Comments on: Opinion: How Islington’s Liberal Democrat Council is responding to the recession http://www.libdemvoice.org/how-islingtons-liberal-democrat-council-is-responding-to-the-recession-10649.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Pack http://www.libdemvoice.org/how-islingtons-liberal-democrat-council-is-responding-to-the-recession-10649.html#comment-77253 Mark Pack Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:26:41 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=10649#comment-77253 Gloria: we'd welcome pieces from either of those (or indeed any other) Liberal Democrat controlled council. Gloria: we’d welcome pieces from either of those (or indeed any other) Liberal Democrat controlled council.

]]> By: Gloria http://www.libdemvoice.org/how-islingtons-liberal-democrat-council-is-responding-to-the-recession-10649.html#comment-77248 Gloria Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:56:24 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=10649#comment-77248 And, er, are you going to discuss how Richmond and Kingston councils are reacting to the recession? And, er, are you going to discuss how Richmond and Kingston councils are reacting to the recession?

]]> By: Jay Entee http://www.libdemvoice.org/how-islingtons-liberal-democrat-council-is-responding-to-the-recession-10649.html#comment-77195 Jay Entee Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:32:07 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=10649#comment-77195 A loony left council. I have not heard that one in ages. It is like the eighties all over again ;) Excellent article BTW. Now for Islington S and Finsbury and time to boot Gormless Gasson out. A loony left council. I have not heard that one in ages. It is like the eighties all over again ;)

Excellent article BTW.

Now for Islington S and Finsbury and time to boot Gormless Gasson out.

]]> By: David Morton http://www.libdemvoice.org/how-islingtons-liberal-democrat-council-is-responding-to-the-recession-10649.html#comment-77181 David Morton Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:33:05 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=10649#comment-77181 When I saw the title of this article I was initially very pleased. This site has a massive dislocation between artciles from those Lib Dems with Power ( currently controlling group councillors and to some extent the Lords, MEP and MSP groups) and those that don't ( currently everyone else) However the article its self is very specifics free. Of the five examples only two has specifics ( $800k council tax rebates and 30 to 10 day bill paying) and none of the five contains a specific claim that it has been freshly introduced as a recesion or credit crunch measure. I'd be really keen to see a "recesion watch" series on here (with a better title !) showing very specific things our council groups were doing particularly if there is a distinctly liberal philosphical thread under pinning them. Morton's First Law of Politics is " People aren't stupid." If you add the contraction that has already happened (2.1%) to say the ITEM clubs not outlandish predictions then we are looking at at least 5.2% GDP contraction by the end of 2010. Its not just that that is probably the worst since the 40's its that its the worst ever since we became a consumerist society. I think the sense of social dislocation is going to be far greater as result of that. I heard Cameron directly pinch Browns "Real Help Now" the other day. Its not surprising that his focus groups are telling him that the focus has shifted from " whoes to blame" to "what are we going to do about it" so should ours. Apologies for being a bit rude about the article. Full credit to James for being the first to write such a one. When I saw the title of this article I was initially very pleased. This site has a massive dislocation between artciles from those Lib Dems with Power ( currently controlling group councillors and to some extent the Lords, MEP and MSP groups) and those that don’t ( currently everyone else)

However the article its self is very specifics free. Of the five examples only two has specifics ( $800k council tax rebates and 30 to 10 day bill paying) and none of the five contains a specific claim that it has been freshly introduced as a recesion or credit crunch measure.

I’d be really keen to see a “recesion watch” series on here (with a better title !) showing very specific things our council groups were doing particularly if there is a distinctly liberal philosphical thread under pinning them.

Morton’s First Law of Politics is ” People aren’t stupid.”

If you add the contraction that has already happened (2.1%) to say the ITEM clubs not outlandish predictions then we are looking at at least 5.2% GDP contraction by the end of 2010. Its not just that that is probably the worst since the 40′s its that its the worst ever since we became a consumerist society. I think the sense of social dislocation is going to be far greater as result of that. I heard Cameron directly pinch Browns “Real Help Now” the other day. Its not surprising that his focus groups are telling him that the focus has shifted from ” whoes to blame” to “what are we going to do about it”

so should ours. Apologies for being a bit rude about the article. Full credit to James for being the first to write such a one.

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