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Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st October 2019
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
 31.10.2019:
Brexit deal means ‘£70bn hit to UK
by 2029'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50219036
Are Brexit Wasters and their serial-lying,
fake news propaganda going to make a contribution
to these gigantic losses? Which are only estimates
at the moment, obviously.
Personal
insolvencies remain at near-decade highs after
latest surge. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/30/personal-insolvencies-remain-at-near-decade-highs-after-latest-s/
Yet another Brexit Waster 'success' story.
Rising
sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people
– study. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/rising-sea-levels-pose-threat-to-homes-of-300m-people-study
In bent Little Ingerlandt, that will be another
20 million planning permissions being granted
by local authorities, then.
Energy
customers warned against holding on to ‘relic
meters’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/30/energy-customers-warned-against-holding-on-to-a-relic-metersa/
Sounds like still more utility company scams
being justified. Anyway. It's not a question
of relic meters but relic, Borstal-style energy
company management which needs changing.
Sufficient
labour is the only way our fruit & veg is
going to get picked. https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/brexit-and-the-workforce/sufficient-labour-is-the-only-way-our-fruit-and-veg-is-going-to-get-picked/598961.article
And no sign of course, of idle Brexit wasters
rolling up their sleeves to take over from all
the East Europeans who 'stole' their jobs in
the fields!
Gatwick
trial cuts plane boarding time by 10%.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50214631
What's happened, then? Airline staff, especially
those working for Ryanair and Easyjet, started
doing their jobs, have they?
Amazon
Prime advert banned for 'misleading' consumers
into signing up for subscription. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-prime-free-trial-subscription-advert-banned-asa-a9178001.html
Easy now. If Amazon continues to be taken
to task for serial-lying, it will end up going
bankrupt!
2019
eBay for Business Award Winners. https://tamebay.com/2019/10/2019-ebay-for-business-award-winners.html
30.10.2019:
'Mortgage prisoners' to be freed from expensive
home loans under new rules. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mortgage-prisoners-expensive-home-loans-new-rules-fca-a9174201.html
House
price slowdown continues but high employment
is helping. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/29/house-price-slowdown-continues-but-high-employment-is-helping/
Consumers
left 'cashless' and 'cut off' by unacceptable
IT failures, say MPs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/financial-services-it-failures-online-banking-customer-compensation-a9173016.html
Christmas
markets hit by Brexit costs. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50206954
EU
disputes Fakebook's claims of progress against
fake accounts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/29/europe-accuses-facebook-of-being-slow-to-remove-fake-accounts
Will
I have to pay capital gains tax on rental income
when I sell my house? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/oct/29/will-i-have-to-pay-capital-gains-tax-on-rental-income-when-i-sell-my-house
29.10.2019:
Online retail sales continue to struggle. https://www.imrg.org/media-and-comment/press-releases/september-shows-no-sign-of-respite-for-online-retailers-as-sales-continue-to-slump-pr/
Year-on-year
online retail sales grew by just 0.6% in September,
according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online
Retail Index. The index reveals that the gift
sector was the worst-performing with online
sales falling by 18% in September 2019. Online
sales of electricals and clothing also fell,
by 15% and 1.2% respectively, with sales of
menswear falling by 22%. The best-performing
sectors were health and beauty, which grew by
16%, and beer, wine and spirits, which grew
by 15%. IMRG attributes the figures to low consumer
confidence and warmer weather in early September.
HMRC
crackdown on big business tax avoidance paying
off, report suggests. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/27/hmrc-crackdown-on-big-business-tax-avoidance-paying-off-report/
Which 'big businesses' would these be then?
Not having heard previously of any kind of HMRC
'crackdown' on any of the tax-dodging corporations
which they usually have dinner and cosy relationships
with.
Operation
Brock to launch on Kent motorways as part of
Brexit preparations. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/27/operation-brock-to-launch-on-kent-motorways-as-part-of-brexit-pr/
Do these 'Brexit preparations' include the
payment of damages to the millions of small
businesses which have already lost £ billions
to the rigged Brexit referendum?
Amazon
accused of ‘wasting millions’ on major
transparency campaign. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/28/amazon-accused-of-a-wasting-millionsa-on-major-transparency-c/
Well - they do have a fake image problem
to deal with, after all. And it will be the
dumb customers, as always, who will pick up
the tab.
Sky
invests in ‘modernised milkman’ shopping
service to help cut packaging waste. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/28/sky-invests-in-a-modernised-milkmana-shopping-service-to-help/
Will that include British, 100-year-old electric
milk float technology?
Christmas
meal treats 'under threat'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50205951
28.10.2019:
Boris Johnson accused of eyeing post-Brexit
US trade deal by ripping out food safeguards
imposed by parliament. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-brexit-trump-us-trade-deal-food-standards-chlorinated-chicken-a9171461.html
It's a done thing, anyway. American Boris
Johnson wasn't inserted like a suppository into
the Tory ranks as a sleeper Prime Minister to
serve the USA and only the USA, as a mere exercise
in possibilities.
New
survey shows overwhelming public support for
British farmers and standards. https://www.fginsight.com/news/new-survey-shows-overwhelming-public-support-for-british-farmers-and-standards-96538
Unfortunately, the British public are an
even bigger bunch of ignorant hypocrites than
their taxpayer-subsidised, fake news, state
media so the farming community won't exactly
be counting its chickens.
JD
Wetherspoon may have breached law over 1.9m
Brexit beer mats. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/27/jd-wetherspoon-may-have-breached-law-over-19m-brexit-beer-mats
You'd have though fake Brit Brexiteers, Wetherspoons,
would have been more convincing if they spent
their money on putting all-British produce on
their tables. Or hasn't Little Ingerlandt's
fake news, pro-Brexit propaganda heard of that
one?
Don’t
want rain to ruin your holiday? You can now
buy rain insurance. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/holiday-rain-insurance-camping-france-italy-spain-setoo-a9171146.html
‘Heritage’
crops aren’t always better. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/27/james-wong-on-gardens-heritage-crops-arent-always-better
On the other hand, ALL heritage crops will
always be better than ANY shite imported from
America.
