RAC Foundation Blog (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
With the Government seeking public sector spending programmes to be initiated ahead of schedule as recession looms, Lord Jones backs calls for short term rather than long-term measures, and said the focus should be on infrastructure and not employment. Lord Jones suggested ” productive spending on infrastructure programmes” which will enable enhanced productivity of airports, ports, [...]...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Digby Jones, the UK's business ambassador, has said British investment into the Gulf is likely to diversify as the global slowdown hurts the once booming real estate and financial sectors
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... and a delay in planned increases in excise duty for older vehicles. But former trade minister Lord Digby Jones said a VAT cut alone would do nothing to help struggling firms or lure people into the shops if they thought jobs were at risk. Today's 'borrowing binge' may not work and would guarantee future tax rises, warned Conservative leader David Cameron. 'This lot are promising you...
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... would simply hoard the bonus and not pass on the cut to customers. Former trade minister Digby Jones, now a lord, said a VAT cut would not lure people to the shops if they thought their jobs were at risk and David Cameron added that he was 'highly sceptical' it would make a difference.The Tory leader said it would simply add £12billion to Government borrowing figures with no guarantee...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Digby Jones, one of the government's business ambassadors and former trade and investment minister, has criticised the planned abolition of the Learning and Skills...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Last month Lord Digby Jones, the former CBI chief invited to be part of the government as a trade minister, announced he was stepping down, saying he had always intended to take it on for a "finite period".
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Well worth a listen to the start of the programme as Lord Adonis tries to defend the indefensible about Gordon Brown's responsibility for the economic situation and Lord Fowler and Lord Digby Jones and Jonathan Dimbleby seem incredulous. Listen online or on the Saturday repeat and prepare to be staggered...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
His policy immediately came under heavy fire, a former Government minister warning that the money could end up in a “black hole.”Official figures are expected to confirm this week that the economy is shrinking for the first time since 1992.But Lord Digby Jones, who quit this month as Minister of State for Trade, said there was a chance the cash would go on more bureaucrats’ wages.He admitted...
