Government needs a big idea and Investment Week is happy to supply one in election week: do somethin...
Government needs a big idea and Investment Week is happy to supply one in election week: do something radical to enthuse the UK population about savings and investments. Barring divine intervention the Labour Government will be re-elected and now would be the perfect time for it to have a flash of what the Americans call 'the vision thing.' Labour's first term in office has been about making itself acceptable to middle Britain and out-Torying the Conservatives. It might be necessary but it is hardly exciting: the Pep has been renamed the Isa and the stakeholder regime affects exactly th...
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