David NallyEditor
Tonight is our first programme of the new season. When we were last on air in July, there was an uneasy and highly qualified optimism about the economy. The first signs of sluggish economic growth were beginning to emerge and it seemed possible that by Autumn the Govt would be starting to get some domestic plaudits to go with the general internatoinal approval its economic policies had generated. Instead the opposite has happened. Not only is there no sign of renewed optimism at home but internationally the view of our economy seems to be more negative than ever with the bond markets treating Government debt like junk and serious talk of an IMF bailout.