It's
time to boycott any company doing business in
Xinjiang. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/its-time-to-boycott-any-company-doing-business-in-xinjiang
Calls from the west's Semitic media/propaganda
for boycotts of American, British, Israeli and
Saudi companies in the meantime, are decades
overdue. Wonder why?
The
9 Best Small Business Books of 2019. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-small-business-books-4154269?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18392268&utm_term=
Digital
supermarket connects shoppers with producers.
https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/new-zero-waste-supermarket-
brings-staples-direct-from-artisans?p=259982&utm_campaign=1603173_Springwise%20Daily%20%2824%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=
3GJ2,YD0L,2V1FMX,3LQX3,1
German
designer creates eco-friendly mixer. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/lifestyle/electricity-free-kitchen-appliance?p=260015&utm_campaign=1603173_Springwise%20Daily%20%2824%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YD0L,2V1FMX,3LQX3,1
27.10.2019:
Brexit deal will allow Boris Johnson to cut
workers’ rights, leak reveals. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-deal-boris-johnson-eu-workers-rights-environment-leak-labour-a9171961.html
This
was evident from the moment the Tory regime,
its Brownshirts and even the Office for National
Statistics began to promote the myth of millions
of self-employed entrepreneurs.
How
people power brought down the payday lenders.
https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/people-power-payday-lenders-quickquid-wonga-interest-rates-loans-borrowing-a9170456.html
Makes
you wonder why the Financial Conduct Authority
and the country's politicians allowed the American
payday mafia to enter the country in the first
place. (OK. Rhetorical question.)
Barclays reverses decision to end cash Post
Office cash withdrawals. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/barclays-reverses-decision-to-end-cash-post-office-cash-withdraw/
Barclay
brothers put Telegraph newspapers up for sale,
reports claim. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/telegraph-newspapers-sale-barclay-brothers-david-frederick-ritz-a9171906.html
Something to do with advertisers and businesses
increasingly abandoning the country's hate-preaching,
fake news, state propaganda?
Fakebook
launches ‘Fake News’ section.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-news-feed-section-mark-zuckerberg-journalism-new-feature-a9171356.html
They are taking a bit of a gamble that their
subscribers can read, aren't they? Not that
it's mattered so far.
Even
babies 'understand concept of counting'. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50182681
And then, they enter the British education
system and join social media . . .
26.10.2019:
Mobile giants unveil plan to end rural 'not-spots'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50179195
The
fraudulent telecoms sector is now up to a similar
announcement almost each and every week - for
the past twenty years. Unfortunately, telecoms
companies are arguably even bigger liars than
Little Ingerlandt's stooge of an un-elected,
American Prime Minister.
'My
reception was so bad even O2 couldn't call me'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50179195
Small businesses at risk of being ‘cut
off and ripped off’ in energy sector. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/small-businesses-at-risk-of-being-a-cut-off-and-ripped-offa-i/
Just 'at risk'?! The problem with the state
media is that they spend so much time looking
at fake business comedies like Dragons' Den
and The Apprentice that they don't even know
what a 'small business' is.
Universal
credit: MPs call for action on women driven
to 'survival sex'. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50170297
It has come to MPs' and HMRC's attention
that 'survival sex' is enjoying a tax loophole
which could otherwise be contributing to the
regime's foreign policy of murdering children
in the Middle East and Africa and subsidising
a trade deal with American terrorists.
UK
needs ‘citizens’ army’ to tackle
invasion of alien species, MPs warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/alien-invasion-non-native-species-brexit-latest-a9169301.html
MPs generally ignore 'citizens' armies' whether
they be opposed to the terrorist invasion of
Iraq, the rigged Brexit referendum or the extinction
of the planet. It's too late, anyway. Alien
species like American and Israeli terrorists
have been coming and going unhindered for decades.
Plane
passengers face higher fares and less choice
this winter following collapse of Thomas Cook
and Flybmi. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/plane-flights-prices-thomas-cook-flybmi-collapse-book-winter-a9163071.html
QuickQuid
customers urged to keep up repayments amid closure
plans. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/25/quickquid-customers-urged-to-keep-up-repayments-amid-closure-pla/
8
Things Every Startup Needs to Know. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/things-every-startup-needs-to-know-2948556?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18392121&utm_term=
The
24 Best Websites for Learning New Skills.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/websites-learn-new-skills-1200627
Indian
startup offers battery regeneration. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/energy/punahabattery-battery-regeneration?utm_campaign=1599490_Springwise%20Daily%20%2821%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YA6A,2V1FMX,3LFDD,1
Ceramics studio introduces 100 per cent recycled
tableware range. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/dinner-ware-from-recycled-material?utm_campaign=1599490_Springwise%20Daily%20%2821%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YA6A,2V1FMX,3LFDD,1
We
do like to be beside the seaside: coastal towns
popular for property searches. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/we-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside-coastal-towns-popular-for-p/
Who'd have thought it? Another piece of stunning,
investigative journalism from ther fake news
media.
25.10.2019:
Number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers
dips to six-month low. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/number-of-mortgage-approvals-made-to-home-buyers-dips-to-six-mon/
Three
mobile customers could claim £20 compensation
for network outage. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/three-network-refund-compensation-claim-outage-down-a9168256.html
Twitter
boss vows to improve trolling problem as advertisers
take flight. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/twitter-boss-vows-to-improve-trolling-problem-as-advertisers-tak/
So it's not just Little Ingerlandt's hate-preaching,
mainstream, fake news media which is losing
advertisers then? Good.
24.10.2019:
Businesses at a loss over Brexit preparations
– report. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/businesses-at-a-loss-over-brexit-preparations-a-report/
Following the government's lead, then?
Beat
the Christmas rush by getting tax returns in
now, says HMRC. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/beat-the-christmas-rush-by-getting-tax-returns-in-now-says-hmrc/
Hundreds
more Scots declared insolvent. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/hundreds-more-scots-declared-insolvent/
Three
building firms fined £36m by watchdog
for illegal price-fixing cartel. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/three-building-firms-fined-a-36m-by-watchdog-for-illegal-price-f/
Musicians
call for better freelance protections from sexual
harassment. https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/musicians-call-for-better-freelance-protections-from-sexual-harassment/
Retailers
move to reassure consumers over chicken safety
after drug seizure. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/23/retailers-move-to-reassure-consumers-over-chicken-safety-after-drug-seizure-northern-ireland
This has been going on for decades! Perhaps
the mainstream media should spend more time
on journalism instead of just filling its column-inches
with each others' fake and soiled-knicker-news
all the time?
