Posts tagged with 'Davos'

26 Jan 12 10 Comments

‘Radical’ Cameron joins in Davos Germany-bashing

It was a far bolder speech than I expected from the PM to the capital of capitalism. He described himself as a “monetary radical”, which is a reference to the £275 billion of QE, and

25 Jan 12 7 Comments

UK slump returns – UK growth ‘decimated’

The UK is probably in recession already, but the growth of the economy since the Oct 2010 spending review is just one tenth of government predictions at the time.

29 Jan 11 3 Comments

Echoes of ‘horizontal democracy’ from north Africa in Davos

It was quite some moment. Applause at the arrival of two new ministers in the Tunisian government alongside the new Central Bank governor at Davos, blogs Faisal Islam.

28 Jan 11 6 Comments

No Plan B – but a slower Plan A

The Chancellor tells our Economics Editor that to pull out of the austerity plan would be to plunge Britain back into “the financial danger zone” – so no Plan B, but maybe a

The bankers bite back

Faisal Islam blogs from Davos on the day that the bankers fought back.

28 Jan 10 No Comments

Cameron commits to cuts even if Britain's economy relapses

Economics correspondent Faisal Islam describes interviewing Conservative leader David Cameron, who says his party would start cutting the deficit this year, even if Britain relapses into

The second most anticipated Cameron at Davos

Attending the Davos World Economic Forum, Conservative leader David Cameron knows that if he is elected, his country’s role in the world will be substantially different to that of his

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