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Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st January 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
 31.01.2019:
Brexit: Firms speeding up no-deal plans, says
CBI. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47054439
Shop
prices up slightly on a year ago despite discounting.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/shop-prices-up-slightly-on-a-year-ago-despite-discounting/
'A
broken system that we did not break': Freelancers
sick of working for free demand protection from
UK law. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/indyventure/nofreework-freelancers-working-for-free-uk-law-legislation-a8732231.html
Gmail
down: Website and app stop working leaving people
unable to read their emails. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/gmail-down-not-working-loading-website-app-google-emails-broken-a8751991.html
Estimated
10,000 applications to create garden annexes
being made per year. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/estimated-10-000-applications-to-create-garden-annexes-being-mad/
Amnesty
urges travel sites to remove Israeli settlement
listings in occupied West Bank. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-west-bank-travel-ban-amnesty-human-rights-airbnb-expedia-tripadvisor-a8753646.html
30.01.2019:
Retail bosses issue stark warning about empty
shelves amid continuing Brexit insanity.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/brexit-retailers-grocers-warning-food-shortages-empty-shelves-perishable-goods-fresh-food-tesco-a8750991.html
Personal
insolvencies in England and Wales jumped to
seven-year high in 2018. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/personal-insolvencies-in-england-and-wales-jumped-to-seven-year/
UK
council tax benefit cuts resulted in surge of
unpaid bills, new research finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/council-tax-benefit-austerity-unpaid-bills-institute-for-fiscal-studies-false-economy-a8750616.html
Corporation
tax cut to cost UK public finances £6.2bn
per year, HMRC finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/uk-public-finances-corporation-tax-cut-hmrc-analysis-austerity-a8751291.html
Royal
Mail warns over worsening decline in letter
mailings. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/royal-mail-warns-over-worsening-decline-in-letter-mailings/
Rail
user satisfaction at 10-year low. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47040644
It's as good as that, is it?
TSB
offers greater protection for business borrowers.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/28/tsb-offers-greater-protection-for-business-borrowers/
Men
are 38% more likely than women to be featured
prominently in adverts, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/men-women-adverts-gender-equality-advertising-gillette-we-believe-stereotypes-a8750786.html
'No
one likes being a tourist': the rise of the
anti-tour. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/28/no-one-likes-being-a-tourist-the-rise-of-the-anti-tour
Meet
John Bolton (Official spokescum for American
terrorism, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Ed.): The Mercer-Backed Trump
Advisor Pushing for Post-Brexit Deregulation.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/meet-john-bolton-the-mercer-backed-trump-advisor-pushing-for-post-brexit-deregulation/
US
firms seek changes to UK standards on beef and
drugs. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47036119
And there's no shortage of Brexit political
whores and traitors willing to accommodate them.
UK
to give Iraq more than £30m to rebuild
hospitals, schools and power plants destroyed
in Isis fight. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-uk-iraq-30m-hospitals-schools-power-plants-alistair-burt-middle-east-minister-a8751421.html
Or, if you don't subscribe to official, fake
news propaganda, it's a bung to the puppet regime
and the American forces of occupation to allow
Little Ingerlandt to continue its terrorist
attacks, mainly on Syria, from bases in Iraq.
France made the same, albeit much more generous
gesture, a few days earlier. As not reported
by French state propaganda during the regime's
public debate with the gilets jaunes movement.
Scientists
generate power through WiFi, raising prospect
of phones without batteries. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wifi-power-wireless-battery-charging-phone-electricity-generate-a8751156.html
White
gold: the unstoppable rise of alternative milks.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/29/white-gold-the-unstoppable-rise-of-alternative-milks-oat-soy-rice-coconut-plant
29.01.2019:
Brexit fears drag UK consumer confidence to
18-month low, survey finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-fears-uk-consumer-confidence-falls-deloitte-yougove-index-a8749326.html
No-deal
Brexit won't delay Making Tax Digital. HMRC
has confirmed that Making Tax Digital (MTD)
for VAT won't be delayed if the UK leaves the
EU without a deal. HMRC has also reminded importers
that in the event of a no-deal, the postponed
accounting for import VAT will apply to all
imports so they will not have a cash flow disadvantage
from changes to VAT rates. HMRC has also announced
that farm businesses which are set up as partnerships
can now trial the MTD pilot programme.
For
more information about MTD and no-deal Brexit,
go to: https://economia.icaew.com/news/january-2019/no-brexit-worries-for-making-tax-digital-says-hmrc
For
more information about the pilot programme for
farmers, go to: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/tax/making-tax-digital-hmrc-allows-more-farms-to-trial-system
Amazon
issues no-deal Brexit advice. https://www.sdcexec.com/risk-compliance/news/21044123/amazon-gives-uk-retailers-nodeal-brexit-advice
UK retailers trading via Amazon have been told
to prepare for a no-deal Brexit so they can
continue selling to customers in the EU. Amazon
has warned retailers that in the event of a
no-deal the free circulation of goods between
the UK and the EU, including Ireland, would
end and result in UK retailers being unable
to fulfil orders from the EU. Amazon has recommended
that retailers should consider sending stock
to their warehouses in the EU so orders can
continue to be fulfilled.
Peers
and MPs receiving millions in EU farm subsidies.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/27/revealed-the-mps-and-peers-receiving-millions-in-eu-farm-subsidies-cap
Number
of people going financially insolvent predicted
to rise. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/28/number-of-people-going-financially-insolvent-predicted-to-rise/
Hundreds
of popular cars ‘at risk of keyless theft’.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47023003
Lloyds
Bank launches ‘no borrower deposit’
mortgage for first-time buyers. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/26/lloyds-bank-launches-a-no-borrower-deposita-mortgage-for-firs/
The
mistake that led to a £1.2bn business.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46985443
28.01.2019:
UK firms plan mass exodus if May allows no-deal
Brexit. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/26/brexit-british-firms-mass-exodus-no-deal
Not to worry. The serial-lying war-criminal
waiting to be Little Ingerlandt's first American
Prime Minister, 'Boo-Boo Brexit' Johnson, has
given his personal guarantee that there will
be no job losses.
Brexit:
£17bn already ripped out of UK public
purse due to decision to quit EU, research shows.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-cost-uk-17-billion-gdp-hit-public-finances-a8746846.html
UK
cyber-crime victims lose £190,000 a day.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47016671
Airbnb
contributes to poor housing markets, research
says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/airbnb-housing-market-rental-prices-poverty-tourism-toronto-city-council-canada-a8738726.html
Sounds like the Tory propaganda machine lurching
about for someone new to blame for its failed
housing policy. (It was pensioners and
starving paupers the last time. And Brussels.)
UK's
'highest taxpayers' revealed in first-ever Sunday
Times list. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47015517
Our
Power goes bust as list of small energy supplier
failures grows. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/25/our-power-goes-bust-as-list-of-small-energy-supplier-failures-gr/
Future
of digital journalism in question as BuzzFeed
and HuffPost lay off 1,000. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/26/huffpost-buzzfeed-layoffs-digital-journalism
Or, one could simply take the view that the
public is becoming increasingly disillusioned
with mainstream conspiracy theories, fake news
and propaganda.
