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Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st July 2020
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
 31.07.2020:
Home working trend could 'revive the High Street'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53582122
Personal
insolvencies jump 7% in second quarter.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/30/personal-insolvencies-jump-7-in-second-quarter/
Giant
post-Brexit ‘lorry park’ would be
‘bad news’ for UK business, Labour
says. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/30/giant-post-brexit-a-lorry-parka-would-be-a-bad-newsa-for-u/
Common
Covid-19 scams and how to avoid them.
https://www.aol.co.uk/living/2020/07/29/common-covid-19-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/
30.07.2020.
HMRC wins high profile IR35 appeal. http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=81805;n=240
Does this mean that the rest of the media's
barstool hypocrites are going to have to pay
their rightful dues in future? Like the rest
of the non-tax-dodging, self-employed community?
More
than 24 million vulnerable clients in UK, says
watchdog. https://international-adviser.com/more-than-24-million-vulnerable-clients-in-uk-says-watchdog/
With numbers as great as that, it's time
to get a proper watchdog.
Openreach
commits to build ultrafast broadband network
for millions of homes. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/29/openreach-commits-to-build-ultrafast-broadband-network-for-milli/
Promises of this nature from the crooked
telecoms industry have long since become as
borish, repetitive, attention-seeking yet empty
as the rants of media barstool gobshite, Pee'ers
Moron.
'Fix
your bike' website crashes as scheme launches
in England. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53576008
It would have been unprecedented had everything
gone smoothly for this latest Tory propaganda
exercise.
Loss
of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study
finds. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/29/bees-food-crops-shortage-study
Plus all the consequences ranging from job
losses through to economic impact. Not that
it comes as a surprise that the plight of bees
has been totally overlooked by the fake news
and disinformation media. It's much easier for
todays' hacks to copy and paste some trash they've
just seen being shared on Fakebook or Twatter.
Or distributing American and Israeli conspiracies,
hate-preaching and propaganda which don't get
taken down for being 'anti-Semitic'.
Lockdown
increases demand for homes with gardens, study
shows. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/28/lockdown-increases-demand-for-homes-with-gardens-study-shows/
Another piece of astonishing reporting. Who
would have though it?
Spray
turns 3D objects into display screens. https://tinyurl.com/y3gdwd3x
Social
activism platform connects campaigners and supporters.
https://tinyurl.com/y25p6zk4
29.07.2020:
'Fix your bike' vouchers launch, as doctors
to prescribe bikes on NHS. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53558629
Men - and boys - clearly aren't what they
used to be when they can no longer change a
bike tyre or use a can of WD40. Still. At least
the Tory regime can now shift the blame for
over 25,000 unecessary coronavirus deaths resulting
from their own criminal incompetence, to obesity
and once more, the NHS. And the Chinese. And
the Russians. And the EU. And the Spanish. And
the Poles. And Black Lives Matter. And Greta
Thunberg. And Saddam Hussein. And the Second
World War.
Retailers
warn against an online sales tax. https://www.theindustry.fashion/retailers-warn-against-an-online-sales-tax/
Amazon
begins offering fast grocery deliveries free
with Prime. https://www.theretailbulletin.com/food-and-drink/amazon-begins-offering-fast-grocery-deliveries-free-with-prime-28-07-2020/
For Brexit Knobheads and social media inadequates
who haven't got around to fixing their bikes
yet.
Coronavirus:
Remote working worsens work-life balance, poll
finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-remote-working-worsens-work-life-balance-poll-a9640151.html
This is a novel story. Not. It must be at
least a month ago that we read our 68th article
offering the same old findings. Especially written
for inadequate saddos who think fake social
media could ever plug the gaps in their lives.
28.07.2020.
Rishi Sunak considering online sales tax in
bid to save coronavirus-hit high street. https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/rishi-sunak-considering-online-sales-tax-in-bid-to-save-coronavirushit-high-street
And 'consider' is all he will do - as he
follows in the footsteps of his predecessors
of not wishing to annoy US Big Corp.
