3.5 The European Union's "Social Europe"
By mchoate
Last modified: 2006-09-04 12:48:30The old Europe's resentment of the successful British economy seems to be building. The European parliament recent voted to put a stop to the United Kingdom's ability to opt-out of European limits on working hours (which are 48 hours a week).
Roger Bootle argues against the measure eloquently in a story called EU imposes madhouse economics.