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Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st August 2018
By
way of explanation. The
term 'home business' consists of two words.
'Business' is the second one; it's there to
qualify and support the word 'home' and all
that goes with it - and not vice versa. Consequently,
we also list below, items which are of interest
and value to the home. Whether in its context
as an office or as a part of your family and
lifestyle but always
directed at the improved prospects and enjoyment
that running a business from home, in its entirety,
can bring.
For a current, multi-part
overview of
starting and running a
business from home,
go here: http://www.homebusiness.org.uk/features.htm
 31.08.2018:
EU Blinks – Brexit deal on the table.
http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/eu-blinks-brexit-deal-on-the-table/
Pound
rises as EU's Barnier hints at bespoke Brexit
deal. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/pound-rises-eus-barnier-hints-155800720.html
Errr. 'Rises' to almost rock-bottom.
Half
of small businesses planning for Brexit outcomes.
https://www.bridgingandcommercial.co.uk/article-desc-13908_47%20per%20cent%20of%20UK%20SMEs%20planning%20for%20Brexit%20outcomes
Some 47% of small and medium sized businesses
in the UK have started planning for the various
possible outcomes Brexit could have on the supply
chain, according to research by Close Brothers
Asset Finance.
Government
will struggle to fill low-skilled jobs after
Brexit without worker exploitation, experts
warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-low-skilled-workforce-employees-eu-citizens-worker-exploitation-oxford-university-a8513476.html
The government was facing a struggle immediately
a cohort of Tory anti-British businessites,
Fags for America and Friends of Israel succeeded
in duping the country's knobheads into voting
for something they knew nothing about. Brexit.
Apart from what they had - and had not - been
told by the country's lying, criminal, foreign-owned,
offshore, hate-preaching, fake news media/propaganda.
Summer
travel chaos to continue into September.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-travel-september-gatwick-airport-northern-rail-south-western-railway-trains-eurotunnel-a8512821.html
Wonga
payday firm stops offering new loans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45353334
Emails
while commuting 'should count as work'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-45333270
What
Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45083954
Arla
Foods to pay its 2018 profit to Europe's drought-hit
farmers. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/30/arla-foods-dairy-cooperative-pay-2018-profit-europe-drought-hit-farmers
'It
saved our business': Italy's farmers turn low
into high with cannabis. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/30/it-saved-our-business-italy-farmers-turn-to-cannabis-hemp
Macron:
French 'Gauls' resistant to change, unlike 'Lutheran'
Danes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45352744
Which is why they have been lying around
since the days of Asterix the Gaul and like
their sportsmen, only get results after taking
a little 'magic potion'.
Creative
Ideas to Get Your Small Business Noticed.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/ideas-to-get-small-business-noticed-3997457?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14284016&utm_term=
8
Questions to Ask About Home Based Business Opportunities.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/home-based-business-opportunity-questions-1794236?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14284016&utm_term=
30.08.2018:
Scallop war: French and British boats clash
in Channel. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45337091
The French are very good at telling everyone
else how to go about their business, especially
after they have received their subsidies; unfortunately,
they never seem to be able to follow their own
advice. Or are these fishermen just some leftover
dregs from 'partisan' Tour de France spectators
who the gendarmes were unable (or not
bothered) to control?
Dividend
allowance cut could ‘clobber’ SMEs.
https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/dividend-allowance-cut-could-clobber-200000214.html
One-in-three
chance of London house price crash, says expert
poll. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/29/one-in-three-chance-of-london-house-price-crash-says-expert-poll
Poorer
tenants face choice between heat, eat or pay
rent, report warns. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lowincome-tenants-face-heat-eat-or-pay-rent-choices-a8512486.html
UK
regulator Ofcom bans Saudi Arabia TV advert.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45342186
'The advert, which ran on Sky 1, promoted the
country's Vision 2030 reform agenda and featured
images of women driving and cinemas opening.'
Terrorising, murdering and starving to death,
children, is OK though?
Contraception
app advert banned by UK regulator. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45328965
29.08.2018:
New strategy to boost exports. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fox-launches-ambitious-new-export-strategy-to-boost-british-businesses
The
Department for International Trade has published
a new Export Strategy for the UK, which outlines
how the Government will support businesses to
trade internationally. The strategy includes
plans to provide streamlined and targeted business
support to help raise productivity, boost wages
and protect employment.
Theresa
May announces UK has secured its first post-Brexit
trade deal during trip to Africa.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-uk-post-brexit-trade-deal-africa-visit-cape-town-leave-eu-a8510761.html
Theresa
May makes 'unashamed' vow to use UK aid to boost
British private sector in Africa. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-british-uk-aid-africa-private-sector-us-france-2022-a8509791.html
Rising
costs hit profits in UK services sector, CBI
says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rising-costs-hit-profits-in-uk-services-sector-cbi-says-a8506791.html
Fall
in self-employment and zero-hours contracts.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/august2018
The number of people who are self-employed fell
by 38,000 to 4.77 million in April to June 2018,
according to the latest labour market report
published by the Office for National Statistics.
The statistics also revealed that there were
780,000 people on a zero-hours contract in the
same period, a decrease of 104,000 when compared
to the same period in 2017.
Data
breach complaints up 160% since GDPR came into
force. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/data-breach-complaints-increase-gdpr-came-into-force-cybersecurity-a8506711.html
E-signatures
now legally valid. https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/electronic-signatures-are-valid-say-governments-legal-experts/
Electronic signatures (e-signatures) can be
used to sign formal legal contracts, the Law
Commission for England and Wales has confirmed.
The Commission has also proposed plans to allow
e-signatures to be witnessed via a webcam or
video link, and to set up a working group to
consider the practical issues around using e-signatures.
Impact
of Start Up Loans revealed. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/support-for-ethnic-minority-entrepreneurs-helps-11000-businesses-get-off-the-ground
More than 55,000 businesses have received a
Start Up Loan since the scheme began in 2012,
with over 11,000 loans being awarded to black,
Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) entrepreneurs.
The scheme has also provided more than £400
million of finance and helped create more than
66,000 jobs.