Household
consumption and saving across the UK –
some new data. https://fraserofallander.org/scottish-
economy/household-consumption-and-saving-across-the-uk-some-new-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=household-consumption-and-saving-across-the-uk-some-new-data
Scam
latest. https://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/scam-latest/
How
to Set Up a Website for Your Freelance Business.
https://www.moneymagpie.com/make-money/how-to-set-up-a-website-for-your-freelance-business
27.07.2020:
‘It’s a ghost town’: tourism
crisis hits British cities from Edinburgh to
Bath. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/26/ghost-town-coronavirus-tourism-crisis-british-cities-edinburgh-bath
That
will be all of those Brexit Knobhead and fake
Brit types (like media gobshite Pee'ers Moron)
jetting off to pandemic poxholes like Spain
and southern France instead of making an effort
to back their own countries' businesses in their
hour of need.
Boris
Johnson is to urge GPs in England to prescribe
cycling as he launches a major public health
drive aimed at tackling obesity in response
to the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-obesity-cycling-gps-coronavirus-public-health-a9637741.html
It would be much more effective not only
for the public's health but for the economy
in general, to ban all American chicken-shit
franchises as cycling alone has quite clearly
been ineffective in controlling Johnson's health
- both physical and mental.
Home
Secretary demands social media giants act faster
over hate speech. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/26/home-secretary-demands-social-media-giants-act-faster-over-hate/
Unless that 'hate speech' comes from the
Home Secretary's 'mates', American and Israeli
terrorists, or it has been 'spun' by the Tory
regime itself, its Semitic fake news and disinformation
media and party donors.
49%
of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit
referendum. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/26/49-of-voters-believe-kremlin-interfered-in-brexit-referendum-russia-report
So did the Americans and the Semitic fake
news and disinformation media - although they
seem to have avoided any public polls and reports
so far.
Bicycle
parking 'boxes' meet increased use post lockdown.
https://tinyurl.com/y6okketv
Grocery
delivery platform turns gig workers into small
business owners. https://tinyurl.com/y5znb54e
26.07.2020:
Business groups call for action on fraudulent
social media ads. https://tinyurl.com/y6sxm2ly
Like the Brexit campaign and the elections,
do they mean? And surely 'action' should be
taken against against the fake news and disinformation
gutter press as well?
Printer
ink more expensive than vintage Scotch, consumer
group warns. https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/printer-ink-more-expensive-vintage-scotch-consumer-group-warns-2923507
UK
demand for new vegan food products soars in
lockdown. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/25/uk-demand-for-new-vegan-food-products-soars-in-lockdown
Pop-up
'parklets' can turn any restaurant into a pavement
café. https://tinyurl.com/y3h8kcg4
Smart
face mask connects to phones for remote calling
and texting. https://tinyurl.com/yyuhwamx
A
bring-your-own cutlery set made from recycled
CDs. https://tinyurl.com/y33yt9t6
25.07.2020:
Retail sales near pre-lockdown levels in June.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53523682
Bank
branch closure guidelines failing communities,
says Which? https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/23/bank-branch-closure-guidelines-failing-communities-says-which/
Banks
expected to set aside billions to cover bad
loans. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/24/banks-expected-to-set-aside-billions-to-cover-bad-loans/
Making
Tax Digital extension announced. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-draft-agenda-for-a-21st-century-tax-system
HM Treasury has announced that from April 2022
Making Tax Digital will be extended to include
all VAT registered businesses with a turnover
below the VAT threshold. From April 2023 it
will apply to taxpayers who file income tax
self-assessment returns for business or property
income over £10,000 annually.
New
laws to extend homes and revitalise town centres.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-extend-homes-upwards-and-revitalise-town-centres
The new rules, which will come into effect in
England by September, will mean full planning
applications will not be required to demolish
and rebuild unused buildings as homes and commercial
and retail properties can be quickly repurposed
to help revive our high streets and town centres.
