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Category Archives: Economics
Micro Businesses Matter
A bunch of people involved in running Micro Businesses have called for a specific focus on their business sector at the end of this week on Friday the 9th January. If you are on twitter check out the hashtag #MicroBizMattersDay … Continue reading
A state of constant denial
The reaction by George Osborne to comments made following his Autumn statement would shame most of us if we attempted something similar in our own workplaces over much more trivial matters. Most of us occasionally misspeak or misrepresent things a little. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged General Eelection 2015, George Osborne, Local government
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Its time to draw a distinction
This week in Parliament, one Government Minister asked another Government Minister a question, and although the question was answered, neither the question nor the answer went far enough. The Question from Lorely Burt in the Treasury was “what the value … Continue reading
Small Business woes
The challenge for small businesses that work on the periphery of the building industry is that in the interests of trying to crack down on fraud within the industry HM Revenue and Customs has applied rules and regulations without all of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Construction Industry Scheme, HMRC, Small Businesses
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A great result for Saltdean
The news that one of the Governments funding streams has allocated £440,000 for the Social Enterprise set up to run the Lido in Saltdean is a great boost to all of the residents of Saltdean as well as those of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brighton & Hove City Council, Saltdean Lido, Uckfield
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That old doorstep trick
It was very dispiriting to read the comments by Michael Fallon yesterday regarding immigration. The issue of migration is complex and it has as much to do with the movement of people from the North West, like me and North East … Continue reading
naive or dishonest?
On Sunday I wrote about the rather short sighted attitude being displayed by Liz Truss MP regarding what she was claiming was a conflict between solar farms and food production. Clearly both types of farming are vital if we are to feed … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Farmer, Food Production, General Election 2015, Liz Truss, Solar Farms
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What is good for the North……
The promises of Devo-Met being made to some of the Northern Cities and the land in between may yet come to naught. We are about to elect a new Government and just as this Government has picked and chosen the … Continue reading
Lets end this now!
The revelation from yesterdays PMQs regarding Lord Freud and his comments about how he was looking for creative ways of paying certain people around 1/3 of the minimum wage demands a response. The Peer has already apologised, the PM has already explained … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Cameron, David Freud, Institute of Directors, IOD
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The challenge of public sector procurement
The Government set itself an ambitious target in 2010, to ensure that 25% of Government contracts would be awarded to SME’s. They did this because it is widely recognised that the most sustainable and largest number of jobs are created … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brighton & Hove, Government procurement, SME, Sole Traders
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