‘Shoddy’
products get fake stellar reviews on Amazon,
Which? finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-fake-reviews-which-finds-headphones-bluetooth-a9166601.html
If it wasn't for The World Of Fake, half
the internet would cease to exist. And the British
High Street would once again, become a thriving
asset to the country'/s economy.
Twitter
down: Site and app not working as tweets fail
to load and users told ‘something went
wrong’. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-down-today-not-working-app-website-tweets-something-went-wrong-a9166461.html
Ah, well. Shit happens, as they say. Especially
if it's Twatter.
23.10.2019:
Bad outsourcing deals have cost UK taxpayers
an ‘inexcusable’ £14.3bn. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-public-services-outsourcing-government-spending-waste-cost-a9164681.html
Not 'bad deals' for the companies which have
greased politicians' arses, though.
Brexit
latest: UK government condemned over uncertainty
for music industry as Boris Johnson rushes deal.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brexit-latest-news-boris-johnson-deal-music-industry-protection-petition-a9165906.html
Not
on the Tory regime's radar of 'industries'.
Unlike criminal banking and bombing kiddies.
The US/UK trade deal is truly frightening –
here’s what’s coming. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/the-us-uk-trade-deal-is-truly-frightening-heres-whats-coming/
This is the kind of 'industry' the Tory regime
understands: fagging for American Big Corp and
screwing consumers and the taxpayer.
Lonely
Planet names England the world's second best
tourist destination in 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/22/lonely-planet-names-england-the-worlds-second-best-tourist-destination-in-2020
Let's hope this encourages 'patriotic', Brexit-voting
Little Ingerlanders to visit their own country
in that case, instead of jetting off for shit-faced
holidays to Spain all the time.
Airbnb
probed by UK tax authorities. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50137770
It's taken HMRC long enough. Too busy going
to dinners with US Big Corp, most of the time.
Skincare
firm Sunday Riley avoids fine for staff's fake
reviews. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50137400
On the basis, one supposes, that everyone
should know all online reviews are fake anyway.
British
emigration to continental Europe hits 10-year
high as Brexit looms. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/british-emigrants-europe-continental-brexit-deal-latest-leave-uk-a9166136.html
It's not just Brexit but under Torygeddon,
Britain has started to display many of the trends
which were apparent in Nazi Germany during the
1930s. But there is also a flip side. Many ex-pats
who went in search of a lifestyle retirement,
particularly in Spain and France, have found
the value of their pensions much reduced and
nothing but uncertainty on the horizon. Finding
themselves no longer able to afford to live
abroad, significantly greater numbers than those
emigrating will be returning to Britain to place
an not-inconsiderable additonal burden on the
country's already creaking economy, as they
try to find their feet again.
China
overtakes US in rankings of world's richest
people. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/21/china-overtakes-us-in-rankings-of-worlds-richest-people
Dragons'
Den star's firm on brink of insolvency.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50122272
Given the Dragons' Den track record perhaps
it should simply be re-name 'The Kiss Of Death'?
22.10.2019:
Small firms ‘suffering unprecedented slump
in confidence’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/19/small-firms-a-suffering-unprecedented-slump-in-confidencea/
Support
not available to all industries in no-deal Brexit.
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/bailout-business-no-deal-brexit
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the
Government will be unable to support all affected
businesses, according to a report published
by the Institute for Government. The 'Bailout
for Business in a No-deal Brexit' report states
that conventional support would not provide
the help required for businesses affected by
a no-deal Brexit. For example importers and
exporters do not know or understand how a no-deal
Brexit would affect them so are unable to seek
the support they require. The report also highlights
that during the financial crisis Government
help was provided via funds such as the Enterprise
Finance Guarantee but the financial impact of
a no-deal Brexit will cost billions and couldn't
be met by Government-backed bank loans.
NatWest
adds £2.2bn to Brexit preparation fund.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/natwest-rbs-brexit-fund-22bn-extra-82bn-075543388.html
NatWest
has increased the size of its Brexit prep fund
for small businesses to £8.2 billion after
finding thousands of businesses in need of support.
Fewer
‘tyre kickers’ in housing market as
less serious home movers sit out. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/19/fewer-a-tyre-kickersa-in-housing-market-as-less-serious-home/
Millions
of apples left to rot in UK as Brexit uncertainty
worsens EU fruit picker shortage. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-no-deal-fruit-picking-apples-national-farmers-union-eu-workers-harvest-a9163781.html
'I
lost £4,000 in a call centre scam'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50117796
21.10.2019:
'Brexit uncertainty is harming my business'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50116368
11
of the Best Places to Learn to Code for Free.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/best-places-to-learn-to-code-for-free-2071392?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18328371&utm_term=
20.10.2019:
Salons, tattoo shops and funeral directors ‘thriving
on high street’, study finds. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/18/salons-tattoo-shops-and-funeral-directors-a-thriving-on-high/
Not forgetting of course, betting shops and
fast junk food outlets.
The
Creepy Way Facebook And Amazon Profit Off Our
Private Data. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff-interview_uk_5da9761ce4b0e0f03789ae0d?ncid=news-aol
Bootstrap
Marketing Techniques for Small Business Owners.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/promoting-business-small-budget-2951734?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18328264&utm_term=
How
to Calculate the Lifetime Value of a Customer
(LTV). https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-calculate-the-lifetime-value-of-a-customer-4173824?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18328264&utm_term=
Self-sufficient
cabins powered by solar panels and sauna system.
https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/architecture/project-o-cabin-island-hautamaki-selkimaki?p=259373&utm_campaign=1597556_Springwise%20Daily%20%2816%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=
email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y8OK,2V1FMX,3L98X,1
19.10.2019:
Brexit: 40% jump in companies in significant
financial distress since referendum, report
finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-business-companies-finance-eu-referendum-begbies-traynor-a9160371.html
New
US tariffs on whisky put jobs at risk, industry
warns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/new-us-tariffs-on-whisky-put-jobs-at-risk-industry-warns/
The fake news (American propaganda) hasn't
seen fit to mention these protectionist measures
taken against Brexit Britain, America's 'closest
allies' and beneficiaries of a much-trumpeted
'special relationship', although that relationship
has never been explained to the gullible plebs
who take note of the media's never-ending lies,
either. In fact, the 'special relationship'
was only ever an arrangement to suit American
military convenience, or, helping it terrorise
and murder defenceless cilivilians in far-off
lands before thieving whatever belonged to them.