24.07.2020:
More than 90% of UK firms now trading after
lockdown eases – ONS. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/23/more-than-90-of-uk-firms-now-trading-after-lockdown-eases-a-o/
There's 'trading'; there's 'making a living';
there's 'surviving'. And there's insolvency.
Distinctions which the ONS (Office for National
Statistics or, state propaganda) won't be in
the slightest concerned by.
The
Government's New Housing Rules Could Result
In 'Modern Slums' Being Built. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/government-planning-permission_uk_5f1829c0c5b6f2f6c9efa922?ncid=news-aol
As opposed to all the 'old' slums which it
has built already.
How
home ownership could change as leasehold law
faces shake up. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/23/how-home-ownership-could-change-as-leasehold-law-faces-shake-up/
23.07.2020:
Spike in personal insolvencies could happen
in run-up to Christmas, survey finds. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/22/spike-in-personal-insolvencies-could-happen-in-run-up-to-christm/
Expecting a return to work by insolvency
staff, are we?
US
wants trade deal with UK ‘finalised before
too long’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/21/us-wants-trade-deal-with-uk-a-finalised-before-too-longa/
The US already has a trade deal with Little
Ingerlandt and to suggest otherwise is merely
fake news and propaganda. But just in case it
wasn't true - then fuck off, USA. Who wants
to trade with a nation of pox-ridden, thieving
terrorists and war criminals?
Fifth
of people ‘have been targeted by suspected
coronavirus-related scams’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/21/fifth-of-people-a-have-been-targeted-by-suspected-coronavirus-r/
The Tory regime will be disappointed. It
was hoping to target over 50% of the country
with its coronavirus-related scams.
Lockdown
inspires Shed of the Year award entrants.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/22/lockdown-inspires-shed-of-the-year-award-entrants/
An
app for reserving spots at pubs and restaurants
based on capacity. https://tinyurl.com/y6mb6xbo
Solid
shampoo bars are as gentle on hair as they are
on the planet. https://tinyurl.com/yygsajgm
'RecycleBox'
aims to ease shortage of plastic bottle closures
caused by lockdown. https://tinyurl.com/y55nw249
22.07.2020:
Hermes to create 10,500 new jobs as locked down
Brits turn to online shopping. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/20/hermes-to-create-10-500-new-jobs-as-locked-down-brits-turn-to-on/
A typical fake news headline. What we have
are 9,000 'self-employed' jobs on zero hours
contracts. Or, what would once have officially
been classed as 'no jobs at all'. And about
1500 'real' full time jobs. Maybe.
TalkTalk
looks to soaring homeworker broadband demand
after lockdown sales hit. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/21/talktalk-looks-to-soaring-homeworker-broadband-demand-after-lock/
Homeworkers on the other hand, as they have
been for more than twenty years, are looking
forward to broadband which does what it claims.
UK
property sales in coronavirus summer slump.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53485109
This 'news' being hot on the heels of
yesterday's news that 'UK
housing mini-boom is gathering pace, property
firm Rightmove says'.
Passengers able to enter UK without contact
forms being checked. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-border-force-passenger-locator-form-checks-track-and-trace-airports-a9628236.html
There must still be some Brexit Knobhead
types who believed recent government propaganda
in the fake news media.
21.07.2020:
People ‘more concerned about impact of
Covid-19 on finances than Brexit’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/18/people-a-more-concerned-about-impact-of-covid-19-on-finances-th/
That's because the public has some idea by
now, of the consequences of Covid-19. The effects
of Brexit are as yet, an unknown, especially
after years of disinformation by the fake news
media catering for a thick-as-two-planks lumpenproletariat.
Brexit:
Food shortage fears as three quarters of UK
hauliers face being locked out of EU. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-no-deal-uk-hauliers-food-goods-shortages-eu-a9627716.html
But that's why the bent Tory regime has just
negotiated the American Chicken Shit trade deal.
Let the country eat Mankdonalds and KuntuckyFC.
