Comments on: Leading companies are warning of the UK’s declining competitiveness http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2006/12/13/leading-companies-warn-of-uks-declining-competitiveness/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Neil Craig http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2006/12/13/leading-companies-warn-of-uks-declining-competitiveness/#comment-30 Neil Craig Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:10:20 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=17#comment-30 We should compare Britain's economic growth of about 2.5%, despite the Thatcher "miracle" with that of Ireland at 7% since they cut corporation tax & regulations, particularly building regulations in 1989. We used to look down on the Irish as poor & backwards but this year they are passing the USA. We could do the same. I don't like the phrase "compulsory reading" but this is http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=032805E We should compare Britain’s economic growth of about 2.5%, despite the Thatcher “miracle” with that of Ireland at 7% since they cut corporation tax & regulations, particularly building regulations in 1989.

We used to look down on the Irish as poor & backwards but this year they are passing the USA. We could do the same.

I don’t like the phrase “compulsory reading” but this is http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=032805E

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