Southampton well placed to beat recession, says Prime Minister (From Daily Echo)
When news happens, text SDE and your photos or videos to 80360. Or contact us by email and phone.
Gordon Brown gives Southampton backing during economic downturn
1:10pm Monday 23rd February 2009 in Cabinet in Southampton
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has said Southampton is well-placed to emerge from the global recession.
He told an audience of business, city and regional leaders: "What you've got here in this city and this region is crucial to our country", adding Southampton was a "gateway to the world".
The PM and members of his cabinet followed their meeting this morning at the City Cruise Terminal with a question and answer session to an audience of 200 invited guest from across the South.
They took questions on topics ranging from business rates to farming, free bus travel funding and police community support officers.
Southampton Itchen MP and skills secretary John Denham, who hosted the event, said it was "a real opportunity to influence future government agenda".
Comments(11)
thedeerhunter270
says...
1:32pm Mon 23 Feb 09
Is he serious. Just goes to show how out of touch this man is on the issues.
Saintlygirl
says...
1:53pm Mon 23 Feb 09
adclose
says...
2:12pm Mon 23 Feb 09
Southampton is the home of a new party in waiting and a new financial solutions venture which will ensure that everyone, including those on pensions and benefits will get a much better deal, as will businesses and charities/good causes through the provision of long term, rock solid income streams.
for those on state benefits or pensions, it will be free.
now brown and his cronies (incl. john denham and alan whitehead and this newpaper) have ignored this so far.
i am still waiting for the government or any party to return my calls.. if they don't bother, i'll launch the new party after i have released the financial solution commercially:-)
investments
says...
2:24pm Mon 23 Feb 09
southy
says...
2:26pm Mon 23 Feb 09
adclose wrote:there was no union or cnwp members there they was kept out, none got a invite. all the people that got an invite was hand pick. all to make them look god in front of the press.
well, he's kinda right, if he did but know it, but not through anything he or his cabinet are doing.
Southampton is the home of a new party in waiting and a new financial solutions venture which will ensure that everyone, including those on pensions and benefits will get a much better deal, as will businesses and charities/good causes through the provision of long term, rock solid income streams.
for those on state benefits or pensions, it will be free.
now brown and his cronies (incl. john denham and alan whitehead and this newpaper) have ignored this so far.
i am still waiting for the government or any party to return my calls.. if they don't bother, i'll launch the new party after i have released the financial solution commercially:-)
10 Minute Man
says...
4:10pm Mon 23 Feb 09
But we also need a whole lot of other measures and a big dose of good luck. Printing money to drive up inflation will be a disaster, and will be another blow to working people who are forced to settle for a low pay deal now on the basis of very low inflation, just before it goes through the roof.
B. L.
says...
6:11pm Mon 23 Feb 09
Southy I think in your last sentence you meant to say '..look good in front of the press..", but on reflection, I think it's fine just the way it is. :)
helenatkins
says...
11:21pm Mon 23 Feb 09
fuzzyfelt
says...
11:43pm Mon 23 Feb 09
IanRRR
says...
12:10am Tue 24 Feb 09
10 Minute Man wrote:Spot on. Printing money is going to drive up inflation (and house prices too), and then interest rates will rise to counter inflation. Great news for anyone who gets out there and buys a property whilst it is so cheap, and fixes at the lowest rates in history for about 5 years ahead. BUY! BUY! BUY!...before the rich get richer, and the rest get left behind...AGAIN!
He's just trying to spread the feel-good factor which will be vital to a recovery - and for the reelection of whitehead and denham. But we also need a whole lot of other measures and a big dose of good luck. Printing money to drive up inflation will be a disaster, and will be another blow to working people who are forced to settle for a low pay deal now on the basis of very low inflation, just before it goes through the roof.
Condor Man
says...
8:52am Tue 24 Feb 09
Labour is not working- 30 years on.
Comment now! Register or sign in below.
Log in with us
Fields marked with * are mandatory.
Or
Log in with