Slow, steady growth, making money, employing locals directly and in the supply chain, supporting local businesses, putting us on the global map and having sustainable services is what we need and what we have.
Inflating numbers just to boost our position on a league table is wrong. For a deprived area devoid of Barnett's Billions and with the North Sea as half of out catchment area I think we do very well indeed.
Best post on this thread for many a year.
