Tag Archives: competition policy
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Are the CMA concerned that Poundland will buy 99p Stores then become the £1.01 store?
4April 22, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I will start this with a question: against whom do Poundland compete? Is it other pound shops? Maybe. Is it 99p …
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EU Commission vs Google – why it matters
Leave a commentApril 21, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I first used a search engine back in 1995. It was powered by Yahoo and from what I remember it …
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Explaining the Shell – BG Group merger
1April 20, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Whenever there is a large fall in oil prices, the largest energy extraction firms start sniffing around the smaller ones. …
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Ed Miliband needs to come clean and say whether or not he wants to re-nationalise the energy providers
Leave a commentJanuary 14, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
First of all, there is little doubt that no-one in this country should be having to choose between heating and …
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Airbnb are winning, but what if the playing field were levelled?
Leave a commentAugust 27, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
As the summer holidays come to an end, I wonder how many of you will have come back from a …
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How strong is the case for nationalising the mobile phone companies?
1August 23, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Should we renationalise the mobile phone companies? If you had asked me that until about a week ago I would …
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Regulating the Energy market: Not as easy as it looks
Leave a commentJune 1, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Ed Miliband was right, and supported by ex-Tory Prime Minister John Major, to highlight that the market for gas and …
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A2 Economics Micro technique spot 2 – 1st best, 2nd best, 3rd best, 4th best
Leave a commentMay 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Pupils studying competition policy are often trying to get their head around what the regulatory authorities are trying to achieve. …
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