Top
5 innovations to keep your business safe.
https://www.springwise.com/innovations/top-5-innovations-to-keep-your-business-safe/?utm_campaign=1395448_Springwise%20Edit%202019-Jan-23%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CTWQG%2C2V1FMX%2C339BD%2C1
6
Home Business Ideas for People Who Like Travel.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/home-business-ideas-for-travelers-4028671
How
to Start a House-Sitting Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/home-business-idea-house-sitting-4046020?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15724416&utm_term=
How
Do I Contact eBay Customer Service Directly?
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-do-i-contact-ebay-customer-service-directly-1140146?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15724416&utm_term=
27.01.2019:
UK companies hoarding cash ahead of Brexit,
new data shows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-no-deal-stockpiling-companies-cash-reserves-uk-finance-data-a8746776.html
UK companies have 'cash', do they? Perhaps
they can start paying their small suppliers,
sub-contractors and freelancers on time then?
5
Times Hardline Brexiteers Struggled To Answer
A Simple Question. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/5-times-hardline-brexiteers-struggled-074522260.html
You don't need to know the answers to any
questions to be a Brexiteer: just how to lick
American and Israeli arse.
Facebook
to merge Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-messenger-app-merger-download-a8746376.html
Yawn.
Data
Protection Day 2019: 7 products that can help
protect your data. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/data-protection-day-2019-products-protect-wallet-backpack-suitcase-briefcase-a8746031.html
Facebook
boss Mark Zuckerberg claims people want to be
tracked for ads and that it needs data to make
people feel secure. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-data-ad-tracking-security-privacy-a8746136.html
An observation based upon the stupidity of
dumb Americans, no doubt. (Oh, my God. Cool.)
Especially those who believe anything Zuckerberg
says. (Oh, my God, oh, my God. Awesome. Oh,
my God.)
'Millions'
of fake cigarettes seized in UK. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47004388
The regime and HMRC preferring the non-fake
versions which are heavily taxed before they
go onto crippling and killing their victims.
10
of the best ethical travel companies. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/jan/26/10-best-ethical-travel-companies-local-community
Real
Junk Food Project turns supermarket waste into
tasty meals. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/26/real-junk-food-project-turns-supermarket-waste-into-tasty-meals
Brexit
news latest: Emmanuel Macron says EU divorce
has 'torn British society apart' and 'can't
be delivered' in blistering attack. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/brexit-news-latest-emmanuel-macron-071700480.html
Sounds like Emmanuel Macron is delving into
his experience and French history of (not) running
a country!
Leading
British fake news, hate-preaching rag pays damages
to a Trump! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47013324
This being one of the same sources of misinformation
which projects itsef as a champion of the fight
against 'anti-Semitism' and fake news! As do
the rest of Little Ingerlandt's official, mainstream,
fake news media.
26.01.2019:
UK firms ramp up stockpiling due to Brexit disruption
fears, survey shows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-no-deal-stockpiling-disruption-uk-companies-lloyds-survey-data-a8744971.html
US
agribusiness lobby calls on Trump to target
UK food and environment rules in Brexit trade
deal. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/us-agribusiness-lobby-calls-on-trump-to-target-uk-food-and-environment-rules-in-brexit-trade-deal/
That shouldn't bother the Brexit Knobhead
contingent too much - they only buy Just-Eat.
Taxpayers
face £24bn bill for oil and gas decommissioning,
NAO warns. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/taxpayers-bill-oil-gas-north-sea-decommissioning-nao-a8745661.html
Another Thatcher and her American 'guru'
legacy for the British taxpayer to absorb. Nuclear,
aeolians, fracking and Brexit next.
Textile
sector 'rife' with exploitation and underpayment.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46992499
It's always been that way and, thankfully
for the Tory regime, a significant contributor
to their fake employment statistics.
Revealed:
Facebook let children run up huge bills to boost
revenues. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/25/revealed-facebook-let-kids-run-up-huge-bills-maximise-revenue
An American speciality - preying on children
- although it's usually bombs and starvation.
Councils
have cut services but spend millions on CCTV.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/councils-have-cut-services-but-spend-millions-on-cctv/
Fake
news on Twitter most likely to be shared by
Conservatives, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-fake-news-study-conservatives-age-2016-us-elections-science-harvard-a8744601.html
And the Tory mainstream, fake news media/propaganda,
of course.
This
is why you should never post a picture of your
boarding pass online. https://uk.yahoo.com/style/why-never-post-picture-boarding-103718759.html
UK's
best fish and chip shops revealed. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/best-fish-and-chip-shop-uk-national-awards-krispies-exmouth-devon-a8745556.html
25.01.2019:
'No deal would be horrific': Welsh farmers brace
themselves for Brexit. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/24/no-deal-horrific-welsh-farmers-brexit-meat-eu-countries
Poland's
prime minister wants to see more workers return
from UK. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46978961
Brexit:
Dutch government says over 250 companies in
talks about relocating to Netherlands. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-netherlands-sony-company-relocating-ema-trade-investment-eu-a8742756.html
No-deal
Brexit: Portugal makes special arrangements
for UK tourists. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-portugal-travel-no-deal-ehic-passport-check-driving-permit-licence-a8742201.html
'Super
poo donors' wanted. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46944631
24.01.2019:
One week left for 3.5 million people to meet
tax return deadline. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/23/one-week-left-for-3-5-million-people-to-meet-tax-return-deadline/
UK's
courts system 'on its knees' following major
IT failure, lawyers' association says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/courts-it-outage-computer-email-wifi-moj-budget-cuts-criminal-bar-association-a8740656.html
Santander
to shut 140 branches. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46972632
Social
media stars agree to declare when they post
ads. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46960179
Because anyone who considers these personalities
to be 'stars' is so stupid they can't tell an
'ad' from an elephant's arse?
How
much credit card debt does the average Brit
really have? https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/23/how-much-credit-card-debt-does-the-average-brit-really-have/
Westminster
restaurant owner won’t remove anti-Brexit
message on receipts despite death threats.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/westminster-kitchen-anti-brexit-message-restaurant-death-threat-london-met-police-a8740836.html
Don’t
trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser
warns users. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/23/dont-trust-daily-mail-website-microsoft-browser-warns-users
Anyone with half a brain has known that since
the words 'Daily Mail', 'fake news', 'propaganda',
'disinformation' and 'hate-preaching' first
appeared! But what a change for Microsoft to
finally get something right!
23.01.2019:
Brexit: Liam Fox – Still not signed any
trade agreements. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/brexit-liam-fox-still-not-signed-any-trade-agreements/
Liam
Fox will break his promise to sign 40 free trade
deals the 'second after' Brexit. https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/brexit-liam-fox-will-break-promise-to-sign-40-trade-deals-the-second-after-leaving-2019-1?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Business_Insider_select
UK
employment total hits record high. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46958560
Present-day fake employment totals, though.
Zero-hour contracts; bogus self-employed and
freelancers working in the so-called 'gig' economy.
And I bet they've even got corporate-sponsored
traitor-MPs in there!
Pessimism
among UK companies jumps due to Brexit and trade
war fears, research shows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-trade-war-uk-economy-decline-pwc-survey-data-a8739341.html
Brexit:
Thousands of cross-Channel ferry journeys cancelled
because of no-deal plans. https://uk.yahoo.com/style/thousands-cross-channel-ferry-journeys-111959999.html
Brexit:
Freight trade across the Channel could fall
up to 87 per cent under no-deal scenario, leaked
document reveals. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-freight-trade-across-channel-fall-no-deal-border-force-leak-a8739691.html
That's almost what it's down to when French
criminals go on strike every other week.
