I met the Prime Minister

I’m not a big fan of politics (with a big or small ‘p’), or of politicians, but when I was asked this week to attend an event to discuss the economic future of the region – that IS something I am interested in. So I went to what was the old St Johns College (now […]

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How do we boost the economy and create new jobs TODAY?

As I said back in May, when I put my suggestion to Vince Cable at the Greater Manchester Chamber Annual Dinner – instead of offering an NI holiday to start up businesses who employ staff (how many start up businesses do YOU know about who start up and immediately employ 4 or 5 people?? That’s […]

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Vince Cable is going to discuss me with George Osbourne – apparently!

Let me explain. 2 weeks ago I was interviewed (not just me) for a Radio 4 show which was aimed at asking the businesses of Greater Manchester what the government need to do to support business in the North West. I raised a point about the new initiative on employer NI – which says that […]

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