About ten days ago, the finance minister delivered a set of measures that were the first instalment of things that the government will do to boost the economy. It was an eclectic collection touching a variety of different areas but mostly along the expected lines. Certainly, it has had the hoped-for effect on at least the equity markets. More broadly, it has reaffirmed the belief that the current fog of pessimism is severely undersold and many individual problem areas will get fixed, some throug ..