Insolvencies:
business failures slowing but individual insolvencies
climbing. https://www.k2-partners.com/insolvencies-business-failures-slowing-but-individual-insolvencies-climbing/
What's
gone wrong with payday lender Wonga? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45322061
CNET
Community: How do I stop annoying marketing
calls from local numbers? https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/how-do-i-stop-annoying-marketing-calls-from-local-numbers/?ftag=CAD5920658&bhid=22951757626637189212880527427435
10
Important Tips for New eBay Sellers. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/important-tips-for-new-ebay-sellers-4116953?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14194292&utm_term=
28.08.2018:
Bailiffs sent to 81,000 UK firms struggling
to pay business rates. https://www.independent.co.uk/business/uk-firms-struggling-money-business-rates-81000-a8508901.html
Food
prices 'to rise 5%' because of extreme weather.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45317023
Post-Brexit
Britain To Be Heavily Influenced By American
Corporations. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/post-brexit-britain-to-be-heavily-influenced-by-american-corporations/
Newspaper
headlines: Brexit 'lavs' and 'burglary tourists'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-45317662
Evidence
grows of meddling by Netanyahu government in
UK politics. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/evidence-grows-of-meddling-by-netanyahu-government-in-uk-politics/
Uber
'to focus on bikes over cars'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45317025
Consumers
paying more for organic milk ‘being duped’
as secret footage reveals cruelty on Soil Association
farm. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/organic-milk-video-footage-animal-cruelty-farm-equality-uk-a8508956.html
27.08.2018:
Brexit: China looking at 'top-notch' trade deal
with UK after EU withdrawal. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/brexit-deal-latest-china-britain-top-notch-free-trade-european-union-a8508006.html
Translation: a 'top-notch' deal for the Chinese
at the further expense of third-rate trading
wannabe, the American/Israeli colony of Little
Ingerlandt and its Tory anti-British-businessites.
Trump
administration pressing EU for 'very rapid'
trade deal, officials say. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-white-house-eu-trade-deal-tariffs-us-steel-a8508001.html
A trade deal with its European colony, Little
Ingerlandt, already being in the bag with the
help of the Tory regime's anti-British-businessites.
Company
collapses lead to insolvency law clampdown.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45302629
DWP
forced to admit more than 111,000 benefit deaths.
http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/dwp-forced-to-admit-more-than-111000-benefit-deaths/
As not being reported by the Tory regime's
propaganda/fake news media who are trying to
work out how to pin this on a) the Ruskies;
b) ISIS; c) the Palestinians; d) the Yemenis;
e) millions of refugees they helped create;
f) Jeremy Corbyn.
Unpicking
the cyber-crime economy. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44355153
How
to get business class flight tickets on the
cheap. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/business-class-tickets-cheap-heathrow-madrid-moscow-how-to-a8502871.html
French
champagne makers expecting best harvest in decade.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-champagne-makers-record-harvest-quality-grapes-vintage-wine-a8507911.html
Does that mean they will stop whining now
and hopefully try to compete with British sparkling
wines?
25.08.2018:
Plastic bag charge to rise to 10p and be extended
to every shop. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plastic-bag-charge-rise-pollution-climate-change-theresa-may-a8507241.html
Google
might be hiding the fact that its own reviews
are shoddy. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/google-might-hiding-fact-reviews-shoddy-135640955.html
Bayer's
Monsanto is being sued by 8,000 plaintiffs for
not disclosing alleged cancer risks. https://www.businessinsider.com/r-bayers-monsanto-sued-by-8000-plaintiffs-on-glyphosate-2018-8?IR=T
How
to recall an email in Gmail after hitting the
send button. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/recall-email-gmail-001515303.html
This
3,800-year-old clay tablet is the world's oldest
customer complaint. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/3800-year-old-clay-tablet-worlds-oldest-customer-complaint-133939686.html
How
to add value to a doer upper: six essential
tips for home buyers taking on a renovation
property. https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/buying/save-on-stamp-duty-by-buying-one-of-these-london-doerupper-properties-and-adding-value-yourself-a123336.html
16
Money-Making Mobile Business Ideas. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/money-making-mobile-business-ideas-4126148?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14193915&utm_term=
The
8 Best Website Builders to Use in 2018.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-website-builders-4169494?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14193915&utm_term=
25.08.2018:
Big lenders are hampering Open Banking in the
UK. www.businessinsider.fr/us/barclays-royal-bank-of-scotland-hampering-open-banking-2018-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=
8&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Mon-Fri%29%202018-08-22&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
Lorry drivers warn of 'complete and utter
chaos' in event of no-deal Brexit. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/lorry-drivers-warn-apos-complete-091831099.html
Meet
the ‘Independent Experts’ with Ties
to Climate Science Denial Pushing a No Deal
Brexit. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/meet-the-independent-experts-with-ties-to-climate-science-denial-pushing-a-no-deal-brexit/
'There
are businesses that will be disrupted and go
out of business': Facebook is shaking up influencer
marketing. http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/facebooks-foray-into-influencer-marketing-is-good-news-for-brands-2018-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=
8&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Mon-Fri%29%202018-08-21&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
Luton
voted UK's worst airport for third year in a
row. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/luton-ariport-uk-worst-vote-which-manchester-queues-facilities-a8505796.html
Why
do homes in the UK have separate hot and cold
taps? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42948046
This
smart speaker hosts crypto payments so you can
tip artists by clapping your hands.
www.businessinsider.fr/us/this-smart-speaker-lets-you-tip-artists-by-clapping-your-hands-2018-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=8&utm_campaign
=BI%20Select%20%28Mon-Fri%29%202018-08-22&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
24.08.2018:
'No-deal' Brexit advice to be published by UK
government. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45274972
UK
won't trigger battle with Brussels after no-deal
Brexit, says Raab. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/aug/22/dominic-raab-uk-wont-trigger-no-deal-battle-with-brussels
Britons
in EU could lose access to UK bank accounts
under no-deal Brexit. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/aug/23/britons-in-eu-could-lose-access-to-uk-bank-accounts-under-no-deal-brexit
No-deal
could force UK credit card users to pay £166m
'Brexit tax', government admits. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/no-deal-brexit-tax-credit-card-users-uk-dominic-raab-a8504261.html
UK
travel chaos predicted for Bank Holiday weekend.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-travel-bank-holiday-weekend-latest-flights-railway-trains-strike-cancellations-a8503401.html
US
and China kick off new tariffs on imports amid
talks aimed at stopping trade war. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/us-china-tariffs-imports-trump-trade-war-talks-xi-jinping-a8503926.html
Chinese
tourists flock to North Yorkshire chippy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-45273575
Banks
to publish quality of service information.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banks-scored-on-quality-of-service
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
has introduced new measures to increase competition
in the banking sector. Under the measures, banks
must publish information about whether their
personal and small business customers would
recommend their online and mobile banking, branch
and overdraft services to their friends, relatives
or other businesses. The information must be
clearly displayed in bank branches, as well
as online and on their apps. From February 2019,
the Financial Conduct Authority will also expect
banks to publish figures on how long it takes
to open current accounts and replace debit cards.
