Report to the People
11th April 2005
The Wedding Business
They might have lost my invitation in
the post, but I nevertheless sent my best wishes to Charles and Camilla on their
big day.
It
was certainly a different type of Royal Wedding. And, while some complained about the soap opera which was
played out over the arrangements, I welcomed it.
Isn’t it reassuring to know that, no matter who you are, wedding plans
never go without a hitch?
As
I didn’t need to go shopping for a new morning suit, however, I was able to
accept an invitation to address the local Chamber of Commerce.
When
I last addressed that august gathering, I asked them where the voice of business
was on the big issues facing Inverclyde – and they didn’t speak to me for
years.
It’s
my belief that, when making a decision, the more points of view your hear, the
better the quality of that decision. So,
undaunted, I had another crack at it.
Whether
it’s the standard of education with which school-leavers and graduates are
entering the labour market, or the quality of transport links, or the use of
vacant land, I argued, it’s in everyone’s interests that the business
community voices its point of view.
Did
they agree, I asked, that business can help to get the regeneration decisions
right – a move which would benefit the both the business and wider community?
I
don’t know whether they’re ready to say “I do”, but we can’t leave
these opportunities standing at the altar.
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