Brexiter
Dyson to move head office to Singapore.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46962093
Brexit rats jumping the sinking ship already?
Current
online abuse laws not fit for purpose, say MPs.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/21/current-online-abuse-laws-not-fit-for-purpose-say-mps/
Of course not. So ban Fakebook and Twatter then.
Plus the country's hate-preaching, fake news
media.
Facebook
and Twitter can work out who you are even if
you don't use them, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-twitter-personal-data-what-know-information-social-media-a8739376.html
‘Endangered’
elements used to make mobile phones are running
out quickly, scientists warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mobile-phones-elements-periodic-table-endangered-chemicals-st-andrews-a8739921.html
22.01.2019:
HMRC error hits early-filing taxpayers. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46952162
No
financial respite for households at the start
of 2019, index finds. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/21/no-financial-respite-for-households-at-the-start-of-2019-index/
Consumers
pay more for less as ‘shrinkflation’
trend continues. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/21/consumers-pay-more-for-less-as-a-shrinkflationa-trend-continu/
We can see who is already starting to profit
from Brexit. As always, follow the money trail.
House
sellers’ asking prices record weakest new
year jump in seven years. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/19/house-sellersa-asking-prices-record-weakest-new-year-jump-in-s/
Australia
seeking free trade deal with UK after Brexit.
https://www.aol.co.uk/video/view/australia-seeking-free-trade-deal-with-uk-after-brexit/5c45d68b1fc1db4a3d0d8935/
'Hoping' to seek is a better description.
Still, as partners in crimes against humanity,
perhaps this time the Brexit Knobhead camp will
strike it lucky?
Card
surcharges: Customers charged hundreds illegally.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46876577
More
people walking away from ‘Big Six’
energy firms. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/20/more-people-walking-away-from-a-big-sixa-energy-firms/
Google
hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46944696
Six
ways social media negatively affects your mental
health. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/social-media-mental-health-negative-effects-depression-anxiety-addiction-memory-a8307196.html
I thought you needed mental health issues
to get involved with social media in the first
place?
WhatsApp
restricts message-sharing to fight fake news.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46945642
This is to give WhatsApp (a Fakebook subsidiary)
more scope for official fake news/propaganda
and conspiracy theories like who was responsible
for 9/11, Iraqi weapons of fake mass destruction,
the fake Arab Spring and Orange Revolution and
USA terrorist assets like fake ISIS.)
21.01.2019:
Most Brits think immigration is good for the
UK. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/20/most-brits-think-immigration-is-good-for-the-uk/
Just as well since 'most Brits' are descended
from nothing but illegal immigrants anyway.
Many
adults ‘relying on goodwill of relatives’
to help them manage money. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/19/many-adults-a-relying-on-goodwill-of-relativesa-to-help-them/
That means HMRC will be planning a Relative
Tax, then.
How
to Turn Your Hobby into a Small Business.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/turn-your-hobby-into-a-small-business-1794990?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15597230&utm_term=
The
Importance of Market Research to Your Business.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/why-marketing-research-is-important-to-your-business-2296119?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15597230&utm_term=
6
Most Damaging Growing Pains in a Small Business.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/growing-pains-in-small-business-1200437?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15652733&utm_term=
How
to Grow an Event Planning Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/event-planning-101-how-to-grow-an-event-planning-business-1223378?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15652733&utm_term=
3D
printer can make slaughter-free meat from animal
cells. https://www.springwise.com/3d-slaughter-free-meat-animal-cells/?utm_campaign=1384627_Springwise%20Edit%202019-Jan-09%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,TODV,2V1FMX,32CKH,1
Poll
plugins help shoppers get advice before purchasing.
https://www.springwise.com/poll-plugins-help-shoppers-get-advice-before-purchasing/?utm_campaign=1384627_Springwise%20Edit%202019-Jan-09%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,TODV,2V1FMX,32CKH,1
20.01.2019:
Brexit worries 'add to car insurance costs'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46922989
Government
SME spend going down, MPs told. https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252455514/Government-SME-spend-going-down-MPs-told
A Science and Technology Committee hearing on
digital government has found that government
spend with small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) is going in the wrong direction, and
that procurement needs an overhaul.
Amazon
warns UK sellers to prepare for no-deal Brexit
disruption to deliveries. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-warns-uk-sellers-no-deal-brexit-preparation-deliveries-disruption-a8735336.html
Facebook
employees caught giving 5-star Amazon reviews
for the Facebook Portal. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-portal-amazon-fake-reviews-staff-5-star-employees-a8734151.html
Facebook doing as Facebook does; or, why
it's called 'Fakebook'.
Twitter
bug made people's private tweets public, company
admits. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-bug-private-tweets-public-posts-read-security-a8735061.html
Tough
times for Amsterdam sex business. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46919294
Selfie-taking wankers again.
Witchcraft
and boiler breakdowns among rejected excuses
for late tax returns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/18/witchcraft-and-boiler-breakdowns-among-rejected-excuses-for-late/
TaxationWeb
newsletter, January 2019. https://mailchi.mp/taxationweb/january2019?e=45c941d6f6
How
to Knock Your Next Presentation Out of the Park.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-knock-your-next-presentation-out-of-the-park-4103471?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15475338&utm_term=
5
Event Planning Skills You Need for Success.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/successful-event-planning-skills-4051976?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15475338&utm_term=
19.01.2019:
Brexit: Liam Fox yet to seal no-deal trade agreements.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46917999
No surprises there! It's a pity the
Brexit camp can't export their packs of lies
in which case we could all look forward to a
very rosy future indeed!
Black
Friday steals Christmas shoppers. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46917190
Gang
jailed for credit card scam after £1m
designer shopping spree in West End. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/gang-jailed-credit-card-scam-121100879.html
Lloyds,
Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers face
payments problems. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46925629
How unusual!
Collection
#1 hack: How to know if you have been exposed
and what to do if you are. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/collection-1-hack-what-to-do-protect-information-online-security-how-data-breach-a8733436.html
Most
people don't know about Facebook's invasive
data practices, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-data-collection-pew-research-center-facial-recognition-10-year-challenge-a8732361.html
Wine
is different from other alcohols and cannot
be blamed for binge drinking, French minister
claims. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/wine-alcohol-different-binge-drinking-france-didier-guillaume-agriculture-a8733941.html
Puerile claim from a French politician in
an attempt to avoid yet another 'greve' - by
the wine producers, this time.
