More businesses have gone bust in this recession than in any previous downturn.
The Telegraph has reported that a Conservative analysis of figures from the Insolvency Service show that in the current recession nearly 27,000 businesses have gone bust. This is 3,000 more than in the 1990s recession and almost 17,500 more than that of the 1980s.
Conservative business spokesman John Penrose makes it clear where the blame should lay:
"Despite Alistair Darling's attempt to cover up the truth, this confirms what many people know already - far from abolishing boom and bust, Gordon Brown has handed this country its worst recession ever.
"Labour's recession has destroyed more businesses than any other recession since records began. It's the deepest and longest recession on record and every other major economy is growing again apart from ours.
"If only Gordon Brown had acted promptly and effectively to get credit flowing again, rather than fiddling with dozens of small, complex schemes, Britain might be pulling out of recession like everyone else."
This is a dismal record - and one which an incoming Conservative government must seek to remedy for the sake of the whole country!
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It's true - this recession, coupled with the failures of the local Tory-run council here in Brighton - have made 2009 a bad year for businesses - and jobs! here's to change - both at Brighton Town hall AND Whitehall, in 2010!
ReplyDeleteBy the way Simon: whatever happened to the promised New Year Message? I was looking forward to reading about your priorities for Kemptown - I think voters already have an understanding of Dave Cameron - and Mary Mears - and they either like them or they don't. But what of you, as an individual: what are your priorties for the area? How will you bat for Brighton Kemptown, whoever forms the Government? Will you be able to resist the party whip if necessary? If elected, will you be a compliant back-bencher, a rebel, or do you hope to become a member of a Tory Government one day?
Take care, as ever, and Happy New Year tp you and yours!
Ben
Thanks for your comment Ben.
ReplyDeleteI will be setting out my priorities, and what I hope to do for the Kemptown constituency over the next few weeks, and throughout the election campaign – as and when I believe appropriate.
Obviously you did not read my new year message- and maybe you should check that you do not an old ‘cache’ saved as I blogged both at Christmas and New Year and you commented on an old post.
In fact my team have been out and about in the constituency today with a group of Conservative MP’s, listening and finding out the priorities of local people. We are working hard in our campaign, and will work until 10pm on election day, for every possible vote in Kemptown.
May I personally wish you and your family all the best for 2010, and I am glad you are standing in Kemptown so that the electorate can have the widest possible choice of candidates.