tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post8103723000842187796..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Two legs, four legsJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-73211492623537567592010-06-09T08:52:50.910+01:002010-06-09T08:52:50.910+01:00Anon,
Clearly you start from the view that Wales ...Anon,<br /><br />Clearly you start from the view that Wales would benefit from a 'better' balance between the sectors, by which I assume that you mean a smaller public sector and a larger private sector.<br /><br />But I'm not entirely convinced that concentrating on the balance between the sectors is the right place to be looking. Someone like myself can happily sit in either sector, and perform the same function for the same cost. Which sector I sit in makes no real difference to my contribution to GDP, for instance.<br /><br />The challenge facing us is about how we address the GDP gap between Wales and the UK average. There are good reasons for encouraging a more vibrant private sector as part of that, but it doesn't have to come at the expense of the public sector.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-60130201546255874432010-06-08T14:52:19.297+01:002010-06-08T14:52:19.297+01:00what you say will always be the case as long as th...what you say will always be the case as long as the public sector remains the dominant driving force in Welsh economic terms.<br /><br />Until there is a more than mere lip service paid among the ruling political class that Wales would benefit from a better balance of public and private sectors then then any debate about shrinking the public sector will always be one of pain and blame for others, rather than one that include the opportunities it would present or potential new way of doing things.<br /><br />Welsh politicians and the general public are a long way from even engaging in that debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com