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Unemployment: teach kids the idea of working for a living
The fact that unemployment has dropped by 50,000 is undoubtedly news to give us hope. However, the additional fact that 2.53 million are not in work tells us the scale of the problem. In addition, the...
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Entrepreneurs have never been more valuable to the country than right now
Right now, as we finally seem to be emerging from recession, we are perhaps more reliant on entrepreneurs than any time in recent history. The recession might be over, but the need to re-balance...
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Don’t let shoddy imitations devalue real apprenticeships
He hit the nail of the head with the two key issues surrounding apprenticeships. Firstly, he highlights the need for apprenticeships to be filled with the highest quality of training to offer serious...
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Unemployment drop offers an unexpected ‘Secret Santa’ gift for the Chancellor
According to figures published today, unemployment fell by 82,000 between August and September. That’s the biggest drop since 2001 and works out as a 0.2% fall in the total unemployment rate. And we...
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Back Cameron on Europe: Jobs & growth will follow
What I did witness, however, at Bloomberg’s offices at 8am was an honest assessment of the current state of the EU as being in crisis and its need to change if it is to survive. I, along with some of...
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Bankers want to earn public confidence? Why not take Theo Paphitis’ Dragons’...
It was already known that Hilary Devey had done her stint in the Den and was moving on to pastures new. However, it was a bit of a surprise at the end of last week to hear that Theo Paphitis had traded...
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Economic figures just don’t add up
I really enjoyed reading BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson’s blog about the Chancellor’s meeting today, at his country retreat in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Apparently the Budget, which is due a...
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This budget delivers a pat on the back for small business
Responding to the Budget presented by George Osborne earlier today, the Pimlico Plumbers’ founder highlighted the cut in Corporation Tax, the unexpected Employment Allowance and the increase in the...
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Mrs Thatcher made it possible for me to become an entrepreneur
The influence that this great lady had on our business was tremendous. Pimlico Plumbers was established in 1979, the same year that she became Prime Minister, so she has been a big part of our business...
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Isn’t it time for the BBC to sack The Apprentice?
As welcome as a prostate examination and equally likely to bring tears to your eyes – especially if you want to see a prime time TV show that actually says something good about being in business!...
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Ignoring British talent will mean saying ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’ to our...
Last week I declared ‘mission accomplished’ on the first stage, in terms of social acceptance, of the battle to bring back to life an 800 year old institution, the British apprenticeship. But despite...
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Got a job interview? Then don’t watch The Apprentice tonight!
For all the humiliation this latest bunch of business no-marks have put themselves through over the last 10 weeks, there is nothing quite like tonight’s interview episode. For the uninitiated the final...
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Do It! Give MPs More Money – For The Sake Of Better Future Government!
It’s about time someone injected some common sense into this argument. We should get ourselves out of medieval times and by that I mean take a look at the United States (£111k) or Japan (£167k), even...
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I don’t recognise Maternity Leave issue, but do recognise motives behind survey!
And, the more I read, the more I got wondering where the hell these figures have come from? The answer is that they were manufactured from a sample of just 1,975 women, and the sample was taken by...
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‘Earning’ dole money will create a motivated workforce
We have to action a massive culture change in this country where receiving benefits is not an alternative to work. For too long benefit junkies have been hooked on government hand-outs and won’t...
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Cameron puts sustainable recovery in hands of entrepreneurs & business
Profit, wealth creation, tax cuts and enterprise in David Cameron’s mind are “not dirty words”, but the only road to salvation. This unequivocal statement from the leader of The Conservative Party is...
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Hard work of ‘real people’ fuelling economic growth
And the boffins seem to be agreed that, when they’ve got all the beans counted, we’ll be closer to a whole one per cent. While I wouldn’t say the economy is flying just yet, what does look to be taking...
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Tube strike is outdated, just like the jobs its trying to save
Businesses are none too happy either! Take my business and its fleet of 150 vehicles trying to navigate London’s snarled up road network. We’ve got dozens of vans stuck in dozens of locations not able...
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Don’t expect Miliband to follow through on job benefits proposals
This is a great policy, the thrust of which I have no issue with. It’s a policy I can, and do support, and I suspect there are many, non-traditional Labour voters, who feel similarly. No, my problem...
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Living Wage will boost productivity as well as living standards
What argument can there possibly be against paying people who are prepared to pull their weight, to put in the hours, for not paying them enough to live on? The answer is – there isn’t one, but there’s...
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