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Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth

The owner of Pepco, Poundland and Dealz, the European discount retail brands, has pledged to “protect prices” after reporting a 17.5 per cent rise in first-half revenue driven by new store openings.

Perception is your reality

3 September 2024 Columns, Opinion Rachel Watkyn 0 Comments

Perception is a powerful force that influences how we view the world and, in turn, how the world views us. Today’s environment is saturated with social media and influencers covering all areas of the market, leading to perception becoming even more critical for a brands success.

Daniel Priestley of Dent

5 people who inspired you during the early stages of business development

31 August 202431 August 2024 Columns, Opinion Helen Sanderson 0 Comments

My business and work combine a variety of disciplines, including professional organising and decluttering, the psychology of people’s relationship to their home, and interior and spatial design. As a result, the range of people who have influenced and inspired me are also quite a diverse bunch.

I’ll say it straight: I’m backing Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Yes, you read that right.

Why I Am Backing Kamala Harris in the US Presidential Election

28 August 202429 August 2024 Columns, Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

I’ll say it straight: I’m backing Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Yes, you read that right.

As the leaves turn crisp and golden this October, the nation’s business owners will be bracing themselves for a political event that could redefine their future: the unveiling of Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Should UK Business Owners Be Worried About Rachel Reeves’ First Budget?

27 August 202427 August 2024 Columns, Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

As the leaves turn crisp and golden this October, the nation’s business owners will be bracing themselves for a political event that could redefine their future: the unveiling of Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and Labour’s no-nonsense champion of workers' rights, seems intent on delivering her promises with a zeal that would make even the most ardent trade unionist blush.

Angela Rayner’s Fair Work Agency: The Cure Worse Than the Disease?

26 August 202427 August 2024 Columns, Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

Labour’s proposed Fair Work Agency aims to bolster workers’ rights, but is it setting up law-abiding businesses for failure? The balance between regulation and business growth is more precarious than ever.

Good growth: the interconnection between shareholder and stakeholder value, where social, economic and environmental factors combine to create sustainable change.

Growing the right way

20 August 2024 Columns, Opinion Richard Taylor 0 Comments

Good growth: the interconnection between shareholder and stakeholder value, where social, economic and environmental factors combine to create sustainable change.

In today’s digital age, billions of pieces of content are uploaded to online platforms and websites each day.

AI, a helping hand for businesses when moderating content

19 August 2024 Columns, Opinion, Technology Lina Ghazal 0 Comments

In today’s digital age, billions of pieces of content are uploaded to online platforms and websites each day.

Clyde McClure, founder of Unit Management

50 Years in Business: Balancing Heritage and Legacy 

29 July 2024 Opinion Clyde McClure 0 Comments

Reaching the milestone of 50 years in business has been no small feat. It all started as a one-man operation after a global career with large corporations.

A former Conservative MP has said fewer people should be going to university, saying they are not nurseries for people who don’t fancy going out to work.

Universities are not nurseries for people who ‘don’t fancy going out to work’, says former MP

23 July 2024 Opinion Business Matters 0 Comments

A former Conservative MP has said fewer people should be going to university, saying they are not nurseries for people who don’t fancy going out to work.

Joe Biden’s decision to step away from the 2024 US Presidential election is not only the right personal choice, given his obvious age-ravaged frailty, but the right and only decision for the Democratic Party.

Biden’s Exit: The Right Move for the Democratic Party and the World

22 July 202422 July 2024 Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

Joe Biden’s decision to step away from the 2024 US Presidential election is not only the right personal choice, given his obvious age-ravaged frailty, but the right decision for the Democratic Party.

The new Government must address the 55% effective tax rate on Universal Credit recipients if it aims to reduce unemployment.

Universal credit tax rate hindering employment efforts, says Blick Rothenberg

17 July 2024 In Business, Opinion Business Matters 0 Comments

Blick Rothenberg urges the Government to relax the 55% Universal Credit tax rate to effectively reduce unemployment and underemployment.

In a world where rhetoric is as valued as policy, one might expect a regal missive such as the King’s Speech to brim with assurances and incentives for our nation's entrepreneurial spirits.

Nothing in the King’s Speech: A Call to Arms for Entrepreneurs

17 July 2024 Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

In a world where rhetoric is as valued as policy, one might expect a regal missive such as the King’s Speech to brim with assurances and incentives for our nation’s entrepreneurial spirits.

Marketers often assume that consumers will watch all of their 10 second ad on YouTube or stick around for the entirety of their Instagram carousel. The reality, however, is that you’re likely to be getting far less of your audience’s attention than you might like.

The impact of the attention economy on marketers

17 July 202417 July 2024 Columns, Marketing, Opinion Roger Jackson 0 Comments

Marketers often assume that consumers will watch all of their 10 second ad on YouTube or stick around for the entirety of their Instagram carousel. The reality, however, is that you’re likely to be getting far less of your audience’s attention than you might like.

Ah, the Labour Party, ever the beacon of fairness and redistribution, has yet again graced us with a stroke of genius. This time, it's a plan to slap a VAT on private schools, those bastions of privilege and top-tier education.

Could Labour’s plan to put VAT on private schools lead to parents ‘Finding Religion’

16 July 202416 July 2024 Columns, Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

Ah, the Labour Party, ever the beacon of fairness and redistribution, has yet again graced us with a stroke of genius. This time, it’s a plan to slap a VAT on private schools, those bastions of privilege and top-tier education.

### Title: **Richard Alvin: JD Vance as Trump's Running Mate - Implications for US-UK Climate Policy** ### Meta Description: Richard Alvin explores the potential impact of JD Vance joining Donald Trump's 2024 ticket on US-UK relations, renewable energy initiatives, and global climate change efforts.

JD Vance as Trump’s Running Mate: A Climate Policy Collision Course?

15 July 202416 July 2024 Columns, Opinion Richard Alvin 0 Comments

The announcement of JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate for the 2024 presidential election isn’t just another headline—it’s a potential turning point with far-reaching implications for both America and the world.

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Morrisons is preparing to pull down the shutters on 100 loss-making convenience stores in a move that places hundreds of shop-floor jobs in jeopardy, with the Bradford-based grocer pointing the finger squarely at Labour's tax and wage agenda for tipping the sites into terminal decline.

Morrisons to shut 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames Labour’s ‘policy choices’ for rising costs

Morrisons is closing 100 loss-making convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk, and has blamed Labour’s “policy choices” for the rising costs eroding profitability.

April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record

Jaguar Land Rover eyes American tie-up with Stellantis to sidestep Trump tariffs

Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays

Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss

Potters win £120m rescue as government finally backs Britain’s ceramics heartland

Brad Burton interview: how the UK’s no.1 motivational speaker rebuilt after lockdown wiped out 4Networking, and survived a four-year online stalking campaign

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