tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post6575456698817651611..comments2023-11-02T15:48:50.381+00:00Comments on UK Bubble UK Economy: Corus cuts 3,500 jobsAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-69394207463360799352009-01-26T21:20:00.000+00:002009-01-26T21:20:00.000+00:00You've got to love Danny B... he hasn't once stopp...You've got to love Danny B... he hasn't once stopped screaming for "cheaper money" - he doesn't even need to consider any evidence. Lower rates as much as possible, as soon as possible, he says. Forget the implications.<BR/><BR/>These days, I'm very suspicious. I don't buy the "for the economy" argument - because the purpose of the economy is to mediate transfer of assets between people. This 'save the economy' rhetoric can't be quite right... because it is one specific economy that politicians are attempting to save... one which they do not even attempt to justify. Playing about with interest rates changes the rules - but it isn't a silver bullet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-26882842043705732892009-01-26T17:55:00.000+00:002009-01-26T17:55:00.000+00:00(2500/3500) > (24000/42000)70% > 50%"Br...(2500/3500) > (24000/42000)<BR/><BR/>70% > 50%<BR/><BR/>"Britain is best placed to have mass redundancies" Gordon Brown.AntiCitizenOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017073518049848696noreply@blogger.com