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Category Archives: Economics
Job creation in manifestos
The role that Political parties play in creating jobs is often overstated by the Politicians themselves. However there is a great deal that they can do to increase the prospect of jobs being created in the private sector. This Government set … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
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I can’t hear clearly
This week for the second time in recent weeks I attended an event where sound equipment that had been provided by a well known and expensive venue was ill suited to its purpose. It has prompted me to consider why we are … Continue reading
Posted in Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Economics
Tagged Hearing impairment, Hearing Loops, Loudspeakers, Microphones, Public Address
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Government policies are a barrier to economic growth
It is not hard to find evidence of MPs who do not understand the realities of life in their own constituencies, but in this case a much deeper issue lies behind the comments. A month ago MP for Peterborough Stewart Jackson took … Continue reading
See you in Court!
When the Government cuts itself, you and I are the ones left bleeding! The decision by solar panel manufacturers to seek a judicial review over U turns in policy should concern us. The idea of taking a Government to Court is … Continue reading
A small nail out of the rural coffin
As a proud resident of Sussex, albeit from the confines of the urban heart of Brighton with some of the best transport links in the country, I have a keen interest in the sustainability of our many rural towns and villages. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Brighton & Hove, Brighton & Hove Buses, Compass Travel, East Sussex, RDH Coaches, West Sussex
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Closed for Business
One of the challenges of our polarised Parliament is that the collective grasp of our 650 MPs on many subjects is a great deal worse than the breadth of constituents that they seek to represent. This means that in practice … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Conservative Party, FTSE 100 Index, MPs
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In the Framework
A day in the life of a Micro Entity in Sussex. Today in our cosy little world we began to imagine that we were actually a Small Company with dreams of becoming a medium sized enterprise one day. I realise that … Continue reading
Do we have Hi-Steria?
There was a disturbing headline in yesterdays Guardian on the write off of £56M by the Ministry of Justice, on a system to coordinate some of the records of its 90,000 employees that was apparently already late and over budget. The total … Continue reading
If you can’t see my mirrors!
The notice on the rear of many large lorries makes it clear that the lorry and its driver will only be able to respond to other road users if they are in sight. The same logic applies to all of … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Community Safety, Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Beth Breeze, Bycicles, FareShare, Foodbanks, Lorries, Street Pastors, Third Sector
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La proprit , c’est le vol!
One wonders if Proudhon could have ever conceived of one home costing the equivalent of 1000 years salary of a Police Sergeant? Clearly few people in any generation can live in places such as Belgravia and even fewer in an … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Belgravia, Blue Plaque, Chester Square, Margaret Thatcher, Proudhon, Winston Churchill
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