Savile
Row in firing line as US tariffs hit the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50043349
As above.
Four
ways shopper behaviour is changing. https://internetretailing.net/themes/themes/four-ways-shopper-behaviour-is-changing-20405
Alan
Sugar issues warning about Airbnb scam after
family of six turns up at his property.
https://www.aol.co.uk/entertainment/2019/10/18/alan-sugar-issues-warning-about-airbnb-scam-after-family-of-six/
How
to Get Your New Small Business to Make Money.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/the-two-main-problems-of-starting-a-small-business-2948554?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18328133&utm_term=
The
Best Ways to Get Free Website Promotion.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/the-5-best-ways-to-get-free-website-promotion-2948444?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18328133&utm_term=
Things
Retailers Should Never Say. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/things-retailers-should-never-say-2890108?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18328133&utm_term=
Device
analyses skin health to create bespoke smoothies.
https://www.springwise.com/innovation/health-wellbeing/the-shot-smoothie-skin-analysis-layer-panasonic?p=259049&utm_campaign=1594370_Springwise%20Daily%20%2811%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=
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New
tracking system offers faster curbside grocery
delivery. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/retail/spartannash-fast-lane-geofencing?p=259078&utm_campaign=1594370_Springwise%20Daily%20%2811%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
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New
e-bike boasts silent, removable motor. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/mobility-transport/cargo-e-drive-elian-handcrafted-bicycle?p=259154&utm_campaign=1595018_Springwise%20Daily%20%2814%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y6Q2,2V1FMX,3L17E,1
Compostable
shrink wrap for grocery produce. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/food/cucumber-wrapping-world-australia-ig-fresh-produce?utm_campaign=1596933_Springwise%20Daily%20%2815%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y879,2V1FMX,3L7CT,1
Skater-inspired
exhibit hints at future of experience-driven
retail. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/retail/mana-scott-oster-mirror-stake-ramp-inside-store-paris?utm_campaign=1596933_Springwise%20Daily%20%2815%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y879,2V1FMX,3L7CT,1
18.10.2019:
Firms voice ‘guarded relief’ at Brexit
deal amid doubts over Commons support. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/firms-voice-a-guarded-reliefa-at-brexit-deal-amid-doubts-over/
'Commons support'? Or minority, snouts-in-troughs,
self-interest groups?
‘Hidden’
unemployment raises UK jobless rate threefold,
report says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-unemployment-hidden-labour-market-a9160146.html
As not reported by Tory regime propaganda
and mainstream fake news, of course; and as
we - and other independent groups - have been
saying for years.
Retail
sales flat in September. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/retail-sales-flat-in-september/
Over
2m PPI complaints made to firms in first half
of 2019. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/over-2m-ppi-complaints-made-to-firms-in-first-half-of-2019/
Interest-free
periods on credit cards set to shrink as Christmas
approaches. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/interest-free-periods-on-credit-cards-set-to-shrink-as-christmas/
Barclays
urged by MPs to reverse decision to axe Post
Office cash withdrawals. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/barclays-urged-by-mps-to-reverse-decision-to-axe-post-office-cas/
A lot of MPs 'urging' Barclays, were there?
Getting ideas above their station? Or were there
just one or two engaging in a PR exercise, as
is usually the case?
Three
investigating loss of phone services. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50080876
Online
fashion brands use ‘racy’ images to
promote products, research finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/missguided-racy-fashion-brands-online-bbc-research-high-street-a9159356.html
Who'd have thought it?
17.10.2019:
Retailers ‘face £137m bill increase’
after rise in business rates. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/16/retailers-a-face-a-137m-bill-increasea-after-rise-in-business/
Jessops
owner plans to call in administrators. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50066623
Yet another Tory fake guru, business enterprise
goes (remains) tits up!
House
price growth picks up after seven-year low.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/16/house-price-growth-picks-up-after-seven-year-low/
Lidl
invests £15bn in British suppliers.
https://www.cips.org/en/supply-management/news/2019/october/lidl-invests-15bn-in-british-suppliers/
Amazon
deal with Deliveroo investigated by competition
watchdog. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/16/amazon-deal-with-deliveroo-investigated-by-competition-watchdog/
The
UK cities where rent is rising the fastest.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50056177
PayPal
refused protection as a known fraudster bags
my £3,100. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/oct/16/paypal-ebay-fraud-chargeback-seller-protection
16.10.2019:
Number of first-time buyer mortgages handed
out reached 12-year high in August. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/15/number-of-first-time-buyer-mortgages-handed-out-reached-12-year/
Family-owned
businesses lack succession plans. https://www.accountancydaily.co/family-owned-businesses-suffer-trust-fund-syndrome
Family business owners are struggling to pass
their business on to other family members who
can demonstrate aptitude, enthusiasm and merit,
according to research by Smith & Williamson.
The research revealed that only 13% of family
businesses are passed on to the third generation
and 19% will need to be sold if a family member
with appropriate skills can't be found. The
research also revealed that only 27% of family
businesses have created a succession plan for
their business.
