Recovery of Britains economy has a long and difficult way to go
Having spoken to businesses in Nairn last week and Granton on Spey its clear that businesses in the Highlands are not getting an easy ride. The failure to support the High Street businesses is having a knock on effect and communities are concerned in particular when a business closes.
The High Street in Nairn has too many vacant premises and I was dismayed to see this now starting to happen in Granton on Spey as well with four businesses already shutting their doors. These businesses employ people and provide vital services to their community. Rural areas in particular in the Highlands need cohesion within their communities and traders and business is vital to that community cohesion.
The failure of politicians who are supposed to be representing this area of the Highlands is there for all to see and what we need is action instead of the usual empty rhetoric in particular from Liberals.
Every area that is represented by a Conservative MP after the next General Election with a Conservative Government will fare much better and will get the help and support that all business needs to recover from Labours recession.
Its time to get business rates lowered and real practical assistance to the wealth creators with a serious effort to curb unnecessary regulation and red tape.
Jim Ferguson
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Gordon Brown’s legacy will be the Great Recession
Commenting on the news that the UK is the last G20 economy to leave the recession, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said “Gordon Brown’s promise that Britain would lead the world out of recession lies in tatters”.
“We were one of the first in and now, today, we are the last out. Gordon Brown’s legacy will be the Great Recession.”
Not only is the UK the last G20 economy to leave the recession, but:
- The UK was one of the first countries to enter recession, and the last G20 country out.
- Some countries emerged nine months ago.
- The pound has fallen significantly against other major currencies.
Osborne added that a key reason for this was that “Gordon Brown’s decisions as Chancellor left Britain ill-prepared and his judgements as Prime Minister made the recession even worse.”
The Conservatives have published a document explaining how Gordon Brown made the recession worse – you can read it in full below.
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