I had always supposed that the euro would hold together, writes Martin Taylor. But when both partners in a marriage seriously question the arrangement, divorce is only a matter of time
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FT on 21st Mar 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
It seems the National Organisation of Marriage is having problems finding people to speak out against gay marriage. Their solution? Audition some candidates. Here they are in all their glory.
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CommentCentral on 9th Apr 2009 (via timesonline.typepad.com)
PM set the scene for a Labour election focus on David Cameron's upbringing and experience with an attack based on class warfare.
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Telegraph on 5th Jan 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Poles, Hungarians and even Icelanders are telling the pollsters that they would rather like to join the euro. The devaluation of their currencies has left them feeling suddenly poor. But ponder one question, my friends. The euro is based on solidarity: the assumption that, in the last analysis, taxpayers in the wealthy countries will bail out ...
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DanielHannan on 31st Oct 2008 (via blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
The EU thinks it’s saved the Euro, again. It hasn’t. This is a deal, summarised here, that to coin the current vernacular, kicks the euro down the road until the autumn, but which has no hope of delivering a real solution. Why not? Because, clause 1, no one knows if the Greek people will, as
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LiberalConspiracy on 22nd Jul 2011 (via liberalconspiracy.org)
A leading credit agency says it is considering downgrading the credit worthiness of six countries that use the euro because a solution to the debt crisis cannot be found.
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BBCPolitics on 17th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Under the Hypo deal, majority shareholder Bayern Landesbank has agreed to surrender its 67pc stake for a token €1 and to waive a further €825m in liabilities. The Austrian state will provide up to €450m in fresh capital. The state-owned BayernLB bought Hypo during an expansionist spree at the
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TimWorstall on 15th Dec 2009 (via timworstall.com)
I'm a massive supporter of civil partnerships simply because I believe in equal rights. But I'm not so hot on 'gay marriage', as flagged up by Jonty, here. It seems to me that the word marriage is inherently tied up with religion. Indeed, though I am no anthropologist, I would suggest that the main mask given to the (economic) requirement for marriage at the genesis of the conc...
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NewDirection on 14th Apr 2009 (via newerlabour.blogspot.com)
What is a marriage? In this review, Carlin Romano encourages us to think hard about that. OK, I don't for my part think marriage is 'the mystical melting of two people' - not unless they start out made of chocolate,...
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NormanGeras on 30th Jul 2008 (via normblog.typepad.com)
From CNA The National Organization for Marriage on Thursday launched a new advertisement highlighting the efforts of some gay “marriage” advocates to characterize defenders of marriage as liars and bigots. The ad warns of the “devastating consequences” the establishment of same-sex “marriage” would have on religious liberty and claims proponents want to “s...
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SunlitUplands on 3rd May 2009 (via sunlituplands.blogspot.com)
Will the UK dodge the Eurozone missile?
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BBCPolitics on 5th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)