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I thought that Mick Fealty's piece in the London Telegraph Blog is particularly apt on the cusp of the G20. Mick runs the Slugger O'Toole Blog.
"Gordon Brown's problems are the world's problems.... "
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/mick_fealty/blog...
I am half way there with the ERI. There is a balance to be struck between increasing public expenditure by increasing revenue, and, consequently, reducing the cash available for joe public to spend. What is important about increased revenue spend ...
You're not I hope suggesting that once the juggernaut speeds up again, we can then leave it to it's own devices ?
I'm sceptical about the potential to achieve balanced international co-operation, as I think certain countries are not susceptable t...
Interesting point when he says
"Yet it is not the free market system as such that failed. Rather it lost its sense of social and ethical purpose, became corrupted, and therefore also became unsafe and unfair."
Which rather begs the question - is...
My kids enjoyed learning about the fun side of business from Disney. They would spend hours playing this game ( http://disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb3/index.html ). Even the Intro is interesting in the current circumstances.
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- At 7:24pm on January 22, 2009,
Joanne Stuart said… - Hi Alan, thanks for your contributions. I have only just found out how to get a hyper link working, and I noticed you had a URL link in your latest post. Highlight the word that you want the link to work from, click on the hyperlink icon (beside the strike through) and paste in the URL. When you publish the post the hyperlink is activated. I am still getting used to the technology, but I am enjoying the experience!!! Joanne
- At 10:29am on January 8, 2009,
John McMullan said… - Hi Alan,
Thanks for you comments yesterday and sorry I was only able to get back this morning. I've added a new blog for others to comment on, as I think more intelligent publid procurement commissioning is part of the way forward and you views help in developing the thinking.
Regards,
John
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Reality Check from Mick Fealty
I thought that Mick Fealty's piece in the London Telegraph Blog was particularly apt on the cusp of the G20. Mick runs the Slugger O'Toole Blog.
"Gordon Brown's problems are the world's problems.... "
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/mick_fealty/blog/2009/03/25/gordon_browns_problems_are_the_worlds_problems
"Gordon Brown's problems are the world's problems.... "
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/mick_fealty/blog/2009/03/25/gordon_browns_problems_are_the_worlds_problems
Posted on March 25, 2009 at 1:30pm —
The Bigger Picture.
I suppose for all the millions of us fixated on the economy cranking down towards the abyss, rarely able to take our eyes from the falling sand and wondering if there's a bottom here somewhere, there must be someone looking five maybe six years down the road. Well there is - Will Hutton in this New Statesman article turns the hour glass again. In this piece, written as Obama steps up to to the plate, he gazes above the confusion and states
"The US needs to construct nothing less than a new mult… Continue
"The US needs to construct nothing less than a new mult… Continue
Posted on January 22, 2009 at 4:39pm — 1 Comment
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