Royal
Mail union votes in favour of strike action.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50059531
UK
airports with worst security waiting times revealed.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-airports-security-worst-waiting-times-queues-manchester-belfast-stansted-luton-which-a9156496.html
Blooming
fakes: Amsterdam tourists hit by tulip scam.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/amsterdam-tourists-tulip-scam
Man
sets pet lion on electrician demanding payment
for work. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/lion-attack-electrician-wages-attempted-murder-pakistan-lahore-ali-raza-a9156701.html
Online
Small Business Training Courses. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/online-business-training-for-small-business-owners-2951646?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18260836&utm_term=
15.10.2019:
Shoppers continue to shun the high street as
visitor numbers fall. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/13/shoppers-continue-to-shun-the-high-street-as-visitor-numbers-fal/
British
food and drink exports face 25% tariffs in US-EU
trade war. https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/meat-prices/british-food-and-drink-exports-face-25-tariffs-in-7-5bn-us-eu-trade-war
The
US government is set to impose $7.5bn (£6.1bn)
worth of tariffs on EU and British food exports
in an escalating trade war.
German
exports to UK drop again in first seven months
of 2019. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/14/german-exports-to-uk-drop-again-in-first-seven-months-of-2019/
That will be the patriotic Brexiteer effect.
They are only buying South Korean and French
manufactured cars for now.
Temporary
tariff regime updated. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/temporary-tariff-regime-updated
The Government has published an update to the
UK's temporary tariff regime if we leave the
EU without a deal.
Proportion
of ‘accidental’ landlords falls for
first time in five years. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/12/proportion-of-a-accidentala-landlords-falls-for-first-time-in/
Vodafone
error sees customers hit by thousands in charges.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50039384
Twitter
under fire for profiting from millions of UK
users data which it illegally sold to advertisers.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/twitter-under-fire-for-profiting-from-millions-of-uk-users-data-which-it-illegally-sold-to-advertisers/
It might be helpful if reporting restricted
itself to American companies which did something
decent and legal. OK, that would mean a lot
of white space but it would put an end to reading
the blindingly obvious.
Four
years of the Modern Slavery Act; construction
sector at a crossroads. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/four-years-of-the-modern-slavery-act-construction-sector-at-a-crossroads
Living
near green spaces boosts property prices by
£2,500 on average, ONS finds. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/14/living-near-green-spaces-boosts-property-prices-by-a-2-500-on-av/
14.10.2019:
Private profit, public squalor: Britain’s
housing scandal. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/13/profits-from-poverty-britains-housing-scandal-providers-make-millions
Key
Job Facts About the Gig Economy. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/job-facts-about-gig-economy-4138171?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18260764&utm_term=
3
reasons you don’t want to touch buy-to-let
property right now. https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2019/10/13/3-reasons-you-dont-want-to-touch-buy-to-let-property-right-now/
Thomas
Cook collapse a big threat to Spain's tourist
industry. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49997775
Brexit is an even greater threat when Brits
realise their £ spending power has plummetted
so much they won't be able to afford to throw
up their guts every night. Or even follow the
England Overpaid Ponces football team around
to every thugs-away-from home international
fixture.
Women’s
groups honoured at key event.
https://neconnected.co.uk/womens-groups-honoured-at-key-event/
Rick
Steves’ Europe institutes self-imposed
carbon tax. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/travel-tourism/rick-steves-voluntary-climate-change-tax?p=258890&utm_campaign=1593364_Springwise%20Daily%20%2810%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
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Beauty
service booking app connects customers with
independent professionals. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/fashion-beauty/beautystack-booking-app?p=258867&utm_campaign=1593364_Springwise%20Daily%20%2810%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y5G4,2V1FMX,3KVZ8,1
13.10.2019:
Another Brexit blow as Britain’s ‘global
data hub’ is exposed (except in the
fake news, disinformation, Brexit campaigning
media). https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/another-brexit-blow-as-britains-global-data-hub-is-exposed/
Council
spending on B&Bs for homeless families up
780% in a decade, figures show.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/council-housing-homeless-bed-and-breakfast-families-a9152146.html
The
Instagram influencers hired to rehabilitate
Saudi Arabia's image.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/12/the-instagram-influencers-hired-to-rehabilitate-saudi-arabias-image
In the meantime, the fake news media continues
to co-operate with the Saudis by dwelling on
the single murder of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi,
while studiously ignoring most of the time,
the murder of hundreds of thousands of defenceless
civilians in the Yemen. Just like the fake news,
terrorist propaganda/media continues to ignore
the fate of millions of Afghans, Iraqis, Libyans,
Syrians and Palestinians at the hands of the
Americans, the Israelis, the French and the
British. And all the whoring, inconsequential,
self-appointed social media 'influencers' haven't
changed that one little bit.
Perhaps
the Saudis should take a leaf out of Israel's
book and try a bit of sportwashing, instead?
Launch another professional cycling team. The
British/American/Saudi Terrorist Cycling Academy
(BASTA)? That should help mitigate the west's
murder industry profile in the Middle East and
North Africa.
An
ethical, repairable and recyclable phone.
https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/fairphone-3-sustainable-smartphone?p=258577&utm_campaign=
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Not-for-profit
design studio warms benches using compost.
https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/energy/public-works-oslo-power-plant?p=258501&utm_campaign=1591246_Springwise%20Daily%20%2808%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y3TA,2V1FMX,3KOZT,1
eMeals
launches promotional program with ‘default’
branded products. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/food/retail/emeals-partnership-coca-cola-tyson?p=258446&utm_campaign=1591246_Springwise%20Daily%20%2808%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y3TA,2V1FMX,3KOZT,1
12.10.2019:
Government faces industry backlash on Brexit
plans. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50019069
Questions
about Brexit, tariffs and jumpy pound top barriers
to UK exports, survey finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-trade-tariffs-uncertainty-pound-exports-uk-a9150886.html
UK
pays £87m for no-deal Brexit ferry contracts.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50019045
Facebook under fire over 'outrageous' UK tax
bill. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50011441
Probably the only area where the Tory regime
comes into its own: faggin' and lickin' American
corporate arse. Apart from war crimes. Terrorism.
Sponsoring terrorism. Treason. Thieving. Cowardice.
And serial-lying.
11.10.2019:
UK set to avoid recession despite poor August.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49998074
We've
moved on a bit from the Brexiteers' promises
of streets paved with gold and the UK is simply
set to avoid recession. For now.