Four
in ten firms admit to failing on GDPR. https://www.contractoruk.com/news/0013727four_10_firms_still_not_gdpr_compliant.html
Almost four in ten firms are still failing to
follow the General Data Protection Regulation,
despite it coming into force – alongside
penalties for ignoring it - nearly three months
ago.
23.08.2018:
Home ownership falls more in UK than any other
EU country. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/home-ownership-falls-more-uk-181400927.html
Government
accused of ignoring living standards crisis
as wages stagnate despite rise in employment.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-jobs-wages-living-standards-crisis-income-employment-resolution-foundation-a8501461.html
The regime ('government') hasn't been ignoring
living standards at all. Its economists and
'gurus' targetted a reduction in living standards
to subsidise its corporate donors' tax evasion
and that is what has been achieved.
Scrapping
1p and 2p copper coins 'won't increase prices'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45269390
The sort of 'fake' promise which has been
around since Babylon came unstuck.
Travel
bosses demand Brexit progress and a fresh referendum.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-referendum-eu-travel-industry-bosses-demand-foreign-airlines-uk-a8501441.html
The majority of the country clearly feels
the same way. Brexit however, has nothing to
do with democracy, despite all the leavers'
lies. Might be better off asking for progress
from Moikal O'Lary at Ryanair, instead?
Britain’s
Plastic Waste – “the new narcotics
trade for criminal gangs”. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/britains-plastic-waste-the-new-narcotics-trade-for-criminal-gangs/
Bikes,
cots and fridges: the imports hit by Trump's
tariffs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45270474
The BBC (British Bropaganda Corporation)
continues to lavish more attention on what is
happening in the USA than it does in its own
country. Where - with the exception of arms
exports to terrorists, online fraud and tax-dodging
- just about everything has been 'hit' by the
Tory regime.
Price
comparison sites 'rife with errors'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45261261
This has been going on for as long as price
comparison sites have been around. But - it
will probably be 'news' to the BBC.
Facebook
and Twitter uncover global misinformation operation
on a huge scale. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-twitter-google-misinformation-campaign-latest-iran-russia-a8502146.html
Apparently, 'operations' being taken down
are those which are opposed to American, Israeli
and Saudi terrorism and sympathetic towards
the Palestinians. According to American/Jewish-owned
military disinformation and propaganda assets,
Fakebook and Twatter. Which has taken to TV
advertising recently, it seems. 'Fuckin' plebs'
must have started seeing through all the bullshit.
Ryanair
compensation cheques with no signatures 'bounced'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45262871
Perhaps they're trialling a new transport
model which can get passengers from A to B without
re-fuelling?
Tui's
'misleading' summer holiday advert banned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45262708
Puppy
and kitten sales at pet shops set to be banned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45266357
12
Unique Business Ideas That Make Money. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/unique-business-ideas-2947949?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118546&utm_term=
10
Ways to Reduce Small Business Costs. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/reduce-small-business-costs-2951415?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118546&utm_term=
Risks
That Worry Business Owners the Most. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/risks-that-worry-business-owners-the-most-4163648?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118663&utm_term=
The
Different Types of Advertising Methods Available
to You. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/different-types-of-advertising-methods-38548?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118663&utm_term=
22.08.2018:
UK household debt balloons to £19bn as
bailiff problems multiply, new figures show.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-household-debt-council-tax-electricity-water-bills-bailiffs-problems-citizens-advice-a8499786.html
Nuisance
calls now a 'daily torment' with three-quarters
contacted in last month, survey finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/nuisance-calls-daily-torment-threequarters-contacted-which-survey-a8500031.html
So much for 'smartphones' for dumb consumers.
HMRC
gets short shrift in IR35 reform consultation.
https://www.freelanceuk.com/news/5687.shtml
A deluge of criticism has descended upon HMRC
and its private sector IR35 reform proposal.
Call
for pension auto-enrolment for one-person firms.
https://www.contractoruk.com/news/0013726give_one_person_firms_pension_auto_enrolment_say_mps.html
People who work for themselves should get pension
auto-enrolment to help them save for retirement,
an influential panel of MPs has declared.
How
Britain’s abandoned Anderson shelters are
being brought back to life. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/how-britains-abandoned-anderson-shelters-are-being-brought-back-to-life
Airbnb
property owners in France face discrimination
claim. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/owners-airbnb-accused-france-discrimination-refused-bookings-north-african-names
Wandsworth
couple fear losing dream home after council
says ceiling is 20cm too high. https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/wandsworth-couple-fear-losing-dream-home-after-council-says-ceiling-is-20cm-too-high-a123196.html
21.08.2018:
Bank of England economist warns thousands
of UK jobs at risk from robots and AI. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-job-loss-risk-ai-robots-artificial-intelligence-technology-bank-of-england-andy-haldane-a8498901.html
We're convinced job losses will run into
millions, not thousands. Much less all the chaos
which will be caused by American robots programmed
to do just one thing. Repeat the trailer-trash,
terrorist chant of 'Oh, my God' ad infinitum.
But of course, does all that matter a jot
to the west's mainstream fake news media? In
fact, 'tabloid' propagandascheisewriters
have even been putting about the fairytale
that AI will create as many new jobs as those
it destroys! Aimed at the Brexit Knobhead contingent,
no doubt. (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/20/robots-stealing-jobs-digital-age
As usual, most of the comments in The Guardian
are far more edifying and informed than the
offending article itself.)
