What did you do today to make the future more secure for yourself and your family? I’ve been out with the chainsaw again collecting firewood for next winter. In the process of being involved with this group, I believe I have learned enough to form the following opinions: Very few people are actually prepared to [...]
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Speak up!
There’s not much point in coming here if you’re not going to bother to say anything. This blog originated at the request of people who felt they wanted to discuss things free from the limitations of BBC moderation. I also got the impression (perhaps mistakenly) that these were people who actually wanted to do something [...]
Something to do
It seems only a matter of time now before things start to unravel very quickly. The longer it takes the worse it will be. So why not do something – starting tomorrow – that will not only speed up the process but make things easier for yourself in the long run? Certain banks are unlikely [...]
Questions that need asking
It’s occurred to me that something that could produce a different letter every time you clicked might be neat – a kind of random-rant generator. There’s actually quite a wealth of questions people could put to their MP complaints opinions already – just from our own members. If we could put these in a database [...]
What do we actually want to do about it?
Having followed all the discussions so far (admittedly mostly as an observer) I have to say that this is not that clear to me what the purpose of the Lobby Group actually IS. We need some convincing answers to the following: What difference will that make to anything? Will it make my job more secure? [...]
So, just how much IS needed?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury chief Timothy Geithner on Tuesday unveiled a new bank rescue plan that would put $2 trillion to work mopping up bad assets and restoring credit, but stock markets plunged on fears it would not work. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down more than 380 points or 4.6 percent in [...]
The Cambridge Bank
There is the first shoot of spring, a group of Cambridge businessmen who have given up and are starting their own merchant bank. This one will roll, possibly too fast.Rahere’s mini-Davos is with the Cambridge University lobby in Brussels. How far should he go in discussing this with them?
Who we are
At the request of various members …. Would you all please post a comment about about yourself: background, political preferences (even if none of the above like me), what you would like to change in the UK etc. If in doubt let it all out – have a rant if it lets off steam! Even [...]
What exactly is lobbying?
Maybe we should discuss this first of all? My understanding is “affecting of – or attempting to affect – the actions/decisions of the public sector by the private sector”. Clumsy I know but it’s a starting point for discussion. The publication Lobbying: Access and influence in Whitehall by the House of Commons Public Administration Select [...]
The pain in Spain
Friendlycard said…John: “Most of us, I think, are posting from the UK. We are very aware of the global nature of the economic crisis, but are also aware of UK-specific problems. Could you rate for us the magnitude of the economic problems being experienced by Spain – better than Britain, the same, worse?“February 1, 2009 [...]
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