Two days ago the Spanish finance minister, Pedro Solbes, wrote an article for the FT in which he explained the situation of the Spanish economy and the way the government plans to face the current crisis.
This article should be a must read for Alistair Darling and his entire department.
When an economic crisis hits home there are two messages that any government needs to put out to the electorate, a big picture analysis of what is going on and secondly a clear set of measures (no flipflopping, please) to handle that big picture.
A comprehensive and consistent approach to the economy is the only way to reassure voters that the government is able to handle the situation. In his article Solbes clearly presents the big picture of the state of the Spanish economy, its strengths and weaknesses. Transparency is a must in these situations, Darling needs to come out and clearly describe the state of the British economy so when proposals are put out there to alleviate the crisis the electorate understands what problem each one of them is targetting specifically.
Reassurance, information and transparency for stakeholders are the key to any succesful business, this Labour government needs to follow that exact same path to revive its fortunes for a comeback during the conference season.
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I agree, there is nothing wrong with honesty, it is much easier for the public to deal with that, rather than the suspicion that they have only been told half of the story. The government should give us all more credit, we are a lot more politically savvy than we were a few years ago.
In terms of outlining how they are going to get us out of this mess, the government and the other parties should tell us what they, respectively, will be doing, or would if they were in power. That way we can judge who is best for the job.
Any chance of a link to the article?
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