Judgement day approaches for the eurozone
Ben Fox explains where we are with the eurozone crisis, and argues where we should go next.
Ben Fox
Ben works in the European Parliament and writes for Left Foot Forward on economics and the EU. He is the chairman of GMB Brussels.
A damp squib or quiet radicalism from the Vickers Commission?
Ben Fox looks at yesterday’s Independent Commission on Banking Vickers Commission report on the future of the banking industry.
OECD prediction rocks Osborne’s deficit reduction hopes
Osborne has gutted the UK economy, making it increasingly difficult to reduce the deficit, reports Ben Fox.
Clegg’s win on ‘free schools’ start of the battle to save state education
The vetoing of Tory plans for free schools to become profit-making marks out coalition dividing lines and the ideological battle over education at the next election.
Boris’s call for Euro break-up would be disastrous for the UK
The full scale of European debt is now becoming clear – as well as the UK’s exposure to it. Default would massively damage Britain, eurobonds need to be introduced.
Eurozone summit a small step forward but fundamental problems remain
Those hoping the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis would finally be resolved today will be disappointed, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ben Fox from Brussels.
Eurozone must pool its debt for any chance of halting the crisis
Northerners may not like it, but a debt union is the only way out for the eurozone debt crisis, writes Left Foot Forward’s Ben Fox in Brussels.
IMF stitch-up locks out developing countries
Ben Fox reports on the appointment of Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – at the expense of candidates from other countries.
Is it really best if Greece goes bust?
Ben Fox berates the eurozone for dithering and duplicity over the Greek debt crisis and asks which of the available options are best for Greece.
Blair’s elected EU President plan not as far-fetched as it sounds
Left Foot Forward’s Ben Fox reports from Brussels on former prime minister Tony Blair’s plans for a European Union President.