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The UK also fairs well competition in its ability to engage with the global By Emily Eaton economy. However, where the UK fell short was in the lack of public finances available to businesses and the inability of firms to obtain loans. The latter is often cited by business lobby groups as one of the reasons why promoting business growth is difficult in this country. Speaking to The Guardian, a WEF spokesman said; “Where the [UK] falls short is in its macroeconomic environment, where government debt and the budget deficit conspire to place it 108th out of 140 countries. It could do better, too, with the quality of its education system (21st) and maths and 2 science in particular (46th), both long- term problems.” P The report also found a close link between competitiveness and an economy’s ability to nurture, attract, leverage and support talent. The GCI . J. Rousseau the enlightened Swiss Fast forward to Jeremy Corbyn’s The UK has slipped from its ninth confirmed that; French philosopher wrote a pithy speech at the Labour Party conference at place position in the World Economic “The top-ranking countries all Jand thought provoking book called the end of September. It was essentially Forum’s (WEF) annual Global fare well in this regard. But in many The Social Contract. It was about the a genuflection to Rousseau. It was about Competitiveness Index, published on countries, too few people have access to responsibilities of government. He had in rights and duties. It was not about the 30th September 2015. The index rates high-quality education and training, and mind Geneva, a city state, where he lived harder edge of how more rights and 140 countries based on their ability to labour markets are not flexible enough,” and though it was written in 1762, before duties inevitably means higher taxation. drive productivity and prosperity. In meaning businesses are deprived of the French Revolution, it profoundly Indeed, like Ed Miliband last year the 2015-16 report, despite managing talent they need to drive competition resonated then and still resonates today. (when he forgot to mention, he refused to remain in the global top 10, the levels. In short, he wrote about “duty”. He an autocue, the economy) Corbyn hardly UK is clinging to tenth place having Despite this, India, in particular, asked what was the duty of government mentioned how he was going to pay for been overtaken by Sweden, now in made stunning progression as one of (the monarch) and therefore what was more rights. Of course, he batted it into ninth position. According to the WEF, the world’s emerging markets, jumping the duty of the citizen? the long grass just as David Cameron the UK made some progress over the from 71st position to 55th. This was His answers were that the citizen did when he was first elected to lead past year, but they were overtaken by attributed to Narendra Modi’s reformist must surrender his/her rights to the the Tories in 2005. Let’s set up this Sweden’s efforts, particularly in the area government, which has set out to state. And by doing so they must be be commission and that commission was his of business sophistication, or rather the liberalise the country’s economy. provided with even greater rights. It was mantra. level to which companies use the latest As well as the UK, there was also a a delicious idea. But what were these For the moment his speech, aimed at techniques and technologies. decline for Finland, who slipped to their rights? Labour supporters, was enough to stifle The 2015-16 report found a distinct worst place ever at eighth, having been In Rousseau’s day there were two. dissent. Over the next year, when there correlation between highly competitive fourth in overall world rankings last year. are elections in Scotland, Wales and countries and those that have either The top three competitive countries The first was that there would be a Northern Ireland plus mayoral elections withstood the global economic crisis, remained the same, with the USA in civil society at home watched over by in London and Bristol with local or made a swift recovery from it. The third place, Singapore in second and magistrates to enshrine these rights (but elections and possibly an EU referendum failure, particularly by emerging markets, Switzerland first. However, Germany no police force). (brought forward), he must tell us how to improve competitiveness since the is fast climbing the rankings and has The second was that the citizen much extra taxation we will have to pay recession suggests that future shocks to moved from fifth position to fourth over should know that they would be free (or to end austerity.