Government set to take stakes in key industries under Project Birch plans
France and Germany lined up bailouts worth €14bn to take equity stakes in big industrial companies, as Britain drew up a...
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The story behind Jaguar Land Rover’s proposed government bailout
British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has gone to the Government for support to steer it through the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Car firm bailouts could leave Government owning swathes of British industry
JLR is not eligible for help under existing schemes because they require big businesses to have an investment grade credit...
Japanese government and BOJ vow to support virus-hit economy
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan on Friday launched a 30 trillion yen ($278 billion) program to support small businesses,...
Tokyo government weighs lifting state of emergency May 25
TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed Thursday that the state of emergency remains in place for metropolitan Tokyo...
Can the Government simply print money forever?
The national debt fell as a share of GDP over the decades, and combined with lower interest rates that took...
Household cleaners and nannies can return to work, Government guidance states
Cleaners and nannies can return to work in people's homes, as long as they are not displaying symptoms of coronavirus...
If you think this emergency has been an advert for bigger government you haven’t been paying attention
Major wars usually increase the size and scope of government permanently. The historian AJP Taylor famously regaled how a typical...
Bank of Japan vows to buy government bonds ‘without upper limit’
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan further boosted its monetary stimulus at a one-day policy meeting on Monday, aiming to...
Government must reject this road to socialism
Over the last few centuries, many thinkers have been attracted to the idea of introducing a Universal Basic Income (UBI)...