'Dumb
phone' sales rise as people seek to disconnect
from technology. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dumb-phones-sales-rise-disconnect-technology-mindfulness-social-media-a8499086.html
A bit of a misnomer really. You surely can't
get any dumber than buying an expensive piece
of plastic which calls itself 'smart' linked
to a fraudulent internet connection which can
be used to thieve every last penny you ever
made!
Labour
condemns 'sickening' Lehman Brothers reunion
party. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/20/labour-condemns-sickening-lehman-brothers-reunion-party
Oh, dear. That will be another 'anti-Semitic'
tirade against the Labour Party from the country's
Israeli terrorist lobby.
Is
clothing rental the secret to making fashion
sustainable? https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/fast-fashion-waste-sustainable-climate-change-pollution-circular-economy-clothing-rental-a8490251.html
Genoa
bridge disaster raises concerns over 840 bridges
'at risk of collapse' in France. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-bridge-collapse-risk-roads-genoa-transport-infrastructure-a8498376.html
This wouldn't usually be an issue in France
where its 365-day-a-year strikers normally blockade
bridges along with the rest of the country's
roads. Although one could ask, just like the
Italians, just where has all the European taxpayers'
money/subventions for the country's crumbling
infrastructure actually gone? Propping up the
black economy labour market of 5 million idle,
non-working, striking fonctionnaires,
perhaps?
Britain's
top food destination. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/aug/19/stonehaven-bay-best-fish-and-chips-food-award
20.08.2018:
Brexit: First 'no-deal' technical notices to
be published on Thursday, says Downing Street.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-no-deal-technical-notices-stockpile-eu-a8497836.html
And will these include model citizens' arrest
procedures for frog-marching lying Brexit traitors
and terrorists down to the local nick?
Boris
Johnson's Facebook page hosts hundreds of Islamophobic
comments after burqa row. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-facebook-page-islamophobic-comments-burqa-row-anti-muslim-a8498021.html
As not mentioned by the country's minority,
extremist, Jewish-owned, hate-preaching, terrorist-sympathising/supporting,
fake news media/propaganda currently conducting
an 'anti-Semitic' smear campaign against the
Tory regime's/Johnson's political opposition.
In between disseminating lies about Brexit,
the Ruskies, Asians, East Europeans, history
in general or anything else which can make them
a shekel or two. (While completely ignoring
the terrorism and war crimes of their own brotherhood.)
London
workers are queuing up for free food because
they can't afford to eat. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/workers-jobs-food-banks-money-afford-cost-living-a8494311.html
Tory regime fake 'entrepreneurs' perhaps?
No-deal
Brexit disruption could turn the M20 into a
giant lorry park, Government warns. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/no-deal-brexit-disruption-could-203000831.html
In which case, isn't it time for the Tory regime
to start arresting lying Brexit ringleaders
and traitors under the country's counter-terrorism
laws?
Hundreds
of families made homeless by landlords cashing
in on rising property prices, data suggests.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/eviction-families-homeless-tenants-rent-contract-uk-a8497456.html
Third
of farmed fruit and veg deemed 'too ugly to
sell'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-45238732
Fears
for environment in Spain as pigs outnumber people.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/19/fears-environment-spain-pigs-outnumber-humans-pork-industry
The UK faced the same fears until the last
elections proved less fruitful for the Tories
than they expected - or predicted by their smear-campaigning,
hate-preaching, fake news media/propaganda.
Anglers
urging government to allow shooting of more
cormorants to stop birds eating fish they catch
for sport. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/angling-trust-fishing-cormorants-shooting-licence-rspb-a8489961.html
I would have thought there was a much stronger
case for shooting anglers instead of cormorants.
Furniture
rental enters the sharing economy. https://www.springwise.com/furniture-rental-enters-the-sharing-economy/
‘For
Sale’ sign gets a digital makeover.
https://www.springwise.com/for-sale-sign-gets-a-digital-makeover/?utm_campaign=1271776_Edit%202018-Aug-15%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CR9B4%2C2V1FMX%2C2SHTY%2C1
Portable
cooking set revolutionizes kitchen space.
https://www.springwise.com/portable-cooking-set-revolutionizes-kitchen-space/?utm_campaign=1271776_Edit%202018-Aug-15%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,R9B4,2V1FMX,2SHTY,1
Security
router encrypts an entire home's online activity.
https://www.springwise.com/security-router-encrypts-an-entire-homes-online-activity/?utm_campaign=1271776_Edit%202018-Aug-15%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,R9B4,2V1FMX,2SHTY,1
Developer
uses AR tool to create virtual business card.
https://www.springwise.com/developer-uses-ar-tool-to-create-virtual-business-card/?utm_campaign=1271776_Edit%202018-Aug-15%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,R9B4,2V1FMX,2SHTY,1
19.08.2018:
Middle class fly-tippers who leave 'free' furniture
on street warned they face fines. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/17/middle-class-fly-tippers-leave-free-furniture-street-warned/
MPs
behind controversial e-cigarette report criticised
for vaping lobby links. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/17/mps-behind-controversial-e-cigarette-criticised-vaping-lobby/
Now there's unusual! The country's bent politicians
doing as bent politicians do - and the fake
news media pretending it's 'a story'.
20
Right and Wrong Reasons to Start Your Own Business.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/right-and-wrong-reasons-to-start-business-4066585?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118312&utm_term=
Small
Business Online Courses. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/free-online-courses-on-about-small-business-canada-2946978?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118312&utm_term=
6
Best Sites for Unbiased Feedback on Your Business
Idea. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/unbiased-business-idea-feedback-1201040?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118312&utm_term=
7
Rules of an Effective Business Card. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/effective-business-card-2951735?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118430&utm_term=
Cookery
kit helps elderly people socialize. https://www.springwise.com/cookery-kit-helps-elderly-people-socialize/?utm_campaign=1266227_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Aug-08%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CR50Z%2C2V1FMX%2C2S2WG%2C1
Belgian
supermarket reduces food miles for fresh produce.
https://www.springwise.com/belgian-supermarket-reduces-food-mile-for-fresh-produce/?utm_campaign=1266227_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Aug-08%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,R50Z,2V1FMX,2S2WG,1
New
device can detect bacteria on hands. https://www.springwise.com/new-device-can-detect-bacteria-on-hands/?utm_campaign=1266227_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Aug-08%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CR50Z%2C2V1FMX%2C2S2WG%2C1
18.08.2018:
Discounts and online help retail sales bounce
back in July. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45206107
Whistleblower
warns of Vodafone security breaches. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45213774
House
of Fraser cancels all online orders. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45216551
British
holidaymakers are losing £1m per day.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/dynamic-currency-conversion-fees-charges-dcc-british-holiday-scam-credit-card-a8493111.html
Wish
you weren't here: how the tourist boom –
and selfies – are threatening Britain's
beauty spots. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/aug/16/wish-you-werent-here-how-the-tourist-boom-and-selfies-are-threatening-britains-beauty-spots
Bored
appétit! How we all got sick of French
food. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/bored-appetit-got-sick-french-food/
Assuming you can even find properly sourced,
cooked and affordable 'French' food these days!