Average
house price tag ‘£7,640 higher than
in March’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/18/average-house-price-tag-a-a-7-640-higher-than-in-marcha/
Six
potential tenants for every rental home available
in June, says report. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/18/six-potential-tenants-for-every-rental-home-available-in-june-s/
Supreme
Court to make final Uber employment status ruling
on Wednesday. https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/supreme-court-to-make-final-uber-ruling-on-wednesday/
Coronavirus: 'We've spent £10,000 on invalid
insurance'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53465972
20.07.2020:
Coronavirus: Brits pushed further into debt
in lockdown.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-one-in-eight-brits-pushed-further-into-debt-in-lockdown-103728266.html
Half
of Brits say they can't stop online shopping
in lockdown. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/coronavirus-half-of-brits-say-they-cant-stop-online-shopping-in-lockdown-114332974.html
New
Avon sellers double during UK lockdown. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53442934
Safe
re-opening of small businesses in Scotland.
https://www.gov.scot/news/safe-re-opening-of-small-businesses/
The
Scottish Government has published safe re-opening
guidance for small and micro businesses following
the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
What
is permalancing — and what are the pros
and cons? https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/what-is-permalancing-and-what-are-the-pros-and-cons-050017990.html
7
easy ways to speed up your Windows 10 computer,
from disabling unneeded effects to upgrading
your hardware. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-speed-up-windows-10?IR=T
19.07.2020:
Coronavirus: UK government to end ‘work
from home’ guidance. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/coronavirus-latest-working-from-home-office-travel-102818148.html
Which 'work from home' guidance? The one
that caused at least 25,000 un-necessary deaths?
Brexit:
EU red tape could block thousands of British
businesses exporting goods and services to Europe.
https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit-eu-red-tape-block-thousands-businesses-556736
To
be expected. It is after all, what Brexit Knobheads
and the fake news media 'voted' for.
And
there will in turn, be a whole host of further
British red tape and regulations blocking exporters
to the UK as well.
Email charges: 'They've got you over a barrel'.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53442244
Still more decades-old news from the BBC
which prefers to continue its propaganda services
to Israeli terrorism than reporting anything
which could be described as 'original'.
How
does the 'eat out to help out' scheme work?
https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-53431026
Not very well as the vast majority of people
who have been hit hard by the lockdown simply
cannot afford to eat out. Unlike fake Brits
and bar-stool gobshites such as Pee'ers Moron
and his ilk, who fuck off abroad for their holidays
there to prance about without face masks spreading
the pandemic buying loadsa furren muck before
spewing it back up all over the locals.
Reassurance for travellers over cancelled
holiday refunds. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53448181
Given the time scale involved so far and
the fact that the 'reassurance' comes from a
regime of totally incompetent serial-liars and
criminals, perhaps this news should be treated
with a pinch of scepticism?
Man
jailed for offering fake tax refunds in Covid-19
scam. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/man-jailed-offering-fake-tax-220216486.html
18.07.2020:
More than a million credit card payment deferrals
granted. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/17/more-than-a-million-credit-card-payment-deferrals-granted/
Firms
mulling closing ATMs or bank branches must treat
customers fairly – FCA. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/16/firms-mulling-closing-atms-or-bank-branches-must-treat-customers/
Third
of aspiring first-time buyers ‘say finances
improved during lockdown’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/17/third-of-aspiring-first-time-buyers-a-say-finances-improved-dur/
Government
publishes new Border Operating Model. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-publishes-new-border-operating-model
The Government has published a Border Operating
Model, which provides clarity about how the
border with the EU will work after the transition
period ends on 31 December 2020. The model includes
the actions that traders and hauliers need to
take in preparation for the end of the transition
period. These include applying for a GB Economic
Operator Registration and Identification (EORI)
number, preparing to pay or account for VAT
on imported goods and using a customs intermediary.
Review
of support for exports. https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/department-for-international-trade-and-uk-export-finance-support-for-exports/
The Department for International Trade (DIT)
and UK Export Finance have made good progress
developing a strategy to support UK exporters
but face significant challenges over the long
term. This is according to a report by the National
Audit Office, which recommends that the DIT
needs to do more to assess the impact of some
of the longer-term support it provides. It also
recommends that any new export strategy should
ensure that the UK is ready to exploit emerging
opportunities overseas. For example, this could
include an analysis of sector-based opportunities
for exporters.
