Thursday 23 November was National Freelancers Day. This may sound a little chintzy but let me assure people that they...
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Labour & small business Articles
Really backing small business
The party conferences showed that small business is on the agenda again for both parties and is big news. Make no...
Back to the future
The revelation from the Public Accounts Committee that another government IT project has failed doesn’t feel like news...
A small business view on the 50p tax rate
People have been asking me for my progressive small business view on the 50p tax rate. Those affected by it don’t like...
Pensions are about wider public sector
In the private sector such final salary pension schemes and their associated benefits have largely vanished and in the...
Cold comfort for small business
What happened to create a U-turn at the 11th hour 59th minute? Or was it never really on the cards anyway? I had the...
No budget for small business
But so far they haven't yielded any dividends for the government. The outcome, far from being strong foundations for...
Small business under pressure
According to David Cameron enterprise is our 'last hope'. Though it may sound like a line from Star Wars, the reality...
Back to the 1980s?
It was previously applied to the London Docklands which gave rise - literally - to the Canary Wharf development. It is...
Small business and VAT
Of the many things we have been told by the coalition (Tory-led) government the statements I find hardest to believe...
Understanding how to help small business
Lord Young was secretary of state for trade in Mrs Thatcher's government so he knows a thing or two about the...
Why we need a British Investment Bank
On 24 September, the Independent Commission on Banking set off on its year long odyssey. Its mandate is to consider...