Increase
of UK exports to non-EU countries. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/increase-of-uk-exports-to-non-eu-countries-latest-figures-show
In the run up to October 31, exports to
non-EU countries are growing twice as fast than
those to the bloc, driven in large part by major
non-EU trading partners including the USA and
China, with total trade with the USA surpassing
£200 billion for the first time.
That
is hardly surprising given the dramatic slump
in the value of the £ since the Brexit
debacle began; and a great degree of uncertainty
amongst European trading partners for their
future prospects. The net worth of those exports
would be a more illuminating figure.
Oxfam
alleges abuse in UK supermarket supply chains.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49991800
There has always been abuse in the UK's supermarket
(and every other, major) supply chains. The
fake news, disinformation media have got to
be careful, though. These are major advertising
streams. Better instead, to applaud the offenders
when they receive their knighthoods.
Parliament
shutdown sees new law to help the high street,
collapse. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/10/parliament-shutdown-sees-new-law-to-help-the-high-street-collaps/
Sounds about right for Westminster's fagging
traitors.
Brexit:
What will happen to European Health Insurance
Cards? https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49989227
Brexit
guidance for agri-food businesses. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/eu-exit-guidance-for-agri-food-stakeholders-from-defra
Defra has published guidance to ensure that
agri-food businesses are ready should the UK
leave the EU on 31 October. The guidance includes
steps that agri-food businesses should take
to become Brexit-ready along with information
about webinars and events.
Business
funding to transform the way we produce food.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transforming-the-way-we-produce-food-apply-for-business-funding
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £20
million to support ambitious projects developing
new and more efficient ways to produce the UK's
food.
£20
note: New design for Britain's most-forged banknote.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49987329
A
smartphone app to help take back control of
your digital self. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/work-lifestlye/citizenme-sell-your-data?p=258385&utm_campaign=1589502_Springwise%20Daily%20%2807%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y2GU,2V1FMX,3KJ5D,1
How
to Determine Customer Satisfaction. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-customer-satisfaction-2296683?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18260736&utm_term=
10.10.2019:
Leaked gov’t paper warns of the dangers
of a US/UK trade deal as TTIP in EU re-emerges.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/leaked-govt-paper-warns-of-the-dangers-of-a-us-uk-trade-deal-as-ttip-in-eu-re-emerges/
BT
pledges faster broadband upgrade for 700,000
homes and businesses. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/09/bt-pledges-faster-broadband-upgrade-for-700-000-homes-and-busine/
Again?
Communities
‘facing long journeys to make free ATM
withdrawals’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/communities-a-facing-long-journeys-to-make-free-atm-withdrawals/
Environmentally
responsible consumer choices are about to wildly
transform the world’s largest industries.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/environment-climate-change-crisis-china-high-street-job-market-a9147266.html
The truth of the matter is that the world's
largest industries are looking to hang bigger
price tags on anything which pretends to be
'environmentally friendly.'
UK
fast food ‘linked to Brazilian forest fires’.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49973997
It always was. It's only the serial-lying,
mainstream fake news media which ever suggested
otherwise.
7
Biggest Money Mistakes New Business Owners Make.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/money-mistakes-new-business-owners-make-4106965?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18196610&utm_term=
5
Steps to Naming Your Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/steps-to-naming-your-business-1201070?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18196610&utm_term=
09.10.2019:
Consumer confidence falls ahead of crucial Christmas
period. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/consumer-confidence-falls-ahead-of-crucial-christmas-period/
Consumers
‘cutting back on holiday spending’.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/consumers-a-cutting-back-on-holiday-spendinga/
UK
productivity posts sharpest fall in five years,
boding ill for pay rises. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-productivity-wages-brexit-deal-latest-investment-ons-a9147296.html
It's all Brussels' fault, of course!
Farmers
'betrayed' by no-deal Brexit tariff plan. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49970197
MPs
anxious about UK’s no-deal Brexit toilet
paper supplies. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/mps-anxious-about-uka-s-no-deal-brexit-toilet-paper-supplies/
There's no shortage of suitable toilet paper
in the UK! The Scum, The Daily Wail, The Terrorgraph,
The Sexpress, etc, etc.
Barclays
blow to Post Office banking. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49971170
Thomas Cook refund website targeted by suspected
fraudsters. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/thomas-cook-refund-website-targeted-by-suspected-fraudsters/
How
to Build a Profitable Part-Time Home Business.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-run-a-part-time-home-business-1794794?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18196486&utm_term=
App
helps users keep track of renewal dates and
avoid late fees. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/work-lifestyle/getreminded-app?p=258362&utm_campaign=1588322_Springwise%20Daily%20%2804%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y1K2,2V1FMX,3KFCO,1
Finnish
construction safety software now available in
the UK. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/construction/congrid-safety-software-launches-uk?p=258285&utm_campaign=1588322_Springwise%20Daily%20%2804%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y1K2,2V1FMX,3KFCO,1
City
café mimics the layout of rural villages.
https://www.springwise.com/innovation/architecture-design/portal-92-village-cafe?p=258313&utm_campaign=1588322_Springwise%20Daily%20%2804%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,Y1K2,2V1FMX,3KFCO,1
08.10.2019:
Retailers ‘endured worst September since
at least 1995 amid Brexit gridlock’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/07/retailers-a-endured-worst-september-since-at-least-1995-amid-br/
House
price growth at six-year low, says the Halifax.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49959237
NI
dairy industry set to be ‘wiped out’
by no-deal Brexit. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/07/ni-dairy-industry-set-to-be-a-wiped-outa-by-no-deal-brexit/
Post-Brexit
support announced. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-announces-support-for-post-brexit-future
If the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit deal,
a £4.3 billion funding guarantee will
be provided to organisations that are in receipt
of EU funding from programmes such as the European
Regional Development Fund and Horizon 2020.
The funding was confirmed by the Chancellor,
who also announced that the National Living
Wage would increase to £10.50 within the
next five years and further funding would be
devolved to local authorities in England.
