Stop being so darned pessimistic

[HairyArsedBloke]

Lord Mandelson has argued people should stop being "so darned pessimistic" about the British economy and start looking at the "upside". The Business Secretary accused others of talking down the UK, when there were "plenty and plenty of opportunities" for companies to make money during the recession.

Telegraph

[BrianSnail]

Who are these pessimistic people? Oxford Street was packed with shoppers last night when I went to get my breadmaker.

[contractor79]

"plenty and plenty of opportunities"

yes, if you're a dodgy politician especially

[DodgyAgent]

Word has it (horses mouth that is) that him and his cronies are all over the banks, yet they have not the slightest understanding of how business works. So HSBC who are not owned by the govt are sweeping up the over £30k clients and the rest are being forced to to concentrate their business on the poor (permie IT ers ).

this is distorting the markets and they are doing it for no other reason than to win votes. It is frightening that these people are entrusted with so much power.

There is another one going in to politics at 22 Ian Gould's daughter. You can just imagine her running the dept of trade Industry, or anything for that matter.

[sasguru]

There is another one going in to politics at 22 Ian Gould's daughter. You can just imagine her running the dept of trade Industry, or anything for that matter.

Who's Ian Gould? And who is his daughter?

[contractor79]

Who's Ian Gould? And who is his daughter?

A Blair cronie, I read.

When you get nepotism you know it's gone corrupt

[DodgyAgent]

Who's Ian Gould? And who is his daughter?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...ter/article.do

another minger for NL

[Liability]

As much as Mandy may be clueless - on this occasion he himself probably doesnt realise that what he is saying IS actually true

There are IMMENSE opps in the current market if you have hard cash or can raise it.

Majority of new millionaires will actually be created from this Recession - ironic or not.

[DodgyAgent]

Word has it (horses mouth that is) that him and his cronies are all over the banks, yet they have not the slightest understanding of how business works. So HSBC who are not owned by the govt are sweeping up the over £30k clients and the rest are being forced to to concentrate their business on the poor (permie IT ers ).

this is distorting the markets and they are doing it for no other reason than to win votes. It is frightening that these people are entrusted with so much power.

There is another one going in to politics at 22 Ian Gould's daughter. You can just imagine her running the dept of trade Industry, or anything for that matter.

Phillip

[DodgyAgent]

As much as Mandy may be clueless - on this occasion he himself probably doesnt realise that what he is saying IS actually true

There are IMMENSE opps in the current market if you have hard cash or can raise it.

Majority of new millionaires will actually be created from this Recession - ironic or not.

Names so far include:

Hoon, Blair, Brown and Mandelson