tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346310154784158602.post4913108016887751114..comments2023-09-28T08:44:10.623+01:00Comments on The Sound of Gunfire: Recessions can be good for usBernard Salmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16756716991445396009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346310154784158602.post-40646063101504861292008-11-29T16:07:00.000+00:002008-11-29T16:07:00.000+00:00Legal challenged launched against Mandelson.As the...<A HREF="http://www.mergeractiongroup.org.uk" REL="nofollow">Legal challenged launched against Mandelson</A>.<BR/><BR/>As their release says: ‘<A HREF="http://www.mergeractiongroup.org.uk/updocs/MAG-Legal-Challenge.pdf" REL="nofollow">Lord Mandelson, in our view, is acting unlawfully</A>.’Norman Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849510293119248165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346310154784158602.post-57415014059124524552008-11-25T13:54:00.000+00:002008-11-25T13:54:00.000+00:00Obviously you are deliberately taking this out of ...Obviously you are deliberately taking this out of context to avoid admitting exactly who is responsible for creating the mess. I could explain exactly the problem if you were actually going to allow uncensored comments.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346310154784158602.post-33615685573849838292008-11-25T12:00:00.000+00:002008-11-25T12:00:00.000+00:00Agreed that this is the kind of comment that can b...Agreed that this is the kind of comment that can be taken badly out of context (and as the original post seems to have gone (strange that), I have no way of judging that context).<BR/><BR/>If I were a Green activist, I would probably add something like "On many counts, recession can be good for us. People tend to drive less, consume fewer wasteful harmful products, be more conscious of the energy usage and spend more time walking which is better for the environment." <BR/><BR/>All of which might be true but it won't cut much ice with people fearful of being thrown out of the houses or losing their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com