Captains for the full story, but you might want to get a strong cup of … Continue reading →