Especially in France.
Can
a disgruntled neighbour stop me from extending
my flat, even if the freeholder agreed?
https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/legal-qa/can-a-disgruntled-neighbour-stop-me-from-extending-my-flat-even-if-the-freeholder-agreed-a123131.html
Disadvantages
of E-commerce. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/disadvantages-of-e-commerce-1141571?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026185&utm_term=
5
Questions Tell If Your Business Plan Idea Is
Worth It. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/quick-start-business-plan-2948011?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026024&utm_term=
What
Is Customer Satisfaction? https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-customer-satisfaction-2296683?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026024&utm_term=
What
Your Brand Colors Tell Customers About You.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-color-is-your-business-2951156?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026024&utm_term=
17.08.2018:
Two thirds of UK shoppers expect high street
prices to surge because of Brexit. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-eu-prices-shopping-food-high-street-store-closures-a8493141.html
Celebrities
and social media influencers investigated for
not labelling commercial posts. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/social-media-influencers-celebrities-cma-watchdog-investigation-commercial-content-a8494136.html
Weedkiller
found in wide range of breakfast foods aimed
at children. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/16/weedkiller-cereal-monsanto-roundup-childrens-food
New
adults-only tour operator launches for 'sexual
adventurists.' https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/adults-only-sex-holidays-cancun-mediterranean-caribbean-a8493256.html
The 'Mediterranean'? Why not the South Pole?
Millennials
blamed for falling potato sales. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/millennials-potato-sales-falling-rice-noodles-carbohydrates-grocer-a8490746.html
Diners
leaving 100% tips in new trend. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/tip-the-bill-twitter-trend-challenge-100-percent-gratuity-us-restaurants-a8492556.html
I
want to boycott US PC hardware, software and
services. Is it possible? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2018/aug/16/i-want-to-boycott-us-pc-hardware-software-services
16.08.2018:
A no-deal Brexit won't mean that a UK-US trade
pact is going to happen anytime soon. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/no-deal-brexit-wont-mean-uk-us-trade-pact-going-happen-anytime-soon-181349613.html
UK
rail fares to jump 3.2% in January. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-rail-fares-rise-latest-january-train-prices-chris-grayling-season-tickets-a8492136.html
Best
UK banks for customer service from First Direct
to RBS. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/best-banks-uk-customer-service-first-direct-metro-nationwide-a8492496.html
Amazon's
one-day delivery ad banned as 'misleading'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45183887
Virgin
Media broadband teams 'left holes in walls'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45194337
The
European Commission wants to scrap daylight
saving hours - and there's only a few days left
to have your say. www.businessinsider.fr/us/the-european-commission-plans-to-scrap-daylight-saving-hours-2018-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=8&utm_campaign=
BI%20Select%20Weekend%202018-08-12&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
TaxationWeb
newsletter, August. https://mailchi.mp/taxationweb/taxationweb-newsletter-30-july-3204049?e=45c941d6f6
15.08.2018:
British expats in EU launch Brexit legal challenge.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/aug/14/british-expats-in-eu-launch-brexit-legal-challenge
UK
unemployment at lowest since 1975. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45181079
Card
and account fraud jumps almost 40% in a year.
https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/card-account-fraud-jumps-40-year-stolen-cybercrime-theft-take-five-a8484521.html
Smaller
firms finding credit unaffordable. https://www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/new-credit-unaffordable-for-1-in-3-small-firms-ahead-of-interest-rates-decision
Smaller firms are claiming that it is increasingly
costly to obtain new finance, according to research
published by the Federation of Small Businesses
(FSB). The research has revealed that 42% of
smaller firms describe credit as unaffordable,
while only 24% claim it is affordable. The research
also revealed that 38% of small firms obtaining
finance applied for bank loans, 30% used asset-based
finance, 16% used crowdfunding and 9% used peer-to-peer
platforms.
Department
for Transport to invest record amounts in small
businesses. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/department-for-transport-to-invest-record-amounts-in-small-businesses
One third of Department for Transport procurement
spending is to be committed towards small and
medium-sized enterprises.
Royal
Mail fined record £50m by Ofcom. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45180222
Pension
scam victims 'lost £91,000 each'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45170408
Google
tracks users who turn off location history.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45183041
Uber
Eats cyclist pictured pedalling on M5 in Oldbury.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45183556
How
to get cheap rail tickets even if fares rise.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cheap-train-tickets-how-to-get-rail-fares-rise-travel-deals-prices-a8490896.html
Shed
of the Year 2018 shortlist features a converted
London cab, a Tudor playhouse and an 'Irish
pub'. https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/home-garden/interiors/design-news/shed-of-the-year-2018-shortlist-features-london-cab-tudor-playhouse-and-an-irish-pub-a123061.html
14.08.2018:
House prices in England and Wales fall for fifth
month in a row, new data shows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/house-prices-england-wales-fall-july-rightmove-data-property-market-leicester-a8489096.html
Firms
'struggling to recruit as EU workers stay away'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45162132
OTS
calls for new legal status for sole enterprise.
https://www.accountancydaily.co/ots-calls-new-type-sole-enterprise
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recommended
that a new legal status should be introduced
for sole traders. A 'sole enterprise with protected
asset' (SEPA) would allow sole traders to protect
their primary residence while continuing to
trade and would simplify tax and accounting
requirements. The OTS predicts that a SEPA would
appeal most to traders such as painters and
plumbers and older sole traders who are more
likely to have property which they need to protect.
