We are giving investors the longer-term certainty they need by announcing £730m of funding for renewables contract auctions to drive further investment and build on the record levels we saw last year".
In the longer term what business wants is certainty but the government can't deliver certainty because it wants more flexibility in its negotiations".
Small inventors oppose this, but companies prefer it because it provides greater legal certainty.For the longer term, there is talk about harmonising patent policy worldwide, which would be good for global business.
For the longer term... well I suppose I can say with some certainty that I work at a place that always pushes for more than was planned and has the patience to make possible what seems crazy.
What I can say with absolute certainty is that the management of Facebook will be considering the longer term viability of Facebook as well, particularly given the massive growth over the last 12 months that can't be sustained for ever.
Resolution Fund in the longer term".
But what about the longer term?
And the longer term outlook is muted.
Successful in the longer term?
For the longer term, Mr. Quinn is optimistic.
The longer term looks even bleaker.
