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Britain Is Pricing Its Factories Into Oblivion
Britain Is Pricing Its Factories Into Oblivion
Authored by Ted Newson via CapX,
At its peak, Britain was known as the workshop of the world. Sheffield produced high-quality steel, Manchester still had a strong textiles sector and the West Midlands was world-renowned for its cars. Glasgow, Sunderland and Newcastle were shipbuilding hubs, Stoke-on-Trent produced ceramics.
Cities around Britain provided steady employment for skilled tradespeople, keeping communities together and wealth distributed around the country. In the 1980s and ’90s, this was underpinned by looser employment regulations and strong energy security through North Sea oil and gas....
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Via Remix News,
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Americans Will Foot The Bill For Germany's New Drug Price Controls
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Authored by Drew Johnson via PJMedia.com,
Germany just found a new way to lower its own healthcare costs: make Americans pay more.
In late April, German policymakers proposed changes that cap spending growth, restrict care, and force drugmakers to provide steep discounts.
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