Drag
queen or delivery driver: What's your 'side
hustle'? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46793506
Hate-preaching,
fake news propaganda - The Daily Mail: Most
Unreliable Paper for 3rd Year in a Row.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/daily-mail-most-unreliable-paper-for-3rd-year-in-a-row/
18.01.2019:
UK household demand for credit card borrowing
plunges at record pace amid Brexit uncertainty.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/credit-card-borrowing-consumer-spending-uk-bank-england-survey-brexit-a8732181.html
Demand
for credit card borrowing increased in run-up
to Christmas. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/17/demand-for-credit-card-borrowing-increased-in-run-up-to-christma/
Brexit:
More than 170 business leaders urge Theresa
May to back fresh referendum after deal rejected
by MPs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-second-referendum-theresa-may-business-leaders-peoples-vote-commons-conservatives-labour-a8732226.html
Philip
Hammond discussed Article 50 ‘recision’
with business leaders. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/philip-hammond-discussed-article-50-a-recisiona-with-business/
Surveyors’
near-term house sales expectations ‘at
most negative for 20 years’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/surveyorsa-near-term-house-sales-expectations-a-at-most-negat/
Growing
number of first-time buyers getting on housing
ladder says UK Finance. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/17/growing-number-of-first-time-buyers-getting-on-housing-ladder-sa/
Apple
chief calls for laws to tackle 'shadow economy'
of data firms. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/17/apple-chief-tim-cook-calls-for-laws-to-tackle-shadow-economy-of-data-firms
Huge
data breach reveals hundreds of millions of
emails and passwords from across the internet.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/data-breach-email-password-login-hack-safe-address-security-a8732326.html
Brexit:
France to invest €50m in ports and airports
to prepare for no-deal outcome, prime minister
says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brexit-no-deal-france-ports-airports-customs-border-control-theresa-may-edouard-philippe-a8732191.html
Faux
fur: Fashion retailers told to take immediate
action against real fur items advertised as
fake. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/faux-fur-retail-stop-real-asa-advertising-standards-authority-boohoo-a8732096.html
17.01.2019:
Brexit vote: MPs must find way to avoid ‘catastrophic’
no-deal outcome, business groups say. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-vote-no-deal-theresa-may-business-economy-city-commons-parliament-a8730056.html
Brexit
vote: Travel industry warns of higher fares
and delays if UK leaves EU with no deal.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-no-deal-travel-eu-countries-flight-delays-visa-a8729811.html
Higher
fares could be introduced on ferries at peak
times. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/higher-fares-could-be-introduced-on-ferries-at-peak-times/
16.01.2019:
No-deal Brexit will be 'catastrophic' for UK
food supplies, warn farmers' unions. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-no-deal-food-supply-farming-theresa-may-deal-tariffs-michael-gove-eu-a8720991.html
Official:
Requirements for all UK citizens driving in
the EU from 29 March 2019. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/official-requirements-for-all-uk-citizens-driving-in-the-eu-from-29-march-2019/
A story NOT being circulated by the Brexiteers'
fake news propaganda machine.
Savills
sees property sales falling on Brexit uncertainty.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/15/savills-sees-property-sales-falling-on-brexit-uncertainty/
Renters
have higher levels of harmful stress markers
than home owners, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/renting-stress-health-homeowner-mortgage-flat-terrace-benefits-heart-disease-a8727736.html
Fraudsters
‘cruelly targeting’ most vulnerable
people with scams. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/15/fraudsters-a-cruelly-targetinga-most-vulnerable-people-with-s/
Which 'fraudsters' would these be? The banks?
Telecons companies? The utilities? Councils?
Why
Log Burners Are Bad For You And The Environment.
https://uk.yahoo.com/style/why-log-burners-bad-environment-103929185.html
Log burners are a positive tonic for the
environment compared to the ravages of the present
Tory regime.
15.01.2019:
Brexit impact hits UK business by 16 per cent,
study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-impact-british-busines-16-per-cent-study-university-of-bristol-a8725996.html
HMRC
advises EORI may be needed to trade with EU.
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc/get-eori
HMRC has advised that in the event of a no-deal
Brexit, UK businesses will need to register
for an Economic Operator Registration and Identification
(EORI) number to continue to export or import
goods within the EU. An EORI number will also
be required to apply to be authorised for customs
simplifications and to submit import and/or
export declarations. However, if a business
only imports or exports goods to or from Ireland
across the land border between Northern Ireland
and Ireland, an EORI will not be required. Currently
an EORI number is only required by UK businesses
that import or export goods to or from countries
outside of the EU.
Liam
Fox’s ministry slammed for answering only
23% of freedom of information requests.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/liam-foxs-ministry-slammed-for-answering-only-23-of-freedom-of-information-requests/
As befits a Minister and department working
for the Americans and the Israelis.
Value
of grants from EU fall by 20%. https://www.uhy-uk.com/news-events/news/eu-already-cutting-funding-to-the-uk-grants-down-by-20-in-a-year/
The value of EU grants awarded to UK organisations
fell by 20% from €1.94 billion in 2016
to €1.55 billion in 2017, according to
figures published by UHY Hacker Young. Over
the same period, EU grants awarded to Germany
increased by 20% and to France by 16%. UHY Hacker
Young believes that the effects of Brexit and
the withdrawal of EU funding could result in
UK businesses falling behind their EU counterparts
in key areas such as R&D. They have also
suggested that the Government should consider
introducing grants targeted at the needs of
smaller business, which have benefitted the
most from EU grant funding.
'Brexit
Box': Hundreds stock up over food supply fears.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-46814527
Post-Brexit
trade deals could undermine NHS, warn experts.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/post-brexit-trade-deals-could-undermine-nhs-warn-experts/
Just what American Big Corp (and their bent
Tory MPs) ordered.
Lloyds'
overdraft fees unacceptable, says MP. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46864604
Wood
burners and open fires face restrictions in
new clean air plan. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46823440
14.01.2019:
‘Contactless’ fraud cases double in
10 months. https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/contactless-card-fraud-increase-money-security-bank-account-a8722361.html
The banks will be pleased and once society
goes 'cashless', that figure should rise tenfold.
Brexit
failure a catastrophic breach of trust, says
May. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46853689
Indeed it was. The public voted on a raft
of lies and deception from Theresa May's regime
of traitors and their fake news propaganda machine.
Brexit:
'Basic questions unanswered' on Swiss trade
deal. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46854002
What 'Swiss trade deal'? Yet another Brexit
lie?
Labour
considers ‘Amazon tax’ for online
retailers to aid struggling high street shops.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-amazon-tax-online-retail-high-street-shops-mothercare-corbyn-long-bailey-a8720436.html
No such tax would be needed if the British
public showed some loyalty to British businesses.
As it is, Brexit Knobheads, driving around in
their BMWs bought with American payday loans,
swigging Scandinavian beer while watching Korean
tellies before leaving for their Spanish holidays,
are where the country's real problems lie. And
not Brussels.
Brexit
brings surprise boost for Bulgarian resorts.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/13/brexit-brings-surprise-boost-bulgarian-resorts
As we have just been saying.
UK
announced as ‘world leader’ for vegan
food launches. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/uk-veganism-world-leader-mintel-new-launches-greggs-mcdonalds-a8725391.html
Makes a welcome change from being world leaders
for rocket launchers. Especially those which
target children.
Investment
announced to help Scottish business expansion.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/12/investment-announced-to-help-scottish-business-expansion/
Public
'turning blind eye' to street drug dealing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46753579
A minor issue when compared to them turning
a blind eye to their regime's treason and crimes
against humanity. Anyway. Street drug dealers
are Tory self-employed 'entrepreneurs' on their
way to becoming tomorrow's MPs. They should
be given more support and not villified. That's
'anti-semitic'; 'racist'; 'homophobic'; 'sexist'
and 'anti-Stricly Come Dancing'.
