'Why, oh why, does Hobbit's cry?!' A question that is begged. Thank you Kate Connolly: //Germany, for decades Europe’s economic powerhouse, also has a reputat

'Why, oh why, does Hobbit's cry?!' A question that is begged. Thank you Kate Connolly: //Germany, for decades Europe’s economic powerhouse, also has a reputation for being a land of skilful engineers and efficiency. What has gone wrong?// //the problems lie not in a lack of public financing, but elsewhere: “The burden of bureaucracy, highly complex planning procedures and the lack of skilled people to carry out the work.”// //“Holtemöller urged the government not to rush into fixing Germany...they should focus on long-term strategic planning.”// Holtemöller has been promoted... to strategic planning.