What do you do when the Old World just won't let go?

It's a setback - the rebels are fighting each other and Qaddafi is delighted.

 

Fortunately I don't have many new world rebels to fight but fighting the Old World is tough enough.

In the UK in the 21st century we are planning to spend billions building a railway! - Would be much cheaper to install better broadband to rural areas.  And I suspect gerearate substantially less CO2 and be more sustainable but no, we reach back to Victorian ideas of "moving the poepl instead of the information".   I guess that they are imagining that in some Keynesian way it will stimulate the economy.  But in a global world I suspect that all the work will be done by migrant workers who will repatriate their wages and all the contracts will be won by non domiciled large corporations.  The model of the 1920's no longer works but that's no reason not to give it another try. 

The UK Chancellor (Finance minister) is being blamed for slow growth - Those mad economists, they really believe that we are all like rats in a cage - it is by setting conditions that countries and economies thrive - What a load of nonsense - it is by you, me, small businesses owners (after all they make up the bulk of the activity in most countries) waking up early, being brave, trying something different and new, travelling abroad to sell our ideas and wares.  That's what makes an economy and country work.  And I have to tell you If you don't think an idea will ever turn a profit no amount of tax incentives is going to make you start. 

All the dazzle noise and often investment goes into start-ups.  And yet we know that almost all start ups fail within three years - Why?  Because in Old World speak - "That's how it's done!"  But wouldn't it make much more sense to help the businesses already running? Give them a way to develop new ideas (like SlizedBredTM) , new tools, for instant business cases (like GapLeapTM) and the skills to execute (delivering Quest Projects)

But you can only influence policy, radio programme planning schedules and the like 18 months in advance of the event  so I guess tat there is not really that much can be achieved immediately when the Old World just won't let go.