Freelancers
strive to be experts, not entrepreneurs –
report. https://www.freelanceuk.com/news/5679.shtml
More than two thirds of sole-person enterprises
now regard honing their skills to an 'expert'
level as the best measure of their progression,
versus 50% who rate higher turnover. More
bad news for the Tory regime's fake 'entrepreneur'
propaganda - although they will also be unfamiliar
with the term 'expert'.
Over-50s
‘need more support’ as they work longer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45162136
Heathrow
Airport passport queues reach 2.5 hours.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45165222
The Home Office obviously trying to drum
up business for its Fast Track scam. And more
fake security shitware from the Americans and
the French.
Ticketmaster
to close resale sites Seatwave and Get Me In.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45133094
Roundup
weedkiller could be pulled from British shelves
after $289m US lawsuit finds link to cancer.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/roundup-weedkiller-cancer-monsanto-dewayne-johnson-jury-sales-uk-glyphosate-carcinogenic-a8488226.html
13.08.2018:
Back us not Brussels on Iran, US ambassador
tells Theresa May as he warns British businesses
will lose trade. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/11/back-us-not-brussels-iran-us-ambassador-tells-theresa-may-warns/
A message uncannily similar to the one given
to 'Baby Butcher' Blair as America prepared
its craven cronies for the illegal invasion
of Iraq. Followed by literally, a 'Fuck off!'
from US terrorist spokeslag, Condo Lice, when
Blair did ask for his country's slice of action
after Britain had participated in the murder-fest.
Make
trespassing a criminal offence to stop travellers
moving onto private land, demand backbenchers.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/12/make-trespassing-criminal-offence-stop-travellers-moving-onto/
Unless the 'travellers' are cowardly, thieving
Israeli murderers and terrorists, in which case
there is already a law governing movement onto
private land - called 'anti-Semitism'. And backbenchers
belong to a support group called Friends of
Israel.
Online
auction sites such as eBay boosting fake art
sales, warn Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/12/online-auction-sites-ebay-boosting-fake-art-sales-warn-fiona/
5
Different Ways to Work From Home. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/all-the-different-ways-to-work-from-home-1794496?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026137&utm_term=
Starting
a Business Out of Your Home. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/before-you-start-a-home-business-2947099?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14118243&utm_term=
101
New Ideas to Inspire You to Start a Business.
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7
Ways to Step up Communication in Your Small
Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/step-up-communication-2951531?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026137&utm_term=
9
Ways Online Retailers Get You to Spend More
Money. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/ways-online-retailers-get-you-to-spend-money-4164166?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=14026137&utm_term=
Meet
the woman reviving Cornishware, one striped
mug at a time. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/interiors/home/meet-woman-reviving-cornishware-one-striped-mug-time/
12.08.2018:
Demand for British military kit helps arms exports
surge to £9bn. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/demand-british-military-kit-helps-124939010.html
'Good' to see a regime which can't house
or feed its own population coming up with the
goods to destroy the homes and lives of others.
While ignoring completely the exporting performance
of the vast majority of the British business
community.
Heatwave
'will cause tens of thousands of homes to sink
into the ground'. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/10/heatwave-will-cause-tens-thousands-homes-sink-ground/
Which will make them even more prone to flooding
when the rains return. As usual.
Monsanto
ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller
caused man's cancer. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/10/monsanto-trial-cancer-dewayne-johnson-ruling
Rook
at this mess: French park trains crows to pick
up litter. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/11/rook-at-this-mess-french-park-trains-crows-to-pick-up-litter
That's an interesting development. What's
next? Training spitting pigs to take the place
of French strikers? Which wouldn't take a lot
of doing.
55
Free Digital Marketing Tools for Small Businesses.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/free-digital-small-business-marketing-tools-4172460?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975423&utm_term=
What
Is Location-Based Marketing? https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-location-based-marketing-4172454?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975423&utm_term=
11.08.2018:
UK growth boosted by warmer weather. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45141127
Brexit
uncertainty puts EU nationals at risk of losing
their homes, landlords group warns. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-uncertainty-eu-nationals-risk-losing-homes-landlords-warning-a8485081.html
Philip
Hammond signals 'Amazon tax' as high street
retailers feel the pressure. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/philip-hammond-amazon-tax-high-street-retail-online-business-rates-a8486446.html
A bit late for that! They should tax, sanction
and impose tariffs on anything whatsoever that
comes out of The Shithole of America.
US
to impose fresh Russia sanctions after determining
Kremlin was behind Salisbury novichok attack.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-impose-fresh-sanctions-203000608.html
Whereas every credible and independent source
of intelligence and research indicates that
the USA is just as likely to have been responsible;
or France; or Israel. Although the UK itself
is favourites. Not that it matters. Any old
pretext will do for American terrorists to continue
propping up their fake economy.
Immigration:
Scrap targets after Brexit, CBI urges. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45136390
Smart
meter deadline 'should be extended'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45127426
The
chips are down in Belgium as heatwave hits supply
of frites. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/10/the-chips-are-down-in-belgium-as-heatwave-hits-supply-of-frites
10.08.2018:
Supply shortage could push rents up 15% says
RICS. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45113867
Pensioners
abandoning the high street in favour of online
shopping. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/pensioners-abandoning-high-street-favour-174919684.html
EU's
top court backs copyright holder in landmark
ruling. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/eus-top-court-backs-copyright-holder-landmark-ruling-172632178--finance.html
ICAEW
publishes Brexit guide. https://www.icaew.com/en/technical/economy/brexit/taking-the-lead-chartered-accountants-and-brexit
The ICAEW and Chartered Accountants Ireland
have published a guide to help chartered accountants
support business owners across the UK and Ireland
to prepare for Brexit. The guide explores how
Brexit will affect the trading landscape, how
it will impact EU customs and VAT frameworks,
the supply-chain challenges facing UK and Irish
firms, and other barriers that could affect
trade. While the guide focuses on post-Brexit
trade between the UK and Ireland, the principles
also apply to trade between the UK and other
EU member states.
How
a no-deal Brexit could spell the end of the
classic British sandwich. www.businessinsider.fr/us/no-deal-brexit-could-mean-the-end-of-british-sandwiches-2018-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=
8&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Mon-Fri%29%202018-08-09&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
U.S.
