The problem is that the EU regulations are often very poorly thought out and badly written. Most stuff we make is not for export, but internal consumption. No-one has ever disputed that to export to … (View Post)

Isn't the major difference between the two bets the possibility of turmoil in the Labour Party shortly before the 2029 election? If the polling in late 2028 suggests Labour will be reduced to a rump … (View Post)

There are ways the gov could help if it actually wanted to change things. One obvious one is to tilt the planning playing field, particularly for industry. Make it really cheap/easy to build industri… (View Post)

Farm buildings are very much on the radar. Change of use is trivial if they are over ten years old, and under 500sqm (which I could just about live with - we are in about 300sqm now, and it's not a w… (View Post)

I run a SME currently employing 5 people. I would like to employ more, I've an order-book that's full for over 2 years, but we can't really expand any more as I'm running out of space in our present … (View Post)