Tony Blair spent the first few years as leader of New Labour trying to persuade the British business community that his party could be trusted to manage the country’s economy. Getting business leaders onside was considered a necessary precondition to gaining control of the levers of power.
And the strategy worked. Gerry Robinson, the late Donegal-born businessman who was then chairman of Granada TV, was one of the first big beasts to openly support Labour. ...
JohnWalsh09 I've read this article, written by someone who doesn't really understand capitalism and find it amusing. If, god forbid, the provisional Sinn Fein ever take govt, I will come back to this article within 6 months of their reign.