Concentration of political power within a few wealthy families, party politicking and personalised politics, common to other island states (Skinner 2002) meant that policies were geared towards favouring interest groups not serving the needs of the most vulnerable.
The company said it disagreed with the idea of rate caps, explaining: "Those in favour of interest rate caps argue that they would help control the price of credit, protecting borrowers from high interest rates.
To some extent, it was not wrong, since the activists were mainly fighting for the preservation of a public place and against the methods and urban planning policies of its government, perceived to favour business interests over the public interest.
The trigger is a report on Bloomberg that "a majority" of ECB policymakers favour cutting interest rates (having held them at yesterday's meeting).
This meant, among other things, an ignoble battle among newbies to sponsor bills that would allow them to curry favour with interest groups who would finance their next campaign.
In addition to a frontal attack on civil liberties, the government has redistributed economic assets (particularly through the tax system and investment allocations) in favour of interest groups close to Fidesz and a restricted layer of the well-to-do.
The recipient is compelled to show her gratitude by returning the favour with interest to be sure that she does not remain in the other's debt.
If the PEC applied only to humans, then membership in Homo sapiens would count as a morally relevant characteristic on the basis of which one could favour the interests of humans over the like interests of animals.
It implies, among other things, that one should not favour the interests of whites or males over the like interests of blacks or females (and vice versa).
Leftists tend to be hostile to the interests of traditional elites, including the wealthy and members of the aristocracy, and to favour the interests of the working class (see proletariat).
