Comments for Focus on Welsh Business http://www.business4wales.co.uk Do better business online - Business news and advice Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:34:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on A decade for Wales to recover from the recession by Annette Strauch http://www.business4wales.co.uk/a-decade-for-wales-to-recover-from-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Annette Strauch Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:16:12 +0000 http://www.business4wales.co.uk/a-decade-for-wales-to-recover-from-the-recession/#comment-86 The Assembly Government does not seem to get much funding from the EU. They want to be independent - and nothing to do with Europe as I understand (Welsh people told me). I am from Germany. I do not see much rescue for Wales to recover from the recession. There is not much industry here anyway. The decade in your article seems to be realistic; even longer in my view (been studying Wales since 1992). I grew up to the border to East Germayn and I am always amazed how the old GDR has been transfomed, how nice the buildings are - what a good standard of living (incl. health) people have achieved. It is the fault of the people in the well-paid jobs because they do not care about the others really. Good article! The Assembly Government does not seem to get much funding from the EU. They want to be independent – and nothing to do with Europe as I understand (Welsh people told me). I am from Germany. I do not see much rescue for Wales to recover from the recession. There is not much industry here anyway. The decade in your article seems to be realistic; even longer in my view (been studying Wales since 1992). I grew up to the border to East Germayn and I am always amazed how the old GDR has been transfomed, how nice the buildings are – what a good standard of living (incl. health) people have achieved.
It is the fault of the people in the well-paid jobs because they do not care about the others really.
Good article!

]]> Comment on At A Time Of Turmoil We Need The ‘Big Clunking Fist’ by Michael bennett http://www.business4wales.co.uk/at-a-time-of-turmoil-we-need-the-big-clunking-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Michael bennett Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:33:59 +0000 http://www.business4wales.co.uk/at-a-time-of-turmoil-we-need-the-big-clunking-fist/#comment-7 Gordon Broon should admit his complicity in the economic mess we are in, stop blaming the rest of the world, and resign. Banks must lend of course, but only where it is justified to do so. and at a proper commercial rate. If businesses are unable to expand and be profitable and borrow at commercial rates then they should not be in business. This is even more important now as it is taxpayers money being loaned to what may be high risk but now seen as politicaly prudent, companies or businesses. This may not be a very popular view in Wales, but when Lady Thatcher took over we were known as the sick man of Europe, her medicine, still vehemently regarded by the liberal/left, despite the success it created, was to cut spending and raise interest rates. The Times printed a letter from 364 economists telling how we we all doomed by this policy (including our current Bank of England governor Mervyn King he still hasn't learnt the lesson) but which saved us only for another dose of tax and spend, and he hasn't finished yet. Gordon Broon should admit his complicity in the economic mess we are in, stop blaming the rest of the world, and resign.

Banks must lend of course, but only where it is justified to do so. and at a proper commercial rate. If businesses are unable to expand and be profitable and borrow at commercial rates then they should not be in business. This is even more important now as it is taxpayers money being loaned to what may be high risk but now seen as politicaly prudent, companies or businesses.

This may not be a very popular view in Wales, but when Lady Thatcher took over we were known as the sick man of Europe, her medicine, still vehemently regarded by the liberal/left, despite the success it created, was to cut spending and raise interest rates. The Times printed a letter from 364 economists telling how we we all doomed by this policy (including our current Bank of England governor Mervyn King he still hasn’t learnt the lesson) but which saved us only for another dose of tax and spend, and he hasn’t finished yet.

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