Small firms have had to struggle due to bureaucratic inertia by some councils. At least the culprits have been identified.
Hopefully, these efforts will pay off next week when national leaders decide whether to open talks on trade and a transition period. It is time to get down to business.
Five priorities set out here would boost exports, tackle business rates, protect the self-employed, increase housing and create jobs.
“The language should be that of giving people their chance to succeed and of being on their side – a “people politics” that many practice locally but which must be scaled up.”
Mercifully, there remain a few Thatcherites, even in the Cabinet, who believe in the power of liberty, responsibility, commerce and voluntary action.
Supporting businesses to start and grow is a key part of our modern industrial strategy.
We need to safeguard local residents and and traditional businesses.
Once we’re no longer sending the proceeds to Brussels, the Government can invest in education and social care without asking more from the taxpayer.
A new study shows that paying a living wage is good for employees, and that it’s proving to make good business sense too.
By scrambling to protect traditional revenues from a changing economy, the Treasury is sending entirely the wrong economic signals.
Support for entrepreneurs, low corruption, strong institutions, and sensible taxes are a sensible blueprint for success.
May and Hammond are right to prioritise the working class, but an attack on small traders and self-starters is only going to alienate them – and many more besides.
The Communities Secretary has faced some opportunistic criticism of late, but ever since he joined Parliament he’s been tirelessly on the side of businesses.
New EU rules – and well-meaning attempts by HMRC to soften their impact – are making it harder for small businesses to benefit from this important programme.
Thousands of businesses have suffered material harm as a result of sharp practice against which they have no recourse.