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Monday, March 9, 2015

UK uncertainties are real, but nothing saps confidence like the eurozone

Sir Martin Sorrell says the election could bring problems for UK business, but No 1 on his list is the eurozone – uncertainty over Greece looks a bigger worrySir Martin Sorrell is probably right that May’s general election brings uncertainty for UK business whatever the outcome. The corporate world has worked itself into a fine flap about a referendum on EU membership that a Tory, or Tory-led, government would bring. Equally, the bosses don’t want business to be “bashed” by Labour, as they see it, especially if the SNP has its hand on the instrument of supposed violence.The UK election was the fifth “grey swan” on Sorrell’s pond of known risks. But No 1 on his list – the eurozone – still looks a far bigger worry, as a glance at the grey men in Brussels going about their business on Monday would confirm.The Tories will not allow [Green] to be called. They are trying to palm this off until after the election Continue reading...


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