Now Allowing Asbestos Back Into Manufacturing
and Building. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-states/u-s-now-allowing-asbestos-back-into-manufacturing-and-building/
09.08.2018:
President of Calais region furious over 'scandalous'
move to cut out French ports from post-Brexit
trade route. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/president-calais-region-furious-over-182451242.html
I bet he's not half as 'furious' as the tens
of thousands of European businesses which have
lost their livelihoods as a result of serial-striking,
criminal, French trade union thugs who successive
Mairies in the region have not only failed
to control but often encouraged! Let's see them
go without work or enough money with which to
pay their debts and feed their families for
a change.
Facebook
denies seeking users' bank data. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45097040
Ola
to challenge Uber in UK ride-hailing market.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45095091
British
Gas increases energy prices again. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45111743
Fan
shortage reported by stores and shoppers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45097411
Down
the sofa? 169 million old £1 coins not
returned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45031769
Why
I'm searching for the kindest people in British
business. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/business/searching-kindest-people-british-business/
08.08.2018:
World Cup and heatwave boost spending in July
but consumers are worried about rising interest
rates, data shows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/interest-rate-rise-latest-consumer-spending-world-cup-heatwave-barclaycard-a8479581.html
Heatwave
bonanza 'fails to boost shop sales'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45090941
Heatwave
causing farmers 'serious concern'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45084984
UK
house price growth accelerates, Halifax says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45095021
Holidaymakers
hit as pound falls. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45089425
Vulnerable
households face energy price rise. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45095030
Pubs
closing at rate of 18 a week as people stay
at home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45086080
Barclays
criticised by competition watchdog for failing
again to tell customers about PPI costs.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/08/06/barclays-criticised-competition-watchdog-failing-tell-customers/
Chaos
expected for thousands as Ryanair strikes loom.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-strike-dates-live-news-latest-updates-10th-august-a8479726.html
'Soft
landing' approach to MTD digital links.
https://www.contractoruk.com/news/0013703soft_landing_digital_tax_accounts_endorsed.html
The Chartered Institute of Taxation has welcomed
HMRC's decision to adopt a 'soft landing' approach
to digital links for the first year of Making
Tax Digital (MTD). Digital links include linked
cells in spreadsheets, emailing a spreadsheet
containing digital records to a tax agent and
transferring a set of digital records onto a
portable device. This approach means that taxpayers
will be able to 'cut and paste' information
between software for accounting periods starting
in financial year 2019/20. However, it will
still be necessary to use application programming
interface (API) enabled software to submit VAT
returns.
What
is a flying freehold? Should I buy a property
that has one? https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/what-is-a-flying-freehold-should-i-buy-a-house-with-one-a122871.html
07.08.2018:
UK services sector shrinking for first time
in eight years as no-deal Brexit looms, research
finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-services-sector-shrinking-economy-outlook-no-deal-brexit-bdo-research-a8477981.html
UK
exports to non-EU countries continue to outstrip
EU. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-exports-to-non-eu-countries-continue-to-outstrip-eu
UK exports of goods and services to the rest
of the world were higher than UK exports to
the EU for ninth year running, ONS figures confirm.
Strong
growth in inbound tourism from mix of overseas
markets in 2017. https://www.visitbritain.org/strong-growth-inbound-tourism-mix-overseas-markets-2017
The UK saw strong growth in 2017 from a mix
of overseas visitor markets including China,
Australia, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),
India and the US, underpinning a record year
for inbound tourism.
How
Australia's meat industry plans to flood post-Brexit
Britain with products banned in EU. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-trade-meat-banned-eu-australia-beef-liam-fox-dit-friends-of-the-earth-a8475006.html
Women-only
network appoints male chairman. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45083594
Homes
lost after mortgage computer bug. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45083644
'Dangerous'
prescription drugs sold to UK patients and addicts
without checks through regulation loophole,
investigation finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/prescription-drugs-loophole-opiate-painkillers-addicts-panorama-a8478796.html
06.08.2018:
Liam Fox: No deal most likely Brexit outcome
for UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45073294
Desperate
Brexit – Out of the EU and into the hated
Trans-Pacific Partnership. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/desperate-brexit-out-of-the-eu-and-into-the-hated-trans-pacific-partnership/
Ministers
urged to axe huge deposits on home lets as tenants
lose out. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ministers-urged-axe-huge-deposits-13033145
Rural
crime soars as thieves target farms and country
businesses. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/05/rural-crime-soars-thieves-target-farms-country-businesses/
20
million people losing money on mobile, phone
and broadband contracts - for one simple reason.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/20-million-people-losing-money-13027369
Fashion
brand rewards customers every time they wear
their clothing. https://www.springwise.com/fashion-brand-rewards-customers-every-time-they-wear-their-clothing/?utm_campaign=1260908_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Aug-01%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CR0X8%2C2V1FMX%2C2RM5F%2C1
Publishing
platform delivers novels in serial form through
app. https://www.springwise.com/publishing-platform-delivers-novels-in-serial-form-through-app/?utm_campaign=1260908_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Aug-01%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,R0X8,2V1FMX,2RM5F,1
Furniture
company launches subscription program. https://www.springwise.com/furniture-company-launches-subscription-program/?utm_campaign=1260908_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Aug-01%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,R0X8,2V1FMX,2RM5F,1
05.08.2018:
Heatwave
to impact Christmas dinners as Brussels sprouts,
Stilton, beef and lamb supplies affected.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/03/heatwave-impact-christmas-dinners-brussels-sprouts-stilton-beef/
Not to worry - the Tory regime and Brexit
Knobhead/traitors are poised to start importing
all kinds of Frankenstein Shite Grown In America
under the terms of an EU-replacement 'trade
deal". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45068650
Only
one third of UK’s plastic food packaging
is recyclable, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/uk-plastic-food-packaging-recyclable-third-government-study-a8476431.html
Pressure
mounts on Ryanair as pilots across Europe plot
strikes. https://uk.yahoo.com/style/ryanair-pilot-strike-flights-affected-120945709.html
What
happens when Airbnb goes wrong? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/04/what-happens-when-airbnb-goes-wrong
The
Most Profitable Small Businesses. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/the-most-profitable-small-businesses-4172017?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975389&utm_term=
Turn
Your Household Kitchen Junk into Cash on eBay.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/junk-into-cash-on-ebay-room-by-room-1140181?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975389&utm_term=
Best
Layout Designs to Give Your Home Office a Makeover.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-layout-designs-for-home-office-makeovers-4157805?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975389&utm_term=
04.08.2018:
Firms being 'left in the dark' on Brexit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45052203
Amazon
UK corporation tax bill falls to £4.6m
despite profits tripling. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/amazon-corporation-tax-bill-uk-halves-profits-rise-jeff-bezos-a8475716.html
Consumers,
not Amazon, are to blame for the death of the
high street – we've chosen convenience
over tradition. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/amazon-high-street-death-consumers-responsible-online-retailers-profits-a8476261.html
Kroger
has launched an online delivery platform.
