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30.11.2019:
(scroll down to see full list; previous month's (October 2019) Viewpoint

Scroll down for: A Home and Small Business Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st November 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


30.11.2019: Consumer confidence ‘flatlines’ amid uncertainty over election. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/28/consumer-confidence-a-flatlinesa-amid-uncertainty-over-electi/

Consumer borrowing accelerates for first time in over a year. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/29/consumer-borrowing-accelerates-for-first-time-in-over-a-year/ That's quite an achievement while consumer confidence is 'flatlining' at the same time.

One paragraph to US-UK trade negotiations is all you need to know about a deal with America. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/one-paragraph-to-us-uk-trade-negotiations-is-all-you-need-to-know-about-a-deal-with-america/ That will be 'one paragraph' too many for Twatterers, Fakebookers and gazers at The Scum.

Disabled people ‘shut out of online shopping by inaccessible websites and apps’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/28/disabled-people-a-shut-out-of-online-shopping-by-inaccessible-w/ I don't suppose the media and its hand-picked hatepreachers see a lot of profit in blaming Mr Corbyn and the Labour Party (Blairite war criminals excluded) for 'anti-disabledtism'? Which is why this genuine, widespread problem almost never gets mentioned.

Black Friday: French MPs call for sales frenzy to be banned. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/black-friday-france-ban-environment-waste-sales-deals-a9225381.html Quite understandable. French consumers are considered to be even dumber than their American counterparts. Now that's going some!

12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/28/12-eu-states-reject-move-to-expose-companies-tax-avoidance Musn't kill the goose that lays the politicians' golden suppositories, as the saying goes. And anyway, such a move would be 'anti-Semitic.'

More than 12 million adults don’t own a savings account, report says. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/savings-account-money-finance-banking-isa-building-society-a9223831.html Hardly surprising, bearing in mind the derisory interest rates on offer.

HSBC and Santander ordered to refund overdraft fees to more than 100,000 customers. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hsbc-santander-refund-overdraft-charges-customers-a9225561.html

29.11.2019: Post-Christmas apocalypse for the retail sector? https://www.k2-partners.com/post-christmas-apocalypse-for-the-retail-sector/

UK house prices rise by most in seven months - Nationwide. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-economy-houseprices/uk-house-prices-rise-by-most-in-seven-months-nationwide-idUKKBN1Y20QZ?rpc=401& Just about keeping up with the cost of food banks then?

Shelter: Private renters spending £11bn more than they can afford on rent. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/shelter-private-renters-spending-11bn-more-than-they-can-afford-on-rent/ Not a story doing the rounds of the Tory regime's fake news and disinformation propaganda.

EU member states agree on new rules to expedite bad loan recovery. https://www.verdict.co.uk/retail-banker-international/news/eu-new-rules-bad-loan-recovery/

Former Gibraltar regulator to run business disputes group. https://news.sky.com/story/former-gibraltar-regulator-to-run-business-disputes-group-11872530

Will IR35 be a barrier to temporary talent? https://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/ir35/will-ir35-barrier-temporary-talent/

What sort of security software and backups do I need for a home business? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2019/nov/28/security-software-backups-home-business An empty biscuit tin in which to keep your cash under the mattress.

Meet the activists bringing urban farms to one of America's most deprived cities. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/nov/28/cleveland-ohio-city-champions-rid-all-urban-farming-segregation

‘UK’s first’ Yorkshire pudding festival coming early next year. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/yorkshire-pudding-festival-uk-first-when-date-leeds-food-market-a9222836.html

New e-bike designed for women. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/mobility-transport/liv-cycling-e-bike-women?p=265424&utm_campaign=1630622_Springwise%20Daily%20%2827%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YY72,2V1FMX,3O5B4,1

Social network for mothers also supports women trying to conceive. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/work-lifestyle/peanut-social-network-for-mothers?utm_campaign=1630622_Springwise%20Daily%20%2827%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YY72,2V1FMX,3O5B4,1

28.11.2019: Shop prices fall for sixth consecutive month. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/26/shop-prices-fall-for-sixth-consecutive-month/

Banking industry ‘hit with IT glitches five times per week typically’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/26/banking-industry-a-hit-with-it-glitches-five-times-per-week-typ/ On that kind of performance, any normal business or business proprietor would either be bankrupt or in jail or both. One wonders why banks are allowed to continue with such astronomical levels of malpractice, incompetence, inefficiency and at times, criminality. Something to do with 'anti-Semitism', perhaps?

Funding for scheme helping bank transfer scam victims extended to March. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/27/funding-for-scheme-helping-bank-transfer-scam-victims-extended-t/

Smaller UK fashion retailers see Brexit and tech as threats. https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Smaller-uk-fashion-retailers-see-brexit-and-tech-as-threats-says-survey,1158831.html UK fashion retailers see Brexit as a huge challenge for their businesses in the year ahead and almost half of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) feel unprepared for whatever the final outcome of the Brexit process will be.

