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Category Archives: Economics
A series of confusing statements does not make a great speech
[A few days after I wrote this blog it became clear that Gavin’s criticism of China which is referred to at the end of this blog had led to the Chinese nation terminating talks with Gavin’s colleagues about free trade … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Gavin Williamson, Theresa May
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Lie, damn lies and statistics
This morning it has emerged that the Government’s contract with Seaborne Freight has been cancelled and they claim the reason for this is that another company called Arklow Shipping Unlimited has withdrawn as one of the backers of the proposal. … Continue reading
January was a good month for small & micro businesses
The extent to which small and micro businesses have been misunderstood and ignored by politicians in the past is enormous, however in the last few weeks there has been some early and tentative indications that things may be changing. At … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Bill Esterson, Chris Grayling, David Taylor, Dominic Raab, Greg Clark
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You can do much better than this Theresa
It is clear from this post placed on LinkedIn earlier today by Andrew Churchill of JJ Churchill that the meeting which took place on Wednesday at Downing Street was a good one, at least as far as Andrew and Theresa … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Churchill, Theresa May
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The truth is the Government is failing to support small businesses
These questions and lack of answers over the last few days (last Thursday and this Monday) indicate that our Government is protecting its own failings and they need to be held accountable. Neither of these questions if answered would place … Continue reading
Is this man’s judgement worth £3,000 an hour?
We clearly live in a very unequal society, with top end footballers paid £120,000 or more a week and CEOs earning £6.24m or more a year. Even when a person is paid £3,000 an hour for merely 20 hours each … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Journalism, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, David Davis, EMA
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The Tory Party must stop manipulating Small & Micro Enterprises
My superficial historical knowledge helps me to understand why the Labour Party has very strong connections with many Trade Unions. However I recall how in the 1970’s and 1980’s the Conservative Party, quite legitimately demanded that people who were members … Continue reading
UK based small and medium-sized enterprises, our day is nearly here!
Yesterday in the House of Commons, the leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom was asked a question regarding the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. The person who asked her was Gareth Snell who is the Labour MP … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrea Leadsom, Caroline Spelman, Chris Grayling, Gareth Snell, Ruth Smeeth
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Small and Micro Businesses, your 15 minutes of political fame has Started
Yesterday was one of the few days in the year when thanks to advocates such as Tony Robinson and Paul Lancaster, that Micro Businesses were being treated with some respect. There are several such days each year, one is the … Continue reading
The Government must help small and micro businesses properly
Today is #MicroBizMatters day and it is a day intended to raise the profile of Small and Micro Businesses. The Micro Business definition is 1-9 employees and a turnover of up to £2m and the Small Business definition is 10-49 … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged MicrBizMatters, Ramsgate, Seaborne Freight
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