Carrefour
and Google partner on voice-based eCommerce
shopping. https://tinyurl.com/y2wxf3xs
Portable
desk aids socially-distanced workers. https://tinyurl.com/y2alagf6
Planted
woodland helps prevent water pollution from
farm runoff. https://tinyurl.com/y3stpbb5
17.07.2020:
Quarter of people in England ‘have dined
out since lockdown measures eased’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/15/quarter-of-people-in-england-a-have-dined-out-since-lockdown-me/
Household
demand for loans expected to increase in coming
weeks. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/16/household-demand-for-loans-expected-to-increase-in-coming-weeks/
Airlines
causing ‘financial and emotional distress’
over refund delays. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-refunds-airlines-passengers-ryanair-easyjet-virgin-atlantic-british-airways-a9621611.html
Slump
in self-employed numbers is 'alarming and avoidable'.
http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=81802
Solopreneurs earn a third less than full-time
employees for the same work. https://smallbusiness.co.uk/solopreneurs-earn-a-third-less-than-full-time-employees-for-the-same-work-2550742/
16.07.2020:
Credit card transactions half in
first month of lockdown.
https://www.scotsman.com/business/consumer/credit-card-transactions-half-first-month-lockdown-2914075
Further help for motor finance and payday loan
customers confirmed. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/15/further-help-for-motor-finance-and-payday-loan-customers-confirm/
UK
Chancellor orders review of capital gains tax
rules. https://international-adviser.com/uk-chancellor-orders-review-of-capital-gains-tax-rules/
It's obviously a preferred course of action
for the bent Tory regime than a 'review' of
offshore-registered companies which don't pay
taxes. (Like the Semitic fake news media, for
example.)
Why
we need to stay alert to the terror threat as
the UK reopens. https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2020/july/terror-threats-covid-reopening-conversation/
Which 'terror' threat are we talking about
here? Corrupt, totally incompetent, fagging
Tory war criminals who have been directly responsible
for at least twenty thousand unecessary UK deaths
since Covid and hundreds of thousands of deaths
in the Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya,
etc, etc ever since they slimed into power?
15.07.2020:
Bounce Back Loans worth £31.7bn
handed to small businesses. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/14/bounce-back-loans-worth-a-31-7bn-handed-to-small-businesses/
Or, 'Bounce Back To Recession' as they are
known outside Tory propaganda circles.
Small
firms hope face coverings announcement will
bring confidence back to shoppers. https://www.fsb.org.uk/resources-page/small-firms-hope-face-coverings-announcement-will-bring-confidence-back-to-shoppers.html
Almost
nine out of 10 inbound tourism firms to cut
jobs – survey. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/13/almost-nine-out-of-10-inbound-tourism-firms-to-cut-jobs-a-surv/
Touchless
beauty product testers for the post-COVID shopping
experience. https://tinyurl.com/y9yl7w37
Pirate
radio station helps seniors stay connected during
lockdown. https://tinyurl.com/y88va3f5
Hasbro
partners with TerraCycle to recycle old toys.
https://tinyurl.com/y78nfj62
14.07.2020:
Retail footfall still lower in June despite
reopening ‘turning point’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/12/retail-footfall-still-lower-in-june-despite-reopening-a-turning/
Official
advice still recommends working from home despite
PM urging return. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/13/official-advice-still-recommends-working-from-home-despite-pm-ur/
Our serial-lying American PM is clearly under
pressure to ape his boss, Donkey Trump.
UK
cyber security agency creates online tool for
firms amid rise in home working. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/13/uk-cyber-security-agency-creates-online-tool-for-firms-amid-rise/
Councils
start drafting in bailiffs again to recover
rates from troubled firms. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/12/councils-start-drafting-in-bailiffs-again-to-recover-rates-from/
Council executives are clearly getting worried
by the increasing threat of finally getting
paid what they deserve. Thruppence ha'penny.
