Mark Easton is clearly not afraid of the stereotypes portraying the media as part of an out-of-touch liberal elite. Here he is on the forthcoming recession, which in fact could be jolly good for us:
“I can’t help feeling that for many, the downturn might act as a positive corrective. For those too young to remember what a recession feels like, belt-tightening may bring a new and healthy understanding of what “essentials” really are; a realisation that economies (as it says in the small-print) can go down as well as up – and we need to be able to adapt to both.”