Originally posted @ 7:11 pm, Sat 18th Oct 2008
Gordon Brown visited my ward this Friday, for the second time in less than two years.
He'd just spoken to business leaders on the current situation and on developing our drive on innovation through science.
It was a pleasure to see him and hear him, in what must be the most challenging of times.
And if we can get through this period without a crash, then we know there are new challenges to meet.
Trying to generate jobs, cos there is work to do and people able to do it; but all set to be frustrated by the failings in the financial markets, triggered in the USA, leading in turn to people feeling that now is the time to save, rather than spend.
Good to hear the commitment to existing plans to expand education and health - because we know we have to equip our young people to take on the jobs in the global economy, and because more needs to be done to help people in an aging society.
We have to invest for our future.
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