New
IR35 rules could result in contractor shortages.
https://www.brooksonlegal.co.uk/news/3-in-5-contractors-could-leave-hiring-businesses-if-found-to-be-inside-ir35/
UK businesses are at risk of a shortage of skilled
contractors if they don't prepare for the introduction
of IR35 tax rules in the private sector, according
to research from Brookson Legal. The research
reveals that 59% of contractors would look for
alternative work with another business if they
were subject to the new IR35 rules. The research
has also revealed that 3% of contractors believe
the private sector will be ready when the new
rules come into effect in April 2020 and 22%
believe that businesses will make the correct
assessment of their IR35 status.
Openreach
trials to bring faster broadband to rural UK
villages. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/07/openreach-trials-to-bring-faster-broadband-to-rural-uk-villages/
Errr. Just '13 villages' to be exact. Nothing
like a 'fake news' headline!
Vodafone
launches new network tech in UK to expand internet
coverage. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/07/vodafone-launches-new-network-tech-in-uk-to-expand-internet-cove/
07.10.2019:
‘It’s a form of modern slavery’:
MPs on Ken Loach’s film about the human
cost of the zero-hours economy. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/06/sorry-we-missed-you-ken-loach-gig-economy-human-cost
Borders
forestry business targets niche market to boost
revenues. https://www.scotsman.com/business/borders-forestry-business-targets-niche-market-to-boost-revenues-1-5018329
Omari
McQueen: The 11-year-old boy cooking up a vegan
empire. https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/omari-mcqueen-dipalicious-vegan-cooking-food-pop-up-restaurant-boxpark-a9142896.html
He'll be getting death threats from Brexiteers
then.
06.10.2019:
Brexit: Boris Johnson moves to scrap environment
safeguards to get deal with Trump. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-brexit-environment-rules-trump-trade-deal-a9143221.html
It's what non-elected, serial-lying, American
puppet Prime Ministers are for, after all.
Prince
Harry launches phone-hacking case against Sun
and Mirror owners. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/04/prince-harry-begins-legal-proceedings-against-sun-and-mirror-meghan
Although the tabloid scum's phone-hacking
saga has been rattling around in the independent
press for a couple of decades, it is astonishing
that until now, no-one has stepped up to the
mark to do something about it. Whereas the priority
remains for the tabloids to be tried for war
crime propaganda in a present-day, Nuremberg-style
courtroom, it is often forgotten that their
endless hate-preaching, victimisation, lies,
fake news and disinformation has also cost the
UK's business community and international reputation
dearly. We - and the vast majority of businesses
and decent individuals out there - wish Harry
and Meghan every success in finally bringing
at least some justice and accountability to
this cesspit.
PayPal
has first to withdraw from Fakebook's Libra
Association. https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-withdraws-from-facebook-led-libra-crypto-project
Family
Security Online – The Things You Now Need
To Know. https://truepublica.org.uk/global/family-security-online-the-things-you-now-need-to-know/
10
companies that spent more than $1 billion in
ads so you'd buy their products. https://www.businessinsider.com/10-biggest-advertising-spenders-in-the-us-2015-7?IR=T
I
consistently recommend smartphones from a company
that few in the US have ever heard of over Apple's
iPhones or Samsung's Galaxy phones — this
is why. https://www.businessinsider.com/oneplus-phones-vs-apple-iphone-samsung-galaxy-s-2019-4?IR=T
How
easy is it to make a good living through direct
selling? https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-7229067/Can-really-make-millions-direct-selling-Heres-know-direct-selling.html
'My
home's freehold isn't worth the paper it's written
on'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49935283
Dutch
government ditches Holland to rebrand as the
Netherlands. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/holland-the-netherlands-dutch-government-rebrand
Pagers,
faxes and cheques: Things that might seem obsolete,
but aren't. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49906336
8
Home Business Ideas for Creative People.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/creative-home-business-ideas-1794534?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18196393&utm_term=
How
to Start and Profit From a Food Blog. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-start-and-profit-from-a-food-blog-1794076?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18196393&utm_term=
05.10.2019:
High street suffers worst September since 2011
amid Brexit fears. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-shopping-high-street-recession-retail-footfall-a9142321.html
Six
million insurance policyholders not getting
a good deal, says FCA. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/04/six-million-insurance-policyholders-not-getting-a-good-deal-say/
Facebook
exempts political ads from ban on making false
claims. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/04/facebook-exempts-political-ads-ban-making-false-claims
Nothing but an extension of the status quo
emphasising precisely why social media was conceived
in the first place. What beggars belief is that
there are people out there who still believe
what they see on social media and Fakebook especially.
Mind you - there are still people who believe
what they see in The Scum, The Daily Wail or
even Fux News!
Beer
remains Britain’s top tipple. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/03/beer-remains-britaina-s-top-tipple/
Arab
wineries in Israel tell of the Palestinian struggle
in each glass. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/arab-wineries-in-israel-tell-of-the-palestinian-struggle-in-each-glass
It's very unusual to find normally pro-Israeli
propaganda giving a few column-centimetres to
the persecuted Palestinians?
Vegan
shrimp made from seaweed. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/food-drink/new-wave-foods-plant-based-shrimp?utm_campaign=1583710_Springwise%20Daily%20%2830%20September%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,XXZY,2V1FMX,3K0Q2,1
Patagonia
launches a pop-up café offering activist
training courses. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/patagonia-pop-up-activist-cafe?utm_campaign=1585573_Springwise%20Daily%20%2801%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,XZFP,2V1FMX,3K6TK,1
Lightweight,
flexible solar panel designed for indoor use.
https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/environment/indoor-solar-panel?utm_campaign=1585573_Springwise%20Daily%20%2801%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,XZFP,2V1FMX,3K6TK,1
04.10.2019:
UK recession fears mount after services activity
contracts. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/03/uk-recession-fears-mount-after-services-activity-contracts/
Ports
across England given £10m to prepare for
Brexit. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ports-across-england-given-10-million-to-prepare-for-brexit
Sixteen ports across England will receive a
share of a multi-million pound funding pot to
help their preparations for Brexit on 31 October.
That's almost as much as the Tory regime
on sponsoring terrorism! A week.