13.01.2019:
No-deal Brexit to put thousands of UK jobs at
risk and cut GDP by up to 8%, business group
warns. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/no-deal-brexit-uk-jobs-at-risk-gdp-fall-cbi-carolyn-fairbairn-a8722596.html
No-deal
Brexit ‘could lead to temporary shortages
of seasonal produce’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/12/no-deal-brexit-a-could-lead-to-temporary-shortages-of-seasonal/
No-deal
Brexit will kill startups, say eco-coffee capsule
firm bosses. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/12/no-deal-brexit-will-kill-startups-say-eco-coffee-capsule-firm-bosses
‘People
want to know they have impacted someone’s
life’: the startups using tech to tackle
homelessness. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/indyventure/homelessness-startups-tech-qr-unhoused-beam-social-enterprise-a8700746.html
12.01.2019:
Nicky Morgan accuses Government of ‘burying
head in sand’ over small firms. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/nicky-morgan-accuses-government-of-a-burying-head-in-sanda-ov/
That's been going on for centuries, especially
by the Tories! Typical observation from someone
with their 'head buried in the sand' again!
TV
and broadband customers ‘facing £700
loyalty penalties’. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/tv-broadband-customers-loyalty-penalty-sky-virgin-media-a8722011.html
Time for more knighthoods for the telecon
industry then.
Facebook
launches UK fact-checking initiative to combat
fake news. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/facebook-launches-uk-fact-checking-initiative-to-combat-fake-new/
Oh, dear. This is very bad news for politicians
and their official fake news/propaganda machine.
Mind you, who is going to check up on Fakebook
which was sired precisely for the propagation
of shite and fairy tales?
Tennis
match-fixing: 28 professional players among
83 arrested and investigated as part of large
criminal gang. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/tennis-match-fixing-spain-police-arrest-28-professional-players-83-people-investigation-europol-a8720886.html
With doping charges constantly being dodged,
it's good to see this particular media favourite
finally being caught with its knickers down.
Onto that even greater sport of cheats - football.
Norwich
man ‘with name on house’ denies home
is restaurant. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/11/norwich-man-a-with-name-on-housea-denies-home-is-restaurant/
11.01.2019:
2018 was worst Christmas for retail in a decade,
says index. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/09/2018-was-worst-christmas-for-retail-in-a-decade-says-index/
MasterCard
confirms significant move towards cashless society.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/mastercard-confirms-significant-move-towards-cashless-society/
Swift
action needed to help ‘mortgage prisoners’,
says Treasury Committee. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/swift-action-needed-to-help-a-mortgage-prisonersa-says-treas/
Gas
and electricity smart meter costs could rise
even further, MPs told. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gas-electricity-smart-meter-costs-rise-further-citizens-advice-a8719771.html
All
UK airports must buy anti-drone technology,
says Defence Secretary. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/all-uk-airports-must-buy-anti-drone-technology-says-defence-sec/
From American shitware manufacturers, no
doubt. Just like all the fake anti-terrorist
and assorted security crap the taxpayer is paying
for already when it would be simpler and much
cheaper just to shoot anybody in possession
of a drone on national security grounds. Not
so lucrative for our bent politicians, though,
who somehow allowed this situation to develop
without any legislation whatsoever. Now there's
a thing . . .
Google
‘right to be forgotten’ should be
limited to EU, top adviser tells court.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/google-a-right-to-be-forgottena-should-be-limited-to-eu-top/
What
will a 5G mobile phone be capable of? https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/what-will-a-5g-mobile-phone-be-capable-of/
The same scams all their predecessors were
capable of.
Social
media addicts 'have same personality traits'
as drug addicts. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/social-media-addiction-drugs-facebook-instagram-screen-time-a8719831.html
But only half the IQ.
Fake
news on Facebook most likely to be shared by
conservatives over 65, study finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-fake-news-share-old-republican-conservative-new-york-university-study-a8719521.html
Such as Brexit lies by Brexit Knobheads,
for example. Mind you, who's saying it's
'fake news'? The original fake news, 'never-believe-what-you-read-in-the-'papers'
industry feeling threatened by the truth?
Facebook
deal makes it impossible to delete app from
Android smartphones. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-app-delete-android-smartphones-samsung-galaxy-a8719081.html
A hammer will do the job. Mind you, A Fakebook
user will probably need to Google on how to
use one.
Payday
lender accused of dragging industry to 'new
low' with 'cynical' Christmas advert. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/payday-lender-provident-financial-cynical-christmas-advert-rachel-reeves-business-committee-a8719711.html
Tech
developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’
his business. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/10/tech-developer-quits-uk-saying-brexit-has-killed-his-business
Rail
firms ‘dragging heels’ over compensation
payouts. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/rail-firms-a-dragging-heelsa-over-compensation-payouts/
'Dragging heels' is what rail companies do:
otherwise they wouldn't have been awarded their
franchises.
Gilets
jaunes protesters 'destroy over half of speed
cameras' in France. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/gilets-jaunes-france-speed-cameras-yellow-vest-destroy-vandal-limit-emmanuel-macron-a8720651.html
I travel around France quite a bit and I
haven't seen any evidence whatsoever of 'over
half the speed cameras' being destroyed. Perhaps
that's simply down to my routes not being the
same as those frequented by the country's fake
news hacks? When they actually get out and aren't
just re-cycling state propaganda.
10.01.2019:
Pensions cold-callers face £500,000 fines
under new rules to stop scams. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pensions-cold-call-fines-new-rules-scam-protection-a8717726.html
Minister
warns Irish firms to ‘prepare for the worst’
if UK crashes out of EU. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/09/minister-warns-irish-firms-to-a-prepare-for-the-worsta-if-uk/
No-deal
Brexit and the WTO: The Chaos characterised
by just one product – yoghurt. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/no-deal-brexit-and-the-wto-the-chaos-characterised-by-just-one-product-yoghurt/
Citizens
Advice calls for bailiff regulator to be introduced.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/09/citizens-advice-calls-for-bailiff-regulator-to-be-introduced/
London
2012’s 'clean' Games boast in ruins as
failed doping tests pile up. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/jan/08/london-2012-olympics-failed-doping-tests
The only tests which won't be piling up on
the other hand, are the fake news media's favourite
doper sports: football, especially that cesspit
of doping, American football, now being promoted
so heavily as part of Little Ingerlandt's preparation
for its imminent future as an American colony,
and tennis.
09.01.2019:
Government needs to build three million social
homes to solve housing crisis, finds landmark
review. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/social-housing-how-many-new-houses-homes-crisis-shelter-report-homelessness-a8715541.html
No doubt and once again, this is far from
being 'news'. Tory ministers will now be calling
in construction industry lobbyists to agree
on how large a slice of its future 'social housing'
budget can once again, be turned into much greater
middle-class housing profits.
What
foods are banned in the EU but not in the USA
– coming to the UK after Brexit. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/what-foods-are-banned-in-the-eu-but-not-in-the-usa-coming-to-the-uk-after-brexit/
Energy
firm ceases trading after ban. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46798461
Email
error 'like handing over your keys'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46757755
Fake
world – The era of ‘inversion’
arrives. https://truepublica.org.uk/global/fake-world-the-era-of-inversion-arrives/
French
yellow vest protesters face crackdown as government
promises new measures to end illegitimate demonstrations.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/yellow-vest-protests-gilets-jaunes-france-emmanuel-macron-paris-riot-violence-unrest-government-a8716466.html
The only new measures France needs to end
illegitimate (criminal) demonstrations is out
with it's old-school political establishment
which breeds and trains nothing but layers of
gutless, supine cowards and in with a proper,
democratic government which accommodates the
will of ALL its voters and not just the toilet
habits of a few thousand constantly striking
parasite-fonctionnaires.