New
Brexit ad campaign likened to Orwell's 1984.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-news-live-uk-politics-latest-today-brexit-priti-patel-a9615456.html
Everything the Tory regime and its Brownshirts
have done for the past decade is like Orwell's
1984. For which we can thank the serial-lying,
disinformation media, Fakebookers and Twatterers.
UK
travellers to EU face higher costs and tangle
of red tape. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-uk-travellers-eu-passport-insurance-pets-a9615276.html
That's what Brexit Knobheads voted for. Plus
lots of other nasty little surprises which the
Semitic fake news, fake conspiracy, serial lying
media failed to disclose. Including 'higher
costs and a tangle of red tape' all of Little
Ingerlandt's own making.
Companies
pushed ‘vulnerable’ customers deeper
into debt, FCA says. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/13/companies-pushed-a-vulnerablea-customers-deeper-into-debt-fc/
The same - and more - could be said of the
banks.
Location-less
restaurant thrives during coronavirus lockdown.
https://tinyurl.com/ybawnq9y
Floating
chicken farm addresses land availability issues
in Rotterdam. https://tinyurl.com/yaec8apy
Under the Brexit Chicken-Shit trade deal
with the Americans this is precisely what the
future holds in store for Little Ingerlandt.
13.07.2020:
Brexit: £705m plan for British border
posts and staff. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53375713
Just £705 million for now. Many times
that over the next few years plus of course,
£ billions in indirect costs to the country's
business community for all the extra controls
and red tape. I wonder which Tory donor is going
to be the first to benefit?
UK
plans to create 'freeports,' cut taxes: Sunday
Telegraph. https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-freeports/uk-plans-to-create-freeports-cut-taxes-sunday-telegraph-idUKKCN24C0UP
And the rest of the world is just going to
sit back and watch it happen?
UK-US
trade deal not essential, says NFU. https://www.fginsight.com/news/uk-us-trade-deal-not-essential-says-nfu-110326
Well, it certainly is 'essential' to bent
Tory politician eagerly awaiting their cash
suppositories.
How
has coronavirus affected mortgage options for
self-employed people? https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/07/how-has-coronavirus-affected-mortgage-options-for-self-employed-people/
- Which?
Farfetch
pairs British designers with Chinese influencers
to boost sales. https://tinyurl.com/y9hl94kw
Toy
wooden cubes teach children about energy sustainability.
https://tinyurl.com/yagwykxy
12.07.2020:
Food prices to go up from 1 January unless UK
reaches EU trade deal, retailers warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/food-prices-groceries-rise-clothing-tariffs-brexit-a9613201.html
Good news for the Tory regime's Brexit-promoting
suppliers of cash suppositories. Fingers crossed
and then, trebles all round, chaps!
Vast
Brexit customs clearance centre to be built
in Kent. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/10/vast-brexit-customs-clearance-centre-to-be-built-in-kent
That will allow British (Brexit') red tape
to go into overdrive. Contrary to all the disinformation
about 'Brussels' red tape peddled by the mainstream
fake news media.
Rishi
Sunak urged to reverse £1.3bn ‘bung’
to second homeowners and landlords. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/rishi-sunak-urged-reverse-1-204511152.html
Absolute peanuts compared to the £
trillions in 'bungs' to tax-dodging US Big Corp
and tens of thousands of offshore-registered
companies (like the fake news and disinformation
media.)
Watchdog
orders package holiday firms to issue refunds
‘promptly’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/10/watchdog-orders-package-holiday-firms-to-issue-refunds-a-prompt/
How about a government which orders 'watchdogs'
to do their jobs 'promptly'? How many decades
has this been an issue now?
