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Bill Gleeson: Robbing Peter to pay Paul is no good at all Jul 01 2009

DON’T be fooled. The Government is trying to persuade us it has found new resources to stimulate the economy, but it hasn’t. Read

Lenders laying foundations for next recession Jun 24 2009

WHEN you hear stories about bankers being awarded big pay bonuses, you worry whether the harsh lessons from the credit crunch have been learned. Read

Broadband access isn’t a universal right Jun 17 2009

WRITING in a national newspaper ahead of the publication of the Government’s Digital Britain report yesterday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown asserted that broadband access was one of life’s bare necessities. Read

Make the most of city’s unique selling point Jun 10 2009

NOBODY should be surprised that the Government has warned it would claw back the grant cash used to construct the city’s cruiseline berth if Peel or anyone else builds passenger lounges, check-in desks, baggage handling or Customs facilities there. Read

Bill Gleeson: We had hoped to see the back of gap funding Jun 03 2009

GAP funding features in the next phase of the St Paul’s Square development in Liverpool city centre. Read

Tony McDonough: Where is the Grade A space going to come from? May 27 2009

LAST year saw a big drop in the take-up of office space in Liverpool. Read

Developer’s tenacity gives town a future May 20 2009

PROPERTY can be a long game. Schemes can take decades to come to fruition. Read

Bill Gleeson: Could we see a quick end to the recession? May 13 2009

THE view that the economic downturn may have bottomed out appears to have gathered support. Read

Unions should be grateful for Italian interest May 06 2009

IF REPORTS are to be believed, there is strong interest in acquiring General Motors’ European operations, including its Vauxhall plant, at Ellesmere Port. Read

Old-fashioned principles are here to stay Apr 29 2009

WHEN Royal Liver Assurance announced its annual trading results on Monday, it took the opportunity to make the claim that people were rediscovering their trust in mutuals, in the midst of the credit crunch. Read

Bill Gleeson: Region must fight for more knowledge jobs Apr 15 2009

THE need for Liverpool to have a presence in the knowledge sector seems pretty obvious. High- value added activity like science and technology inventions will form a part of any 21st-century economy. Read

BILL GLEESON: A leaner Britain will have fewer bankers in it Apr 08 2009

BANKING unions were complaining yesterday at plans to sack thousands of Royal Bank of Scotland staff as a cost-saving measure. Read

BILL GLEESON: North West could benefit from BAA's airports sale Mar 25 2009

THE forced sale of BAA’s Gatwick and Stansted Airports, together with either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports, looks a bit dubious. Read

Bill Gleeson: Unity sales the outcome of a long, hard slog Mar 18 2009

THE fact Rumford Investments has finally managed to sell all of the apartments at its Unity development is no mean feat. Read

Bill Gleeson: Globalisation loses out to protectionism Mar 04 2009

GLOBALISATION was meant to be a good thing. World markets would become ever more efficient and the benefits of technology would mean more efficient production and better products would flow around the world. Read

Bill Gleeson: Tough challenges for America’s new President Jan 21 2009

THE whole world seemed to get caught up in the excitement surrounding yesterday’s inauguration of America’s first black President. Read

Bill Gleeson: There may be an optimistic note for the year ahead Dec 31 2008

IS IT appropriate to offer the traditional wish of a “prosperous New Year” in the thick of a recession that could cost the people you are greeting their livelihoods? Read

Bill Gleeson: British car makers must ride out lack of confidence Dec 10 2008

IT IS no surprise Alistair Darling is keeping the strings of the Treasury’s purse tight shut when it comes to the car industry. Read

Bill Gleeson: Great bargains out there – but at what cost to business? Dec 03 2008

THIS year’s Marks & Spencer Christmas advertisement features a family sitting under the Christmas tree merrily exchanging gifts. Read

Bill Gleeson: A crisis that really should have been Budgeted for Nov 26 2008

WHEN comparing Mervyn King’s performance in front of the Treasury Select Committee yesterday with Alistair Darling’s emergency Budget speech the day before, it’s hard not to conclude that the former has grasped the scale and true nature of the problem and the latter hasn’t. Read