It's his party, and he'll cry whine if he wants to

The head of Britain's leading employers' organisation launched an outspoken attack last night on the "hijacking" of the World Economic Forum in Davos by NGOs which wanted business to apologise for itself.

As the annual five-day event came to an end in Switzerland, Sir Digby Jones, director general of the CBI, said he was "worried and frustrated" by the lack of celebration of risk takers and wealth creators.

The meeting this year was dominated by the issues of poverty reduction in Africa and climate change, with both the prime minister and the chancellor turning up to argue that more needed to be done to lift the world's poorest nations out of poverty.

Sir Digby said he supported the attempts by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to make progress on debt relief, aid and trade a priority during Britain's G8 presidency, but he was unhappy about the mood of the meeting.

"Too many of the sessions have been an excuse to beat up on business, to say that business must do better," he said. "The pendulum is swinging too far in favour of the NGOs. The World Economic Forum is caving in to them. Davos has been hijacked by those who want business to apologise for itself."

Business, Sir Digby said, was the only route to cleaner water, better healthcare, better education and better roads. "Have I heard that in Davos? Have I hell. We have heard how we are greedy and how we pollute, and how we have got to help Africa. But a celebration of business? No."
  Guardian article

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