Modular
home office setup adds professional style to
remote presentations. https://tinyurl.com/ya8gxzdv
Personal-shopping
appointments, held after-hours or via video.
https://tinyurl.com/y7as6fp5
Hydrogen
energy unit improves diesel engine performance.
https://tinyurl.com/y8tu5myy
30-second
soap made to last just long enough to be effective
against COVID-19. https://tinyurl.com/yc8nv9pk
11.07.2020:
Emergency loans scheme for three million excluded
from Government support. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/09/emergency-loans-scheme-for-three-million-excluded-from-governmen/
The Tory regime obviously has other priorities,
as the country's 5 million self-employed, freelancers
and small businesses know all too well. Subsidising
the murder industry. Subsidising American Big
Corp. Subsidising off-shore tax dodgers (like
the mainstream, Semitic fake news media.)
Households
to get grants of up to £10,000 to make
homes greener. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/households-grants-10-000-homes-175811221.html
Royal
Mail fined £1.5m over failure to deliver
first-class post on time. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/10/royal-mail-fined-a-1-5m-over-failure-to-deliver-first-class-post/
In the meantime, one is waiting to find out
how much Royal Mail (mis)management is going
to be personally fined, bankrupted and jailed
for pursuing a criminal vendetta against its
subpostmasters.
Firm
with links to Gove and Cummings given Covid-19
contract without open tender. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/10/firm-with-links-to-gove-and-cummings-given-covid-19-contract-without-open-tender
That's precisely why you get into a bed with
a bent Tory.
01.07.
to 10.07.2020: Research reveals lockdown
business closures. https://tamebay.com/2020/07/750000-businesses-forced-shut-85000-businesses-launched-online.html
During the coronavirus lockdown, 750,000 businesses
were forced to shut down and 85,000 started
selling online, according to research by Growth
Intelligence. During the lockdown 8,665 clothing
retailers, 7,912 consumer goods retailers, 5,285
home & garden retailers and 2,856 arts and
music retailers set up an online store or started
selling via online marketplaces. Of the businesses
that closed, only 41% have fully reopened, with
59% still closed or trading under severe revenue-limiting
restrictions.
Thousands
of business advisers to offer free services
to small firms. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-business-advisers-to-offer-free-services-to-small-firms
Thousands of expert professional and business
services advisers have signed up to offer free
online advice to help small businesses bounce
back from coronavirus (COVID-19).
£10m
for small businesses to kickstart tourism.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-10-million-for-small-businesses-to-kickstart-tourism
A new £10 million Kickstarting Tourism
Package has been announced by the Government.
The package will provide grants of up to £5,000
to small businesses in areas of England that
rely heavily on tourism. The grants will help
businesses adapt to a different way of working
following the coronavirus pandemic. They will
be provided by Local Growth Hubs.
Data
protection warning for pubs taking customer
details. https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2020/07/01/How-can-pubs-take-customer-details-for-NHS-Test-and-Trace
Pubs need to be careful when taking customer
details upon reopening under government guidance
to ensure they don't fall foul of data protection
laws, experts have urged.
UK
regulators join forces to ensure online services
work well for businesses. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2020/07/uk-regulators-join-forces-to-ensure-online-services-work-well-for-consumers-and-businesses/
The Competition and Markets Authority, Information
Commissioner's Office and Ofcom have set up
a new forum to help ensure online services work
well for consumers and businesses in the UK.
CMA
investigates misleading online reviews.
https://marketinglaw.osborneclarke.com/online-advertising/cma-investigates-misleading-online-reviews
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
has launched an investigation into fake and
misleading reviews on several undisclosed major
websites.
Website
visits hit new records as house hunters react
to stamp duty holiday cut. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/09/website-visits-hit-new-records-as-house-hunters-react-to-stamp-d/
Private
tenants spending third of income on rent, survey
shows. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/09/private-tenants-spending-third-of-income-on-rent-survey-shows/
‘Stay
away,’ Europeans tell British tourists.
https://uk.yahoo.com/style/stay-away-europeans-tell-british-102342653.html
Brexit Knobheads hoping for a shitfacecation
will be disappointed.
With
our usual gratitude and thanks to BAD News and
Cobweb Info.
Len
Tondel
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