Number
of new homes started in England falls by 8%
compared with year earlier. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/03/number-of-new-homes-started-in-england-falls-by-8-compared-with/
Consumers
wary of online payment verification. https://internetretailing.net/payment/payment/psd2s-multi-step-security-likely-to-see-half-of-uk-online-shoppers-abandon-their-purchases-20204
Almost half (49%) of UK consumers would be reluctant
to make an online purchase if they were required
to complete a multi-step authentication process,
according to research by fraud prevention software
provider Forter. The 'stronger customer authentication'
(SCA) system was due to come into force on 14
September 2019, but the Financial Conduct Authority
agreed an 18-month extension to allow online
retailers and card issuers more time to prepare.
Under SCA, an online purchase must be verified
using a password and verification code or fingerprint.
However, the research has indicated that 54%
of consumers would abandon an online purchase
if they were asked to verify it with a fingerprint.
Green
Party proposes ban on adverts for flights and
polluting cars. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/02/green-party-proposes-ban-on-adverts-for-flights-and-polluting-ca/
Oh, dear. Another error-strewn, childish
hissy fit coming up from Enemies of the Planet
spokesman, Jeremy Clarkson, in the only medium
which defends the world's criminals any longer.
The mainstream, hate-preaching, fake news, propaganda
and disinformation media.
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=18196326&utm_term=
An
open-source reporting tool for newsroom collaborations.
https://www.springwise.com/innovation/media-publishing/propublica-collaborate-tool?utm_campaign=1581079_Springwise%20Weekly%20%2825%20September%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,XVYV,2V1FMX,3JSGF,1
This won't last long, then. Too much of a
threat to official fake news, disinformation
and propaganda.
Bees
to be used for fungicide delivery. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/science-enviroment/bee-vectoring-technologies-uses-bees-to-deliver-pesticides?utm_campaign=1581079_Springwise%20Weekly%20%2825%20September%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,XVYV,2V1FMX,3JSGF,1
03.10.2019:
US plans to impose tariffs on EU imports in
Airbus case. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/02/us-plans-to-impose-tariffs-on-eu-imports-in-airbus-case/
Fakebook
Libra faces collapse as Visa and Mastercard
‘shed doubts’ on cryptocurrency.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-visa-mastercard-a9129141.html
Twatter
and Twatdeck down: Twerks not working as website
refuses to let people log in. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-down-tweetdeck-not-working-latest-loading-login-problem-fix-a9129096.html
Flight
passenger growth could halve due to ‘flight
shame’, says new research. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flight-shame-growth-halve-passengers-flygskam-climate-change-ubs-survey-a9129206.html
'I
was scammed by a fraud so ingenious even bank
staff were fooled'. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/oct/03/fraud-metro-bank
02.10.2019:
UK financial services sector suffers worst fall
in business and prospects in years, survey shows.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-financial-services-brexit-no-deal-latest-cbi-pwc-survey-economy-a9126581.html
Business news live: UK manufacturing shrinks
for fifth month in a row amid Brexit turmoil.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/business-news-live-harland-wolff-shipyard-belfast-saved-titanic-rescue-deal-job-risk-a9127376.html
UK
house prices fell unexpectedly in September
amid intensifying Brexit uncertainty. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-house-prices-fall-property-market-nationwide-brexit-a9127741.html
The
consequences of a no-deal Brexit on travel.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-no-deal-travel-passport-visa-holiday-advice-ehic-mobile-roaming-a9127431.html
Brexit:
Dover could lose £1bn worth of trade a
week under no deal, Tory fringe told - live
news. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/oct/01/brexit-latest-news-boris-johnson-conservative-conference-interviewed-as-ireland-dismisses-uk-border-plan-as-non-starter-live-news
Ryanair
boss says the package holiday market is finished.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/01/ryanair-boss-says-the-package-holiday-market-is-finished
EU
adopts ‘eco-design’ rules to make
it easier to repair household appliances and
reduce waste. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/environment-waste-household-appliances-repairs-eu-a9128356.html
French
plan to scan social media for tax fraud causes
alarm. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/french-plan-to-scan-social-media-for-tax-causes-alarm
The real reasons for social media indoctrination
starting to come out now?
01.10.2019:
Major gaps in official no-deal Brexit guidance.
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2019/09/bcc-study-shows-major-gaps-in-official-brexit-guidance-for-businesses-in-the-event-of-no-deal-2
A
study by the British Chambers of Commerce has
revealed that there are significant gaps in
official Brexit guidance for businesses. The
study identifies 36 key areas where businesses
need official guidance to prepare for a no-deal
Brexit. However, current Government guidance
is insufficient or incomplete for 31 of the
36 key areas identified, which means that businesses
do not have access to the information they need
to plan for the impact of the UK leaving the
EU without a deal.
Firms
with EU suppliers face higher costs post-Brexit.
https://www.cips.org/en/knowledge/procurement-topics-and-skills/brexit1/brexit-surveys/
Almost 40% of UK businesses with suppliers in
the EU have signed Brexit clauses that would
allow prices and other terms to be renegotiated
in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according
to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Procurement
and Supply. The survey has revealed that suppliers
in the EU are taking steps to protect their
business from the impact of any tariffs that
might apply after the UK leaves the EU. As a
result, many UK businesses could face higher
costs after a no-deal Brexit, which would be
particularly challenging for smaller firms with
less cash reserves and lower profit margins.
Tory
conference: Government confirms £25bn
for road upgrades. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49872190
You
can tell the Nazi Tory regime is after something
as the turbo kicks in on its serial-lies. Next
thing you know they will be promising to put
a few extra £ billion into the NHS again
(before they sell it to the Americans) and they
might even toss a couple of million the way
of the small business community.
Thomas
Cook refunds to take up to two months.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49876407
Ringfencing
directors' bonuses being the priority.
Number
of mortgage approvals for home-buyers falls
to five-month low. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/09/30/number-of-mortgage-approvals-for-home-buyers-falls-to-five-month/
Wonga's
legacy of nearly 400,000 mis-sold loans.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49878277
Couple
spent £10,000 on luxury Airbnb that didn’t
exist. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/09/30/couple-spent-10-000-on-luxury-airbnb-that-didn-t-exist/
How
to Make Your Small Business More Successful.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-make-your-small-business-more-successful-4060804?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18130843&utm_term=
With
our usual gratitude and thanks to BAD News and
Cobweb Info.
Len
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