Monthly Archives: September 2014

Ed Balls embraces fiscal austerity at Labour Party conference: A Major error

The shadow British Chancellor Ed Balls speaking at the Labour party conference has foolishly embraced the fiscal conservative principle of no new deficit financed funding for education or social investment or infrastructure when and if Labour is in office. This … Continue reading

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United Kingdom breathes sigh of relief:Scotland votes no 55%to 45% yes,Devolution on the way

In a hard fought exciting Scottish referendum contest with an overall turnout of 84.6% the No forces have won a clear victory 55.3 % to 44.7% Yes. The final numbers were only completely counted in the early hours of the … Continue reading

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Scotland the brave: the road to the referendum

The spectre of Scotland voting yes to become independent of Great Britain in ten days haunts the British press and Britain’s political class. Like its cousin the Québec independence movement the Scotland referendum campaign has tightened into an apparently close … Continue reading

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Poli 204/2 2014 course outline

Poli 204/2 2014 Introduction to Canadian Politics Professor Harold Chorney Course outline The study of Canadian politics is a complex field which draws upon a number of traditions in Canadian political science including institutionalism, political behaviour, political theory, international politics, … Continue reading

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Poli 463/2 2014 course outline

Poli 463/2 Government and Business course outline : Keynes versus monetarists before and after the crash of 2008 Prof.Harold Chorney Fall/ 2014 Course overview: This course explores the tools that are necessary to deal with the contemporary global economy and … Continue reading

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