LDPbusiness - Opinions & Blogs - Bill Gleeson http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/ Read Bill Gleeson's business comment. The editor's latest views on the business news. Opinion on business in the North West and around the UK. en-gb LDPbusiness http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/07/02/troubled-waters-but-a-wave-of-success-for-others-96026-21213696/ Troubled waters – but a wave of success for others Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:04:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/07/02/troubled-waters-but-a-wave-of-success-for-others-96026-21213696/ "THERE'S always a problem with Matalan somewhere in the business and there's always an excuse." http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/06/18/inflation-s-demise-has-been-greatly-exaggerated-96026-21094347/ Inflation's demise has been greatly exaggerated Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:18:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/06/18/inflation-s-demise-has-been-greatly-exaggerated-96026-21094347/ COULD inflation be making a comeback? For 10 years now, economists everywhere have been celebrating the death of inflation. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/06/11/new-life-to-be-breathed-into-tired-brands-96026-21055687/ New life to be breathed into tired brands Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:38:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/06/11/new-life-to-be-breathed-into-tired-brands-96026-21055687/ SAYERS the Bakers and Ethel Austin share something in common. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/06/04/super-cabinet-is-nothing-but-a-new-talking-shop-96026-21024344/ ‘Super cabinet is nothing but a new talking shop’ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:40:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/06/04/super-cabinet-is-nothing-but-a-new-talking-shop-96026-21024344/ THE proposal for a super cabinet populated by a group of local politicians amounts to the creation of yet another talking shop when what the region really needs is action. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/05/21/by-election-loss-would-mark-new-low-for-labour-96026-20942882/ By-election loss would mark new low for Labour Wed, 21 May 2008 11:13:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/05/21/by-election-loss-would-mark-new-low-for-labour-96026-20942882/ THE timing of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election tomorrow coincides with a new low in the Government’s popularity. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/05/14/diverse-economy-more-resilient-in-tougher-times-96026-20908880/ Diverse economy more resilient in tougher times Wed, 14 May 2008 11:28:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/05/14/diverse-economy-more-resilient-in-tougher-times-96026-20908880/ THE impression that the UK economy is teetering on the brink of recession gets stronger with every day that goes by. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/05/07/no-consolation-for-liverpool-s-council-leader-96026-20873805/ No consolation for Liverpool’s council leader Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/05/07/no-consolation-for-liverpool-s-council-leader-96026-20873805/ THE outcome of last week’s local elections has sent a clear signal to national government that it is failing to impress voters. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/30/for-all-their-faults-lib-dems-are-best-of-a-bad-bunch-96026-20850256/ For all their faults, Lib-Dems are best of a bad bunch Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:06:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/30/for-all-their-faults-lib-dems-are-best-of-a-bad-bunch-96026-20850256/ EMBATTLED Gordon Brown had to make a humiliating U- turn to avoid defeat in the House of Commons this week. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/23/let-the-markets-rule-during-the-credit-crunch-96026-20807799/ Let the markets rule during the credit crunch Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/23/let-the-markets-rule-during-the-credit-crunch-96026-20807799/ THE Government has decided to intervene to alleviate the effects of the credit crunch by injecting £50bn into the global money markets. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/09/bargaining-chip-in-a-real-life-game-of-monopoly-96026-20738779/ Bargaining chip in a real-life game of Monopoly? Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/09/bargaining-chip-in-a-real-life-game-of-monopoly-96026-20738779/ PEEL is threatening to switch its planned £5bn investment in its much-trumpeted Liverpool Waters skyscraper scheme to a similar development of tall buildings in Wirral. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/02/abolish-the-rump-and-would-we-notice-96026-20705551/ Abolish the rump and would we notice? Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:10:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/04/02/abolish-the-rump-and-would-we-notice-96026-20705551/ MILLIONS of people employed in the public sector do a great job. Doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers and soldiers serve their country well, and are worth every penny of the money spent on them. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/26/strong-leadership-could-turn-jaguar-s-prospects-around-96026-20673462/ Strong leadership could turn Jaguar’s prospects around Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/26/strong-leadership-could-turn-jaguar-s-prospects-around-96026-20673462/ HALEWOOD will today pass from Ford ownership to India’s Tata, with hardly a word of protest from the trade unions. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/13/darling-s-drab-budget-did-little-of-anything-96026-20615407/ Darling’s drab Budget did little of anything Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/13/darling-s-drab-budget-did-little-of-anything-96026-20615407/ WHAT a relief. Alistair Darling stayed in character and delivered the most uneventful Budget that I can recall. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/12/bill-gleeson-chancellor-should-keep-it-short-and-sweet-96026-20610446/ Bill Gleeson: Chancellor should keep it short and sweet Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:18:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/12/bill-gleeson-chancellor-should-keep-it-short-and-sweet-96026-20610446/ IT MUST be hard being Alistair Darling. He will have spent last night tossing and turning in his bed trying to becalm his basic instincts. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/05/bill-gleeson-i-was-wrong-about-littlewoods-96026-20558282/ Bill Gleeson: I was wrong about Littlewoods Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/03/05/bill-gleeson-i-was-wrong-about-littlewoods-96026-20558282/ IT’S worse than I feared. In last week’s column, I tentatively suggested that the reason Littlewoods Shop Direct was being so coy about its latest trading results was that the figures were poor. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/02/26/can-littlewoods-become-a-dotcom-superstar-96026-20528155/ Can Littlewoods become a dotcom superstar? Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:42:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/02/26/can-littlewoods-become-a-dotcom-superstar-96026-20528155/ AROUND 470,000 sq ft of office space was let in Liverpool’s central business district during 2007 – an increase of 17% on 2006 – according to a report out today. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/02/20/bill-gleeson-city-centre-shops-in-fear-of-grosvenor-64375-20497466/ Bill Gleeson: City centre shops in fear of Grosvenor Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/02/20/bill-gleeson-city-centre-shops-in-fear-of-grosvenor-64375-20497466/ A GROWING number of Liverpool’s independent retailers fear that Grosvenor’s new £1bn shopping centre could pose a huge threat to their trade. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/01/30/bill-gleeson-beware-of-the-risk-posed-by-rising-inflation-96026-20410801/ Bill Gleeson: Beware of the risk posed by rising inflation Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/01/30/bill-gleeson-beware-of-the-risk-posed-by-rising-inflation-96026-20410801/ THE coming days will see a growing clamour as the nation’s business lobbyists demand a cut in interest rates when the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets next week. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/01/23/bill-gleeson-optimism-not-dented-by-the-gloom-around-96026-20382650/ Bill Gleeson: Optimism not dented by the gloom around Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/01/23/bill-gleeson-optimism-not-dented-by-the-gloom-around-96026-20382650/ IMAGINE the circumstances that would lead the Bank of England to cut interest rates by 0.75%. Last time it met, our MPC balked at the idea of a quarter-point drop. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/01/16/bill-gleeson-the-age-of-the-skyscraper-has-finally-ended-96026-20354778/ Bill Gleeson: The age of the skyscraper has finally ended Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/01/16/bill-gleeson-the-age-of-the-skyscraper-has-finally-ended-96026-20354778/ SHOPPING channel QVC needs a new head office and broadcasting base.