Category Archives: Economics

A strange subject to write about for someone who sometimes struggles to add up. However this is economics as it applies to the social and cultural fabric of our lives together.

4 Fat Mice

Posted on April 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

The Consumers Association is a charitable body which can at times wield as much power as any Government department. They publish a magazine called ‘Which’ and the magazine is generally trusted by 1000’s of people as a result of their mixture … Continue reading →

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Doorstep selling

Posted on April 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

The challenge of engaging with residents on their own doorsteps should not be underestimated. In the last 4 years since the previous Council elections in Brighton & Hove and 5 years since the last General Election, a great deal has … Continue reading →

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The high price of our comfort

Posted on April 2, 2015 by ianchisnall

As part of plans to travel over the Easter weekend I spent part of yesterday morning waiting at my local garage to have some new tyres fitted onto my car. Whilst I was there I bumped into the mechanic who … Continue reading →

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Lets end this chaos

Posted on March 26, 2015 by ianchisnall

As the election period begins in earnest with the closure of Parliament for Easter and on into its recess prior to the election itself, some of us are too busy to really notice the step change in rhetoric. The next 4 … Continue reading →

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One day in the spotlight

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

This morning Radio 4, Today Programme is holding an outside broadcast from a Reading based Small Business which Manufactures perforated metal sheets. It is part of the focus on todays Budget, and one of the relatively predictable set piece broadcasts … Continue reading →

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No idea?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

The election campaign is providing all sorts of evidence of how ill suited our major political parties are to running our Government on our behalf. Yesterday the Labour Party showed its willingness to bow to the pressure from the Conservative … Continue reading →

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Politics must learn from Micro Enterprises

Posted on March 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

This morning on BBC Radio4 Today Paddy Ashdown who is leading the Liberal Democratic Party election campaign appeared to be on the wrong side of the discussion following allegations against Ibrahim Taguri, the party’s former chief fund-raiser who carried out that … Continue reading →

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It started so well

Posted on March 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

The business interview first thing this morning on Radio 4 (at about 6.20) was with Justin King who was CEO of Sainsbury until July 2014. It began so well, with a suggestion that we as a nation need to focus … Continue reading →

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Money that isn’t so funny

Posted on February 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

The confluence of several stories, all on the theme of money, how much we ‘earn’ and how we use it seems to have arisen this week. Yesterday I heard Stuart Gulliver, CEO of HSBC telling us that he put his bonus into … Continue reading →

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We know it makes sense

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decisions we take when buying supplies or ordering services are complex and depend on many factors. However the attention to detail when addressing our needs and concerns is much easier for a small business to accommodate. Our custom matters to … Continue reading →

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