As Big landlords and banks tighten their grip, the real economy suffocates - and workers bear the cost. Illustration by the Author Landlords and bankers are quietly strangling the real economy. Big landlords

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Among those that make or cover policy in Brussels, jargon and acronyms can take over conversations. These usually sound like a foreign language to the rest of us in Europe. So #RealEconomy asked Jyrki