Startups must adopt website accessibility to avoid ADA lawsuits. https://londonlovesbusiness.com/startups-must-adopt-website-accessibility-to-avoid-ada-lawsuits/

Couple falls victim to holiday Airbnb scam during Belfast visit. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-50570187

Robot-powered milk round takes to the streets. https://www.talkingretail.com/news/industry-news/robot-powered-milk-round-takes-streets-27-11-2019/

Chinese coffee shop designed to feel like a living advert. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/retail/advertising/basic-coffee-office-aio-beijing?utm_campaign=1627943_Springwise%20Daily%20%2825%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YW4N,2V1FMX,3NWPX,1

55 Free Digital Marketing Tools for Small Businesses. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/free-digital-small-business-marketing-tools-4172460?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18644777&utm_term=

27.11.2019: Black Friday sales offer few real discounts, says Which? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50551415 The media hasn't been dumbing down the public for 25 years to make it pay just for fake news!

HMRC urges taxpayers affected by flood to get in touch. https://www.accountancydaily.co/hmrc-urges-taxpayers-affected-flood-get-touch Business owners affected by flooding should contact HMRC's Business Payment Support Service (BPPS) for help with tax problems, while BEIS is offering help through business recovery grants.

UK small businesses waste a week chasing late payments. https://www.accountancyage.com/2019/11/20/uk-small-businesses-waste-a-week-chasing-late-payments/ UK small businesses are spending on average more than one working week chasing after late payments.

Number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers falls to seven-month low. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/26/number-of-mortgage-approvals-made-to-home-buyers-falls-to-seven/

Social commerce businesses predicted to double in 6 months. https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/11/20/paypal-predicts-social-commerce-businesses-will-double-6-months The number of businesses selling via social media sites and apps is predicted to double in the next six months, according to research by PayPal. The research has revealed that 24% of UK businesses already sell via social media and predicts that an additional 600,000 businesses will do so in the next six months.

26.11.2019: Retailers in breach of consumer laws ‘buying their way to top Google slots’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/23/retailers-in-breach-of-consumer-laws-a-buying-their-way-to-top/ This has been going on for years although of course, any reporting of such has been conspicuous by its absence in the fake news and disinformation media. Which also helps 'retailers in breach of consumer laws buy their way to the top' with advertising, advertorial, fake reviews of their own and just generally ignoring any bad news which would be in the public interest.

Latest business start up and closure figures revealed. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2018 The number of UK business start ups which are registered for VAT or PAYE fell slightly year-on-year in 2018 to 381,000, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics. The figures also revealed that the number of business closures decreased from 362,000 in 2017 to 336,000 in 2018. London had the highest percentage of start ups and the north west had the highest percentage of business closures.

Proportion of homes bought with cash at lowest level since 2007 – report. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/23/proportion-of-homes-bought-with-cash-at-lowest-level-since-2007/

Uber loses licence to operate in London. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50544283

Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/24/tim-berners-lee-unveils-global-plan-to-save-the-internet Seeing all the internet giants who have so far signed up to this plan, it looks as if the wheels have fallen off 'saving the web' already.

Concern over rise in dark tourism in Syria as war enters ninth year. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/25/dark-tourism-syria-war Will this constitute a new defence for terrorists and war criminals from the US, Britain, France and Israel, killing and injuring Syrian civilians: that they were just 'tourists'?

Farmers ranked the best drivers in Britain. https://www.aol.co.uk/cars/2019/11/25/farmers-ranked-the-best-drivers-in-britain/ Perhaps they will be able to get gig economy driving jobs in that case, when they start to feel the full impact of Brexit?

What Is Location-Based Marketing? https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-location-based-marketing-4172454

How to Create a Catchy Slogan. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-create-catchy-slogan-2295833?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18644712&utm_term=

25.11.2019: Female entrepreneurs still underrepresented across the UK. https://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/workforce/female-entrepreneurs-still-underrepresented-across-uk4562019/ They are obviously not making a 'personal' approach to the country's un-elected American Prime Minister.

Corbyn 'would drive out wealth creators': Raid on assets would stop us building firms, say top entrepreneurs. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-7718301/Corbyn-drive-wealth-creators-say-entrepreneurs.html The usual couple of fake news, Tory propaganda stooges stepping up to the mark. Now, how about asking any of the country's 5 MILLION small businesses what they think their prospects might become with a change of government? Or would that be like publishing interviews with Afghans, Iraqis, Libyans, Syrians, Palestinians or Yemenis after they have just been bombed by American, British, Israeli or Saudi war criminals?

