Biffo's plan for economic recovery...

Darragh29

Well, Biffo has finally shared this plan that has been in his head to save the economy, with the rest of us today. It looks big on sexy keywords and soundbytes like "innovation" and "sustainability" and "enhanced opportunities", but looks decisively low on detail and how he is going to achieve the lofty aspirations that are set out in his blueprint...

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1218/breaking3.htm

Looks like something he did when he was sitting on the jacks yesterday morning instead of the Irish Times Crossword...

boring_job_guy

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brian+cowen

ejmaztec

Darragh29 wrote: »

Well, Biffo has finally shared this plan that has been in his head to save the economy, with the rest of us today. It looks big on sexy keywords and soundbytes like "innovation" and "sustainability" and "enhanced opportunities", but looks decisively low on detail and how he is going to achieve the lofty aspirations that are set out in his blueprint...

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1218/breaking3.htm

Looks like something he did when he was sitting on the jacks yesterday morning instead of the Irish Times Crossword...

He probably didn't have a clue on the crossword either.

el_tiddlero

ejmaztec wrote: »

He probably didn't have a clue on the crossword either.

The Irish Times crossword is good in that it comes with the clues presupplied - it's the answers to those clues that he may have struggled with.

IronMan

I wonder if any focus groups, or think tanks are strategically aligned to implement this framework in the short to medium term? Or will the plans for sustainable rejuvenation advocate the use of collective synergies in the short to medium term across all lateral business sectors?

ejmaztec

IronMan wrote: »

I wonder if any focus groups, or think tanks are strategically aligned to implement this framework in the short to medium term? Or will the plans for sustainable rejuvenation advocate the use of collective synergies in the short to medium term across all lateral business sectors?

Short answer = No

Long answer = we're still fucked

ejmaztec

el_tiddlero wrote: »

The Irish Times crossword is good in that it comes with the clues presupplied - it's the answers to those clues that he may have struggled with.

Perhaps his copy had no clues so that he could make it up as he went along.

jdivision

So the big plan is to spend E50m a year on investing in tech and attracting R&D. That's 5% of Fas's annual budget. Muppets.

Nolanger

Legalise cannabis and add 50% VAT.

Cookie_Monster

Wow, another €500m out of nowhere, how do they keep managing to do that?

Cookie_Monster

Nolanger wrote: »

Legalise cannabis and add 50% VAT.

And excise duty, health levy, and some form of VRT!
That'll do it

ejmaztec

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Wow, another €500m out of nowhere, how do they keep managing to do that?

Those scanners must have been working overtime.

boring_job_guy

Nolanger wrote: »

Legalise cannabis and add 50% VAT.

why stop at just cannabis?

also, legal necrophilia is the real money-maker :pac:!

Darragh29

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Wow, another €500m out of nowhere, how do they keep managing to do that?

We just managed to sell those e-voting machines, Robert Mugabe is sending over a plane as we speak to have them collected...

old boy

mugabe has more sense than to buy them yokes, he has cheaper ways of doing things