tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7697050066169964431..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Economic RenewalJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-12967276854641123372010-03-06T08:30:07.242+00:002010-03-06T08:30:07.242+00:00CoP,
No worry - you'd have to try a lot harde...CoP,<br /><br />No worry - you'd have to try a lot harder than that before I'd start to take offence!John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-45426446416636926242010-03-05T19:33:01.250+00:002010-03-05T19:33:01.250+00:00i didn't mean to offend you John I welcome you...i didn't mean to offend you John I welcome your contributions on this any other issues. I doubt any Labour bloggers would dare or are capable of writing anything about the Welsh economy.<br /><br />We'll have to agree to disagree over the solutions but i take your point about the timescales, if you get the time develop those themes you talked about I would certainly be interested to read you thoughts.<br /><br />Have a good weekendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-12155019134500895052010-03-05T18:26:34.271+00:002010-03-05T18:26:34.271+00:00CoP,
Well, you know, political thinking and comme...CoP,<br /><br />Well, you know, political thinking and comment isn't limited to those who actually win elections!<br /><br />I think I agreed with much of the quotation from Ron Jones which you put in your comment. But we are dealing with a problem of relative economic performance which has been with us for many decades - it will take a lengthy period to reverse as well. Eleven years since the establishment of the Assembly should have seen us further forward than we are now, I'd agree - even though it would be naive to believe that the gap could have been closed in that time.<br /><br /><i>"the solutions are well known"</i>.<br /><br />Actually, I'm not so sure that they are. There are some actions which need to be taken where there is a degree of consensus, but I tend to the view that 'solutions' require rather more than those agreed actions. Perhaps I'll return to that point in a future post rather than a response to a comment - it needs to be developed a lot. It does mean tackling the vested interests - but we need to do a lot more than that.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-18023960533269415202010-03-05T15:02:07.963+00:002010-03-05T15:02:07.963+00:00The Plaid bash to business on Thursday before Conf...The Plaid bash to business on Thursday before Conference few weeks back was very good,but not that well attended.<br />IWJ asked an important question of the audience but got no reply.-"What is the role of HMG in Wales in business development ,should it restrict itself to infustructure or were markets were disfunctional should it intervene" He went on to propose a Ventutre Capital Bank which would be at arms length from HMG but have public money. Bad idea, one small mistake by this Bank would sell a lot of newspapers ,but being a resounding sucess would sell few- if you get my drift.<br />The Laws of England will determine the business enviroment and the crooks in the English Parliament are in no mood to give the Welsh a economic advatage, so business in Wales will still be operating at the end of the M4.Spirit of BMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-38935378995471417632010-03-04T17:02:56.987+00:002010-03-04T17:02:56.987+00:00nice to see a contribution by Plaid Cymru even if ...nice to see a contribution by Plaid Cymru even if its not from an AM or Minister John.<br /><br />I agree that the ferocity of the article has at least got people talking about the Welsh economy seriously which can only be a good thing.<br /><br />I would take issue with you on the part about the length of time the economic development should have made and impact because Ron Jones in the article said. <br /><br />'The great levers of the economy are outside Wales, but we were entitled to hope that devolution would at least bring an understanding of our economy, empathy for what our country needs.<br /><br />Instead, post-devolution we have created the foundation of an economic nightmare. The public sector stole Objective 1. We lost the wasteful hundreds of the WDA only for them to reappear within WAG, now hidden in a new fog of bureaucracy and hidden from public view.'<br /><br />On the point about solutions i agree it easier to sling mud than put forward ideas and this applies across the board but on the subject of the Welsh economy the solutions are well known, what is needed is political leadership to drive the changes even if it means tackling the vested interests and upsetting people along the way.<br /><br />However with the 47% endorsement of Gordon Brown and Carwyn Jones handling of the economy i fear thing are even more unlikely to change despite the real and pressing need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com