A VILLAGE horticultural society that nearly disappeared has found the
green shoots of recovery and celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Despite the claims that we are seeing the
green shoots of recovery, unemployment is still soaring and it's not like there's some magical slush fund in the bank to dip into.
Economists arguing over whether Britain is experiencing a v-shaped, w-shaped or even the dreaded l-shaped recession would do well to cast their net at the country's suburban shopping parades to judge whether there really are any
green shoots of growth.
NO one is predicting when the
green shoots of economic recovery will emerge.
Mr Mullins said: "These are undoubtedly difficult trading conditions, but we are seeing
green shoots coming through.
As for Baroness Vadera, she said she saw
green shoots in the economy, immediately qualifying her words with "but it's too soon to say".
THE
green shoots of recovery are peeking through on Setanta TV, right in time for the Baftas.
Speke is at present showing a few
green shoots of recovery after many years of neglect and any siting of a camp/hostel for these people, who are supposedly to be sent packing (because they've failed in their bids to stay here) would be extremely damaging to the areas potential for further growth.
As soon as some hapless politician stands up and says they can see
green shoots that suggest the economy is going to be just fine in next to no time an alternative opinion is expressed, often by the governor of the Bank of England, that
green shoots are a fantasy and we are in for a long haul out of this recession.
Sir Stuart said he was "not in
green shoots mode" over the prospects of a recovery in the retail sector, but he said "we have reached a plateau".
THEboss of banking giant HSBC played down talk of
green shoots, despite revealing bumper results.
The peer, a senior Treasury adviser to Gordon Brown before joining the Government, said: "I am seeing a few
green shoots but it's a little bit too early to say exactly how they'd grow.
The slowdown on the high street is now very apparent, but against all odds, manufacturing is showing
green shoots of recovery.
The move could signal the Bank is in "wait and see" mode as it judges the strength of possible
green shoots in the economy, following better news from many industry surveys and the housing market.
One of the most notorious quotes of the 1991 recession was by the former Chancellor, Norman Lamont, when he said he could see "the
green shoots of economic spring".