Until
such time as it can put its house in order,
France should have its EU membership suspended
together with all the EU taxpayer subventions
which it receives. Then we'll see just how 'productive'
the fake French economy really is!
08.01.2019:
UK household debt hits new peak, says TUC.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46780279
Strikes
disrupt air travel across Europe. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/berlin-airport-strikes-flight-delays-passengers-europe-cabin-crew-lufthansa-ryanair-berlin-italy-a8714946.html
Convoy
of lorries joins no-deal Brexit test at disused
airfield. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/07/convoy-of-lorries-joins-no-deal-brexit-test-at-disused-airfield/
Just one/100 lorries? Or a fraction of the
many hundreds, if not thousands of lorries brought
to a standstill every time criminal French strikers,
aided and abetted by French gendarmes and the
French government, inflict weekly chaos on their
EU neighbours year in, year out. A regular occurence
which would have precluded this silly propaganda
exercise if fake British politicians had been
spending more time to paying attention to what
was happening within their own country instead
of jetting off to Israel every other day and
voting Brexit for the benefit of American Big
Corp.
Mortgage
borrowers could be in for rate shock, website
warns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/07/mortgage-borrowers-could-be-in-for-rate-shock-website-warns/
Holidays
priority for consumers despite plans to rein
in spending, survey says. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/07/holidays-priority-for-consumers-despite-plans-to-rein-in-spendin/
Most
smaller businesses support gig economy.
https://www.closeinvoice.co.uk/news-and-insights/half-sme-bosses-believe-gig-economy-good-business
More than half of senior managers working in
small and medium-sized firms believe the gig
economy is good for their business, according
to research from Close Brothers Invoice Finance.
The research has revealed that senior managers
think being able to recruit staff on short-term
or temporary contracts has helped their business.
Around 28% of managers said the growth of the
gig economy gives their business more flexibility,
while 25% said it helps save them money. Nevertheless,
around 40% of survey respondents believed the
gig economy has damaged worker morale.
07.01.2019:
Ramsgate 'can not be ready' for Brexit ferries.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46774054
Oh, dear. Looks like another £15 million
taxpayer sub coming up for some corrupt Tory
goon to open a Brexit port in his hot-tub.
Top
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting
a Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/questions-before-starting-a-business-2951862?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15475181&utm_term=
Ways
to Tell When It's Time to Fire a Client.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/when-its-time-to-fire-a-client-2948284?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15475301&utm_term=
06.01.2019:
UK high street endures 'worst year on record'
as December sales slump. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-high-street-worst-year-record-december-retail-sales-slump-bdo-a8712281.html
Britain
owes £72.5bn on credit cards as households
pile on debt despite fears for economy.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/credit-card-debt-household-bank-of-england-consumer-november-uk-economy-a8712271.html
That's Ponzi 'growth' for you!
Migrant
crossings: UK government funding drones (and
warships! Ed.) to spot boats
leaving French coast. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrants-boats-crossings-english-channel-france-coast-drones-security-plan-a8712251.html
After hundreds of years of cross-Channel
piracy, slavery (including white slavery), smuggling,
drugs and arms trafficking - to name but a few
- one is encouraged to note that the present
Tory regime has taken the initiative to try
and stop these trades as exemplified by penniless,
starving refugees who they have spent taxpayers'
billions on helping create together with their
American, French, Israeli and Saudi terrorist
cronies.
At
least it helps the country's fake news propaganda
distract the public from the multiple charges
of war crimes and crimes against humanity currently
being brought together by the Syrian and Russian
governments against thousands of American, British
and French illegal immigrants and terrorists
who are finally being sent back to where they
belong.
Brexit
– The silencing of business leaders.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/brexit-the-silencing-of-business-leaders/
Ryanair
named 'worst short-haul airline'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46761330
Cocaine
use is ‘widespread’ among English
footballers, says leading expert on drugs in
sport. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/english-football-cocaine-recreational-drug-testing-premier-league-efl-fa-pfa-a8712351.html
According to an FA spokesman for the most
corrupt, doped-up sport of overpaid, cheating
ponces in the world: “We encourage
anyone with information about any anti-doping
violation in football to report it to The FA.
This will then allow us and our corrupt, serial-lying
friends in politics and the fake news media
to continue the sport's traditional cover-up
which we have successfully maintained since
a team of cheating English dopers last won the
World Cup!"
6
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10
Top Business Tips for Starting a Business That
Will Succeed. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/top-tips-for-starting-a-business-that-will-succeed-2947246
Making
Your Small Business a Big Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/top-ways-of-growing-your-business-2948140?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15474949&utm_term=
05.01.2019:
Brexit fears hit UK services firms in December,
survey shows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-services-purchasing-managers-index-december-a8710801.html
House
price growth slowest for almost six years, says
Nationwide. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46748966
Increasngly good news for the vast majority
of the country, then.
Shop
prices rose in December despite festive discounting
– BRC. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/03/shop-prices-rose-in-december-despite-festive-discounting-a-brc/
And who or what are BRC, you may ask - UK
journalistic standards of laziness coming up
(or down) to the same levels as fake and American
content.
Economy
Energy banned from taking on new customers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46756909
And when are telecons scammers and fraudsters
going to be banned from taking on new customers?
TV
licence email scam: More than 5,000 complaints
in three months. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46745298
This being the scam which requires customers
to pay for a licence to watch the same repeats
they previously bought licences to watch for
each and every one of the past twenty years?
04.01.2019:
Construction growth slows as Brexit delays building
projects. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/03/construction-growth-slows-as-brexit-delays-building-projects/
Plus increasingly severe skilled labour shortages
although one construction company at least,
doesn't seem to be worried about the future.
https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/costain-cheers-record-order-book-after-year-of-progress/
Philip
Hammond should impose £7bn of new wealth
taxes to help UK meet cost of ageing society,
says think tank. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/wealth-taxes-philip-hammond-inheritance-help-to-buy-pensions-income-borrowing-a8708086.html
Which could be drawn from one, single, HMRC
aided-and-abetted, tax-dodging American Big
Corp.
Facebook
tracks Android users even if they don't have
a Facebook account, study reveals. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-android-privacy-data-tracking-skyscanner-duolingo-a8708071.html
They'll be selling that data to HMRC in exchange
for another £ multi-billion tax evasion
deal, no doubt.
Video
games now account for more than half of UK entertainment
market. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/video-games-industry-worth-market-uk-fifa-19-red-dead-redemption-cod-era-a8708716.html
Whereas online gambling accounts for the
other half and all of a sudden, one can understand
why it's impossible to find skilled Brits who
want to work any longer. Especially those who
allegedly voted for Brexit.
Couple’s
plan to raffle off £500,000 home thwarted
by gambling rules. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/03/couplea-s-plan-to-raffle-off-a-500-000-home-thwarted-by-gamblin/
In other words, unlike the gambling industry,
they didn't first invest in hundreds of bungs
for bent Tory ministers.