www.businessinsider.fr/us/kroger-piloting-kroger-ship-online-delivery-2018-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=
8&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Mon-Fri%29%202018-08-03&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
How
to Make and Print Business Cards at Home.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/making-and-printing-business-cards-at-home-4163800?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975371&utm_term=
Earn
Money from Your Hobbies. https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/earn-money-from-your-hobbies-1388980?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975371&utm_term=
03.08.2018:
Bank of England raises UK interest rates.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45043776
Phone
and internet use: Number of mobile calls drops
for first time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45033302
WhatsApp
starts charging business users. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45029639
Holidaymakers'
NatWest debit cards declined. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45042864
August
TaxationWeb Newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/taxationweb/taxationweb-newsletter-30-july-2018?e=45c941d6f6
Pre-registration
for the Second CIIE. First China International
Import Expo (CIIE) and Pre-registration for
the Second CIIE. https://www.ciie.org/ciie/f/book/index?locale=en
How
to Set Up Professional Voicemail Greetings.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-give-a-professional-voicemail-greeting-2533703?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13880686&utm_term=
Finding
Items on Craigslist to Sell on eBay for Profit.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/find-items-on-craigslist-to-sell-on-ebay-4064610?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=13975284&utm_term=
Top
5 green ideas for a connected home. https://www.springwise.com/innovations/top-5-green-ideas-for-a-connected-home/?utm_campaign=1258837_Remail%3A%20Copy%20of%20Springwise%20Edit%202018-Jul-25%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CQZBP%2C2V1FMX%2C2RF82%2C1
World’s
thinnest wearable display. https://www.springwise.com/worlds-thinnest-wearable-display/?utm_campaign=1258837_Remail%3A%20Copy%20of%20Springwise%20Edit%202018-Jul-25%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CQZBP%2C2V1FMX%2C2RF82%2C1
Tech
Explained: Near Field Communication. https://www.springwise.com/tech-explained-near-field-communication/?utm_campaign=1258837_Remail%3A%20Copy%20of%20Springwise%20Edit%202018-Jul-25%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,QZBP,2V1FMX,2RF82,1
02.08.2017:
Business group says no to ‘no deal’
Brexit as firms face rocketing trade costs.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-no-deal-trade-wto-business-firms-higher-costs-fsb-a8471776.html
This is the FSB - the Federation of Small
Businesses - which very few MPs and Tory MPs
especially, will recognise, being representative
as it is, of 5 million small BRITISH businesses.
Unlike the majority of our politicians who prefer
to be members of Friends of (the terrorist and
apartheid state of) Israel.
UK
house prices pick-up in July. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45021458
Lloyds
Bank sets aside another £460m for PPI
claims. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45028812
Hundreds
of Carillion apprentices lose their jobs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45025901
Gove
promises help for drought-hit farmers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45018746
Britain
can't boost trade with India while it displaces
people. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/india-assam-register-muslims-citizenship-bengali-uk-brexit-a8471026.html
It's OK for Britain to trade with countries
called the USA, Israel and Saudi Arabia which
displace people, though. (And itself, of course.)
Teenagers
could be damaging their memory by using mobile
phones, according to this study. www.businessinsider.fr/us/mobile-phone-radiation-may-impair-adolescent-memory-2018-7?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BISelect&pt=385758&ct=Sailthru_BI_Newsletters&mt=8&utm_campaign=
BI%20Select%20%28Mon-Fri%29%202018-08-01&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select
Of course: they only have to look at their
parents!
Facebook
and Instagram launch overhaul to stop morons
using them so much. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-instagram-time-addicted-safety-privacy-security-latest-update-a8472581.html
The
startup making shirts out of cow poo. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/01/the-start-up-making-shirts-out-of-cow-poo
01.08.2017:
Commitment to help 'mortgage prisoners'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45018643
RBS
escapes action over controversial GRG (Small
Business Persecution Unit. Ed.) unit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45018743
Doesn't sound quite so malevolent, 'GRG'
does it? British fake news media increasingy
following in the footsteps of the French who
abbreviate virtually everything.
'Brexit
created doubt': Romanian workers turn backs
on UK farms. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/31/brexit-created-doubt-romanian-agencies-struggle-to-find-uk-farm-staff
An article which ignores of course, probably
the main reason now putting off East European
workers coming to the UK - hate-preaching by
the mainstream fake news media and a significant
number of Tory war criminal politicians. The
same hate-preaching media and politicians shrieking
'anti-Semitism' whenever somebody wants to exercise
their freedom, their democratic right to express
a point of view - yet not a word mentioned of
the thousands of Palestinians/Muslims they help
to terrorise and murder every year. Including
some of our customers.
Will
government advice on saving and debt protect
us from our ticking financial timebomb?
https://www.independent.co.uk/money/personal-debt-savings-personal-finance-reform-pensions-a8464621.html
Will
the EHIC be valid after Brexit? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44850972
British
inability to haggle could cost us £500
each year. https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/haggle-price-negotiate-lose-money-uk-savings-costs-british-a8464156.html
Pros
and cons: should you buy a new-build home?
https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/buying/new-homes/should-you-buy-a-newbuild-home-a122596.html
Stylish
storage solutions for small London homes that
won't break the bank. https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/buying/new-homes/stylish-storage-solutions-for-small-london-homes-that-wont-break-the-bank-a122616.html
Bristol
sailor and entrepreneur Tony Bullimore dies
aged 79. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-45016915
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our usual gratitude and thanks to BAD News and
Cobweb Info.
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