tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567907241439261243.post1143215312580420128..comments2024-01-09T04:41:41.590-08:00Comments on Analysing British Politics: The conference season is under wayWyn Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473299774041779419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567907241439261243.post-77500901984568820992010-09-21T23:54:54.726-07:002010-09-21T23:54:54.726-07:00The Conservatives have said they would like to hav...The Conservatives have said they would like to have a partnership relationship with the unions, but this may be very difficult to forge in the context of public expenditure cuts. Remember that most union members are in the public sector and therefore their capacity to contribute to the revival of manufacturing in the way you suggest may be limited.Wyn Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473299774041779419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567907241439261243.post-22661025357573605002010-09-21T15:58:10.963-07:002010-09-21T15:58:10.963-07:00Dear Wyn,
What role do you think unions could and ...Dear Wyn,<br />What role do you think unions could and ought to play in effors to rebalance the economy towards manufacturing and services. Appaling industrial relations played a major part in the decline of british manufacturing but can more moderate trade union leaders and a more pragmatic Conservative-led government establish a working relationship? Unions could play a crucial role in supporting training, apprenticeships while also raising median wages, therby reducing income inequality (union workers contiune to earn a wage perium)Shankar Jayaramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567907241439261243.post-34442113796291955152010-09-13T06:46:10.863-07:002010-09-13T06:46:10.863-07:00I am very sceptical about the double dip recession...I am very sceptical about the double dip recession arguments. I think that growth both in the US and UK will be relatively slow for some time. I think that interest rates will remain very low for the next 12 months, leaving aside countries like Australia and Canada.Wyn Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473299774041779419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567907241439261243.post-5225203355640494802010-09-13T06:38:47.773-07:002010-09-13T06:38:47.773-07:00Wyn,
What is your view on Paul Krugman. There is ...Wyn,<br /><br />What is your view on Paul Krugman. There is the possibility that we may go back into recession and as a result we have not seen enough government spending to ride it out - both in the U.S. and the U.K. <br /><br />What do you think will happen to interest rates in the over the next 12 months?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com