First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense.
Britain is no longer one of the world's price setters. It is painful. It is a challenge to us in government to explain all that, and it is a pity that the political class is not preparing the public for it to understand how massive the problem is.
| Nell Carter, Actress (1948) |
| Roald Dahl, Novelist (1916) |
| Lincoln Davis, Politician (1943) |
| Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist (1830) |
| Oliver Evans, Inventor (1755) |
| Julius Charles Hare, Clergyman (1795) |
| Robert Indiana, Artist (1928) |
| Goran Ivanisevic, Athlete (1971) |
| Bill Janklow, Politician (1939) |
| Maurice Jarre, Composer (1924) |
| Samuel Alexander, Philosopher (1938) |