Robots
not yet killing off all our jobs, World Bank
chief economist says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/robots-jobs-automation-artificial-intelligence-world-bank-economy-a8709156.html
It's early days yet and coming from a World
Bank faux-economist, this assurance is tantamount
to a guarantee that things are going to get
pretty dire indeed. As I'm sure tens of thousands
of irate Gatwick passengers who's travel plans
were ruined by possibly no more than the whiff
of a rogue kiddy-drone recently, would testify!
How
to be more energy efficient in 2019. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/03/how-to-be-more-energy-efficient-in-2019/
03.01.2019:
British firms ramp up stockpiling in preparation
for no-deal Brexit. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/02/british-firms-ramp-up-stockpiling-in-preparation-for-no-deal-bre/
Brexit
advice published for businesses. https://euexit.campaign.gov.uk
The Government has published a range of advice
packs to help prepare businesses for the UK
exiting the EU, along with information about
contingency planning in the event of a no-deal
Brexit. The advice packs cover customs, excise
and VAT, employing EU citizens and European
funding. The Government has also published a
toolkit which provides businesses with advice
and support across a number of sectors including
tourism, construction and retail.
Inquiry
launched into support for exporters. https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-trade-committee/news-parliament-2017/department-for-international-trades-support-for-exports-inquiry-launch-17-19/
The International Trade Committee has launched
an inquiry into the support provided for exporters
by the Department for International Trade (DIT).
The committee will examine whether the DIT's
export services are fit for purpose and sufficiently
resourced and if the market barriers faced by
UK exporters are being identified. The committee
will also investigate whether UK Export Finance
effectively supports businesses new to exporting.
Over
five million taxpayers have less than a month
to complete their returns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/01/02/over-five-million-taxpayers-have-less-than-a-month-to-complete-t/
DWP
to trial auto-enrolled pensions for self-employed.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/help-for-millions-of-self-employed-to-save-and-plan-for-retirement
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has
announced plans to develop and trial options
to encourage the self-employed to pay into a
pension. The DWP will investigate ways technology
can be used to help the self-employed make regular
saving contributions within the day-to-day management
of their finances. The trials will also assess
new approaches to encouraging employees who
become self-employed to keep making regular,
affordable contributions to a pension or other
long-term savings product.
No-deal
Brexit ferry contract handed to firm with no
boats because UK wanted 'to support a new British
business'. https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/no-deal-brexit-ferry-contract-handed-to-firm-with-no-boats-chris-grayling-support-a-new-british-business-2019-1?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Business_Insider_select
Which
is obviously untrue because all the Tory regime
has supported so far are American and Israeli
businesses.
02.01.2019:
Energy price cap comes into force. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46720908
Brexit:
How will it affect my holidays to Europe?
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46627083
Amazon's
'complex' ad business may still confuse marketers,
but it will push into video and display next
year to grab ad dollars from Facebook and Google.
https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/amazon-is-going-after-video-dollars-in-2019-2018-12?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Business_Insider_select
What
happens to your Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
accounts when you die. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/social-media-what-happens-when-you-die-instagram-facebook-twitter-gmail-pinterest-a8706126.html
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=15474725&utm_term=
Creative
Ideas to Get Your Small Business Noticed.
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Blockchain
helps refugees gain access to financial services.
https://www.springwise.com/blockchain-helps-refugees-gain-access-to-financial-services/?utm_campaign=1377203_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Dec-26%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2%2CTINN%2C2V1FMX%2C31PZF%2C1
01.01.2019:
Brexit May Not Happen, Trade Secretary Says.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/brexit-may-not-happen-trade-230213972.html
As Brexiteers - and especially the 'Trade
Secretary' - have failed to deliver anything
but bullshit, followed by more bullshit and
still more bullshit to come, that's hardly surprising.
Brexit:
US ambassador to UK Johnson warns on trade deal.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46720323
And an American terrorist bullshitter adds
his tuppence-worth.
Fishing:
New EU rules could have 'grave' impact on UK
industry. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46718663
That's certainly what the French and the
Spanish will be hoping for.
No-deal
Brexit ferry contract for company with no ships
sparks concerns. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46714984
It hasn't taken long for Brexit's corrupt
and incompetent scum to surface . . .
Households
in flood-prone areas ‘could see insurance
costs fall in 2019’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/31/households-in-flood-prone-areas-a-could-see-insurance-costs-fal/
Government
invests £7m in 'micro-robots' for dangerous
work underground and in nuclear facilities.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/government-funding-robots-repair-underground-pipes-nuclear-facilities-a8704761.html
Now that all the small Polish plumbers have
gone home.
Record
number of Britons seeking Irish passports ahead
of Brexit. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/31/record-number-of-britons-seeking-irish-passports-ahead-of-brexit
10
Common Small Business Startup Mistakes.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/small-business-startup-mistakes-2951860?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15474693&utm_term=
10
Awesome Free Business Name Generators. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/top-free-business-name-generators-2951856
How
You Should Handle a Customer Complaint.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/handle-customer-complaint-2951721?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15474693&utm_term=
31.12.2018:
Brexit: Liam Fox accused of ‘burying head
in sand’ after touting Pacific trade pact
as boon for UK exports. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-liam-fox-tpp-uk-exports-scotch-pacific-rim-a8703491.html
Hardly 'burying his head in the sand'
but rather 'going through the motions'
of a serial-lying failure and laughing-stock
who has been unable to fulfill one, solitary
promise from the Brexit campaign of misinformation,
fake promises and endless bullshit to which
he has been a major contributor.
Tech
companies ‘failing to prevent people-smugglers
luring migrants to their deaths’, says
UN. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/migrants-tech-companies-smugglers-deaths-lure-facebook-whatsapp-channel-mediterranean-un-a8703416.html
It's not tech companies which have produced
millions of refugees who have been bombed and
starved out of their homes and countries. That's
down to the spineless UN and the world's terrorist
states like the USA, the UK, France, Israel
and Saudi Arabia which it works for, and who
are always lurching around looking to pass the
buck elsewhere for the murderous chaos which
they - and they alone - have created.
Brexit
department spends £4m hiring outside consultants
in preparation to leave the EU. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-department-deal-latest-eu-spending-taxpayers-money-a8703286.html
And it's only just started . . .
Just
5 per cent of new homes to be built with government
money will be most affordable type, ministers
admit. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-housing-social-homes-spending-5-per-cent-affordable-council-theresa-may-conference-a8689591.html
This has been common knowledge for years
- although the fake news media which derives
millions in advertising from the property market,
would certainly be up to pretending that it's
something which has escaped their scratting,
venal, hypocritical attention so far.
Congestion,
strikes, staff shortages, engineering work and
price rises mark end of terrible year for travel.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-train-strikes-staff-shortage-northern-south-western-paddington-gwr-heathrow-airport-a8703451.html
Sounds just like Escape to France!
