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Welcome
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It’s a popular misconception that the government taxes us to pay for essential
public services, but when you hear of hundreds of thousands going to
politicians through abused allowances and then discovering one of the accused
has been put in charge of the so-called inquiry, it makes you wonder doesn’t it?
Now, I’m sometimes accused of giving rather a lot of stick to government in these
pages, and it’s more often than not completely justified. But as we go to press Zimbabwe it
seems has, at long last, ousted Mugabe. So, at times like this we should feel
grateful that we’re not ruled by a despotic maniac intent on staying in power whatever the
feelings of the electorate. And, no that’s not me having an indirect pop at Brown or Blair – but if the cap fits…
It’s worth remembering that when Robert Mugabe took over the reigns of power in
Zimbabwe it was one of the richest nations in Africa. Now it’s one of the poorest. Our wishes are with the people of that country as they
strive to emerge from a dark period of history. Who knows, maybe one day soon
we’ll be doing business with the new entrepreneurs of Zimbabwe.
On to matters domestic, and the question that’s been keeping everyone awake at night, is Alistair Darling the right man to
handle the economy and steer us away from a recession? Darling isn’t exactly a charasmatic dynamo, as anyone who witnessed his deathly dull Budget
speech will testify, but does he have the steady hand needed to guide us
through the choppy waters ahead?
Labour have had it easy over the economy for the last decade, and this
represents their first real test. With America seemingly in denial over its
economic slump, and financial institutions battening down the hatches, what we
don’t need is someone who is going to dally.
It’s a scary thought that the uber-dallier, Gordon Brown, still seems to have some
form of control over the Chancellor, who of course is a staunch Brownite. You’d have thought that, whilst enjoying the longest sustained period of post-war
growth the country has seen, Brown would’ve done more with the opportunity. Instead, he chose prudence and an
unwillingness to take chances, cut taxes or promote business and entrepreneurism, and his party seemingly want him out of the top job before he
seals their fate in the forthcoming election.
On to our latest issue, yet another packed edition, where readers can catch up
on the latest business news and events, and what the region’s business leaders really thought about the Budget as well as how to survive the
fallout from the credit crunch.
Good reading as always…
W S Fisher
Editor