09/06/2009 2:35:07 pm
The German Hyper-Liberal Model? It seems that regardless of who wins the next election in Britain, its radical market-oriented policies have come to an end for now. On the other hand, the same idea-driven approach to policy seems just as much on the rise in - Germany. Their Minister of Finance, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg both speaks and acts as a defender of a free economy - and is very popular. Last year, Britain reached a higher level of public spending than Germany. The European castling - in Chess terms - continues.