Lord PH produces a growth plan

[V8mate]

Due Wednesday, but hints leaking into the media already, will Heseltine's review be applauded or brushed aside?

One item which has been a long-standing rant of mine is dual-layer local government. We have way too much local government in this country and any support for doing away with a layer is a good thing, IMO.

I just don't believe we have a political party with the appetite to take the task on.

[Blib]

I thought that you were referring to Garlick.

[AJS-]

Lord PH?

[Victor McDade]

AJS- said:

Lord PH?

The Lord Heseltine owns Haymarket Media Group which owns PH.

[V8mate]

Report published today.

Handing more taxpayer money over to the LEPs would be just about the most disastrous waste of cash possible

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/259dccd8-22be-11e2-8edf-...

[Digga]

Laudible ideas about blocking foreign takeovers where they are not in the best interests of the UK - although this bureacracy in itself could easily be abused or backfire - but I;ve yet to see anything that relates to real businesses - SMEs. So it's business, or not, as usual as far as politics goes.

[Blue62]

V8mate said:

Report published today.

Handing more taxpayer money over to the LEPs would be just about the most disastrous waste of cash possible

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/259dccd8-22be-11e2-8edf-...

I think the real point is regional growth (or lack of), it is a major concern for UK plc and whatever you say about LEP's at least he's trying to get the debate started.

[Digga]

Heseltine; no stone unturned.
Hunter S Thompson; no turn unstoned.

I know which way I'd vote.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Digga said:

Laudible ideas about blocking foreign takeovers where they are not in the best interests of the UK .

Since UK companies buy far more businesses OUTSIDE UK than foreign companies buy INSIDE UK you can safely say that would be a very big own goal!

Blaming "foreigners" for everything will not solve anything.