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David Cameron 'be energised and not paralysed by gloom and fear'
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by liamssoft | October 6, 2011 at 02:34 am
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Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday tried to strike a note of hope even as he warned that Britain is in as great a moment of danger as in 2008 when the global economy tumbled into recession.
He told the audience at the Conservative Party conference: “As we meet here in Manchester, the threat to the world economy – and to Britain – is as serious today as it was in 2008 when world recession loomed.
“The eurozone is in crisis, the French and German economies have slowed to a standstill; even mighty America is being questioned about her debts.”
But he urged the thousands in the hall and the millions watching on television to be energised and not “paralysed by gloom and fear”. He warned that in “modern business you’re either quick or you’re dead”. walesonline.co.uk
That's not how they see things in Scotland......
DAVID Cameron was accused of failing to do enough to boost confidence in the economy, as he delivered a low-key and hastily rewritten speech to the Conservative conference. His flat delivery to a hall littered with empty seats also largely failed to rouse the party faithful gathered in Manchester, prompting sources close to the Prime Minister to claim afterwards that he had been suffering from a throat infection.
The speech was made as the latest figures saw growth revised downwards across the country, prompting fresh fears that the UK is entering a period of stagnation.
Meanwhile, Mr Cameron's team was facing embarrassment as excerpts circulated to the media the evening before the speech - which urged people to pay off their credit card debts - were hastily changed yesterday morning after retailers warned such a move would slow high street sales even further.
In a speech mostly devoid of fresh policy, the PM claimed it was up to people to "show some fight" to face down the economic peril - prompting attacks from opponents that he was offering only "warm words" as a solution to tackle the country's stagnant growth.
Political commentators were quick to criticise its shortcomings, with right-wing blogger Guido Fawkes describing it as "nothing to write home about" and former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell calling it "really very average".
Mr Cameron conceded people could neither "see nor feel" the benefits of the government's plans to boost growth as they struggled with the rising cost of living, and he admitted bluntly that the country was facing a crisis as bad as that which hit in 2008.
Instead, in a speech that sought to balance a realistic assessment of the current mood with an optimistic case for the future, he sought to draw on Britain's imperial past to urge people to adopt a "can-do" spirit, and end what he called a culture of "can't-do sogginess". thescotsman.scotsman.com
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at 05:14 on October 6th, 2011
For some reason, those who "have" -- both power and wealth -- also have blurred vision and a loss of hearing.
at 10:06 on October 6th, 2011
For some reason people believe that if a cows teat gives milk then it should continue to do so in the absence of access to a green pasture. The adage that you can not get blood from a stone should not go amiss. While it is comforting and easiest to blame business or politicians here and now, one must ask where were these same blame gamers when they elected their chosen leadership who were offering public goodies and passing changes to economic policy for their perceived benefit. The idea that society is separate from, and a victim of government is an exploit unworthy of todays educated. One does not get to be a city Mayor, a Councilman, or PM by knocking on the door. And as long as the electorate can be purchased with promises from the public treasury not much will change. We will be paying more and more for milk from a cow that pastures on less and less. And a lot of the States with in the EU have run out, or are rapidly running out of green pasture. It's up to the electorate to bring balance back to the equation and that will mean a willingness to forgo some of the perks they have grown accustomed to. I know it's shocking. What, me responsible? I'm the victim! Those who first wrap their head around the idea of being one and the same will come out of this economic depression first with the largest national gains from expanding their interdependent pastures, so to speak.