Councils
could be banned from felling trees without consulting
locals after three years of Sheffield protests.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/trees-councils-fell-chop-down-residents-rights-urban-areas-michael-gove-a8703546.html
Sneakernomics:
All change in the trainer business. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46564514
30.12.2018:
Government spends £100m on extra ferries
to ease no-deal Brexit pressure. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/29/government-spends-a-100m-on-extra-ferries-to-ease-no-deal-brexit/
Experience:
my Airbnb guests threw a New Year party for
300 people. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/28/experience-my-airbnb-guests-threw-a-party-for-300-people
29.12.2018:
Credit card spending ‘7.5% higher in November
compared with year earlier’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/28/credit-card-spending-a-7-5-higher-in-november-compared-with-ye/
Small
businesses could face VAT shock under EU withdrawal
plans. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/small-businesses-could-face-vat-130355319.html
Late
frost gives UK magic mushroom hunters an extra
high. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/28/late-frost-gives-uk-magic-mushroom-hunters-an-extra-high
28.12.2018:
Festive shopping could lose Brits hundreds of
pounds – and the threat is not over after
Christmas day. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/christmas-day-shopping-scam-cyber-attack-how-to-safe-security-privacy-a8687066.html
Company
bosses lose confidence in economy as Brexit
uncertainty continues. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/26/company-bosses-lose-confidence-in-economy-as-brexit-uncertainty/
Value
of Britain’s homes ‘increased by £83
billion in 2018’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/27/value-of-britaina-s-homes-a-increased-by-a-83-billion-in-2018a/
On the other hand, the value of sterling
has fallen by ten times that amount since Messrs
Johnson, Davies, Fox, Reek-Mug and the fake
news media began to pretend they could run the
country.
British
curry industry ‘dying’ because of
Brexit and staff shortages, leading restaurateurs
warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-curry-industry-brexit-staff-shortages-bangladesh-catering-association-a8677911.html
Curry isn't compatible with Little Ingerlandt's
status as an American colony - so it has to
go. 'Kiddyburgers', instead? Or 'cowardy
custard'? Perhaps 'terrorist fudge'? Or 'propaganda
pie'?
Charge
on plastic carrier bags to be doubled and extended
to all shops in England. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plastic-carrier-bags-charge-doubled-environment-secretary-michael-gove-a8700126.html
US
named as one of the top five deadliest countries
for journalists by Reporters Without Borders.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-named-as-one-of-the-top-five-deadliest-countries-for-journalists-2018-12?IR=T
This obviously excludes hacks, propagandascheisewriters
and hate-preachers who contribute to the
west's fake news media and who have nothing
whatsoever to do with 'journalism'.
5
Rules for Choosing a Business Name. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/rules-for-choosing-a-business-name-2948575?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15416978&utm_term=
Simple
Business Plan Template. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/entrepreneur-simple-business-plan-template-4126711
27.12.2018:
Boxing Day sales: Footfall down for third year,
analysts say. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46684639
Consumers
poised for £3.9bn festive spending splurge
as sales get under way. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/24/consumers-poised-for-a-3-9bn-festive-spending-splurge-as-sales-g/
Brexit
woes to see France ‘leapfrog UK as sixth
biggest economy next year’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/25/brexit-woes-to-see-france-a-leapfrog-uk-as-sixth-biggest-econom/
That's quite an achievement - bearing in
mind the French economy is based on endless
strikes and holidays and the worst management
in the world!
Apple
admits giving governments access to thousands
of iPhones and other devices. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/apple-iphone-ipad-government-data-privacy-transparency-report-2018-a8697761.html
Stolen
UK identities selling for as little as £10
on the dark web. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-web-id-value-hackers-cyber-crime-a8683821.html
Or, you can get them for a tenner a thousand
from Arsebook. If you're collecting info on
the world's most useless morons.
A
former con-man explains the three step process
he uses to protect against identity theft.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/former-con-man-explains-process-to-protect-against-identity-theft-frank-abagnale-fbi-a7937506.html
Londoners
‘bought £30bn-worth of property elsewhere
in Britain in 2018’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/24/londoners-a-bought-a-30bn-worth-of-property-elsewhere-in-britai/
26.12.2018:
Springwise choice: Top 7 innovations from 2018.
https://www.springwise.com/innovations/springwise-choice-top-7-innovations-from-2018/?utm_campaign=1374121_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Dec-19%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,TGA1,2V1FMX,31GC6,1
The
8 Best Website Builders to Use in 2019.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-website-builders-4169494
5
Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Small Business.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/selling-your-small-business-mistakes-2890127?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=15416915&utm_term=
Online
concierge offers travel planning at an affordable
price. https://www.springwise.com/online-concierge-planning-affordable/?utm_campaign=1374121_Springwise%20Edit%202018-Dec-19%20NON-MEMBERS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,TGA1,2V1FMX,31GC6,1
CNET
Community: Is it safe to store website login
info in browsers? https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/is-it-safe-to-store-website-login-info-in-browsers/?ftag=CAD5920658&bhid=22951757626637189212880527427435
25.12.2018:
Leading Brexiteers’ funded by US business
interests meet to weaken UK food standards.
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/leading-brexiteers-funded-by-us-business-interests-meet-to-weaken-uk-food-standards/
As independent sources have been pointing
out for years. And as being studiously ignored
by Britain's fake news media/propaganda.
'Super
Saturday' fails to boost retailers. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46667259
Why
the internet has ruined Christmas shopping forever.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/24/why-internet-ruined-christmas-shopping-personal-gifts
Mobile
networks leave millions of customers exposed
to text scams that take money through phone
bills. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mobile-networks-leave-millions-of-customers-exposed-to-text-scams-a8692111.html
In other words, the mobile networks themselves?
Trump
rebuked by Macron over Syria troop withdrawal:
‘An ally should be dependable’.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-macron-syria-brett-mcgurk-regret-withdrawal-troops-latest-mattis-turkey-a8697166.html
But they are 'dependable'. With no stomach
for beaing beaten by the Ruskies they are now
on the way to 'liberate' France from its state
of anarchy at the hands of a handful of criminal
terrorist groups like the Yellow Vests and Connards
Gontre Travailleurs (CGT). And perhaps some
of the countries France has 'helped' will be
able to volunteer as well: Algeria, Tunisia,
Morocco, Egypt, Afghanistan, Libya, Lebanon,
Palestine and most recently, Syria?
The
London pub offering a free Christmas meal to
lonely people. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-pub-free-christmas-lunch-meal-dinner-alexandra-wimbledon-loneliness-a8683741.html
24.12.2018:
High streets suffering as Government ‘tied
up with Brexit’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/high-streets-suffering-as-government-a-tied-up-with-brexita/
Rubbish! The high streets have been suffering
for decades and that's because successive regimes
of British public school fags have been 'tied
up' with American and Israeli interests and
Brexit is just the latest excuse for 'long may
it continue.'
How
easy would it really be for the UK to do trade
deals with emerging markets after Brexit?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/brexit-trade-deals-emerging-markets-liam-fox-goods-services-immigration-a8694576.html
With the current combination of corrupt,
incompetent war criminals fagging for the USA
and Israel, plus their hate-preaching propaganda
misinformation machine - almost impossible.
As events so far have amply demonstrated.
Does
the EU need us more than we need them? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46612362
Not 'the EU' but 'the French'.
To continue to subsidise millions of worthless,
leeching fonctionnaires constantly on
strike and stopping the rest of the EU from
going about its business normally.
Consumers
warned over dangers of fake goods. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/12/23/consumers-warned-over-dangers-of-fake-goods/
Need
a last-minute Christmas gift? Share of French
castle offered for €51. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/23/chance-to-own-ebaupinay-castle-in-france-for-less-than-fifty-pounds-on-offer-in-crowdfunding-campaign
Another fine British idea which the French
will shortly pretend is their own, just like
everything else which gives them their fake
national indentity - from the guillotine to
champagne; fashion shows to sewers. All poached
from across the Channel.
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