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Issue - July 2010

If the private sector is to lead the UK economy to happier pastures, a new generation of business leaders will play a big part in taking us there. This month, Insider’s annual 42 under 42 feature profiles some of the most interesting young leaders coming through in the region. The ambition, intelligence and energy of many of them should give our political leaders cause for optimism. Elsewhere in the issue you’ll find coverage of several Insider events held in recent weeks, including a science in technology breakfast looking at activity in the Bristol-Bath city region, and roundtable debates on exporting and on the Wiltshire economy.

Getting warmer

The deals market in the South West is starting to move again. Kurt Jacobs reports.

The Alan Parsons project

Bristol Water says it has to invest more in its ageing infrastructure if it’s to keep the water flowing. Ofwat says it can’t. Christian Annesley met Alan Parsons, the company’s managing director, to get to the bottom of a very public disagreement.

All change

It’s finally done – and it almost feels like a relief. The emergency Budget delivered by George Osborne on 22 June wasn’t just the culmination of a few weeks of frantic number-crunching by the coalition government. Really it was the Budget we’ve all been waiting for since the financial crisis hit in 2007, and the public sector debt started to rack up while the credit bubble deflated.

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