Posts Tagged ‘recession’
The house that Gordon wrecked
It is western governments that sleepwalked us into the recession that is engulfing the world. Arguing against an earlier WalesHome.org piece on Gordon Brown’s performance, there is a clear case that the Prime Minister was one of the architects of this financial disaster, not our saviour
Paper tigers and dragged feet
As their party conference begins in Manchester, a leading Welsh Conservative claims that the Welsh Assembly Government has squandered a series of opportunities that would have helped Wales combat the recession
The good Prime Minister
The polls repeatedly tell us that Gordon Brown is universally unpopular. The Prime Minister is derided on a daily basis. Will the history books take a different view, particularly of his economic record?
In defence of bonuses
Bonus pay among City executives are coming under increasing political fire. But, as much as everybody may hate them, they remain the best way of allowing companies to employ the best workers
Clear green water
Ieuan Wyn Jones takes to the Plaid Cymru party conference podium today to deliver a speech that will put his party on an election footing. Here, he tells WalesHome.org what plans he and Plaid have in place to take advantage of the electoral opportunities now in front of them
The economic policies that matter
Unable to deliver monetary or fiscal changes, the Assembly must concentrate on the economic policies it can deliver
From a stream to a river?
The explosion in video streaming has massive benefits for businesses that apply the same technology to reach clients and train staff
Weirdness and statistics
Unemployment figures are so often used as the measure of the economy. Yet creating jobs is not uppermost in the minds off those who run companies, so how do we deal with this paradox?
City of gold, city of sand
Dubai’s recession has been as spectacular as its rise, with horror stories of bankrupty, Sharia law and jail all playing their part. But is this truly a downfall, and will we want to again do business with a country whose money tide has fallen far enough to reveal what lies beneath?
Let them burn
Wall Street opens today amid fears that the fourth largest US bank is about to collapse. As opposition parties unveil plans for banking reform, we need to find out, rather than bail out, what will happen if banks are allowed to fail
Oil markets are too important for volatility
Legislators on both sides of the Atlantic are rushing to combat the prospect of oil price rises, fearful of the effect they could have on recovering economies
Time to rethink business development
Solicitor Bernie Jackson has just set up her own company in the heart of a recession, providing business development through face-to-face referral. She explains why she believes it can succeed in this environment







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