More stability and less uncertainty, please

As a new year begins, it is traditionally a time to take stock. The year 2011 was a very difficult one, with unemployment rising, living standards falling and hopes of an early recovery scuppered by t

As a new year begins, it is traditionally a time to take stock. The year 2011 was a very difficult one, with unemployment rising, living standards falling and hopes of an early recovery scuppered by the continued crisis in the eurozone. The early months of 2012 look likely to bring more of the same, as Europe grapples to agree a solution to what has been allowed to develop into a political and economic ...