Media discussion of British unemployment often focuses on the low level of training and vocational skills of the British workforce compared to that of Britain's main industrial competitors. In a world increasingly dominated by the use of robots and other electronic aids to production,...

The European Council's Maastricht Agreement maps out a precise route to monetary union and the eventual introduction of a common currency. My discussion begins with a look at the general arguments for and against monetary union. I shall then discuss the proposed constitution of the European...