84 per cent of organisations have not told drivers about IR35 changes. https://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/84-per-cent-of-organisations-have-not-told-drivers-about-ir35-changes/ These will be the 84% voting Tory, no doubt.

'I founded my business while living on the street'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50519297

Sustainable straws made of pasta. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/food-drink/stroodles-makes-biodegradable-straws-from-pasta?utm_campaign=1625892_Springwise%20Daily%20%2821%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=
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24.11.2019: Retailers get set for Small Business Saturday. https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/retailers-get-set-for-small-business-saturday/ A British business initiative so we won't be seeing this get mentioned much - if at all - in the tax-dodging, offshore-based, mainstream fake news media. Too busy lining their pockets with advertising for American Black Friday scams instead.

Sacha Baron Cohen: Facebook would have let Hitler buy ads for 'final solution'. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/22/sacha-baron-cohen-facebook-would-have-sold-final-solution-ads-to-hitler Sounds like typical American shekel-worshippers to us, all right.

Home Office facing investigation for breach of law over outsourced visa service deluged with complaints. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-investigation-complaints-vfs-global-outsourcing-visas-immigration-a9214306.html It is ironic that the very government department which is responsible for limiting immigration can't find someone from its own country to discharge the simplest of their responsibilities. What can we expect next? Policing by American terrorists, Shitwater?

'Freehold charges cost us our dream home'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50519066

The 10 Most Profitable Small Businesses. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/the-most-profitable-small-businesses-4172017?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18644396&utm_term=

Using Exclusivity to Create Product Demand. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/creating-demand-for-products-and-services-3515508?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18644396&utm_term=

101 Small Business Marketing Ideas. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/small-business-marketing-ideas-2951688?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18582536&utm_term=

Scooter startup bets on multichannel campaign to engage riders. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/marketing/lime-mobility-scooter-multi-channel-campaign?utm_campaign=1624078_Springwise%20Daily%20%2819%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YT5A,2V1FMX,3NK9F,1

System blocks phone use while driving. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/mobility-transport/safehalo-system-texting-4d-driving-technologies?utm_campaign=1624794_Springwise%20Daily%20%2820%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=
email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YTP6,2V1FMX,3NMJ1,1

23.11.2019: UK business has worst month in more than three years, figures show. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/22/uk-business-has-worst-month-in-more-than-three-years-figures-sh/ How is this possible with the country still being run by the Tory regime and the mainstream, hate-preaching, fake news and disinformation media? After all, isn't this what the Tories and their Semitic propaganda are predicting would happen under a Labour government?

Millions of rail passengers facing month of disruption in run-up to Christmas as strike action goes ahead. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/christmas-railway-strike-trains-cancelled-south-western-swr-rmt-a9211901.html

Ofcom opens investigation into parcel delivery firms. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/22/ofcom-opens-investigation-into-parcel-delivery-firms/

Most common Christmas online delivery problems - Which? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50513969

Google to ban certain ads in attempt to protect democracy amid misinformation campaigns. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-ad-general-election-adverts-rules-conservatives-labour-democracy-a9212816.html If protecting democracy were really the issue then banning Google itself would be a far more effective move. In the meantime, does this mean we are going to see less Google Adshite? Or better still, no Google Adshite whatsoever!

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/21/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-indicted-for-bribery-and At last, a start! Terrorism and war crimes next. Nitanyahoo is big mate of the Tory regime and Priti Patel in particular, of course, the latter having just been reported in the Semitic fake news media that poverty isn't Westminster's fault. (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2019/nov/21/its-not-the-government-priti-patel-says-poverty-is-not-westminsters-fault-video) Not that the media has asked any of the millions of poor people what they might think: like British taxpayer's money ought to be spent on desperately needy British people and British businesses - and not dispensed by the skulking Patel as aid to Israeli thieves and murderers.

22.11.2019: Brexit trade deals signed so far worth just 8 per cent of UK total trade. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/brexit-trade-deals-signed-so-far-worth-just-8-per-cent-of-uk-total-trade/ Not everyone is impressed with an American colony of fagging war criminals then?

Entrepreneurs back Prince Andrew's business scheme. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50494670 Surprising to see the fake news and disinformation media printing this story. They prefer lies and hypocrisy usually. (And trying to get a sniff of Megan Markle's old knickers.)

Labour takes aim at gig economy companies. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/21/labour-takes-aim-at-gig-economy-companies/ This will surely produce more howls of 'anti-Semitism'.

Labour business rates review could see landlord tax in bid to revive high street. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/21/labour-business-rates-review-could-see-landlord-tax-in-bid-to-re/ Howls turn to shrieks.

Labour tax hike plans for UK firms a ‘war on business’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/21/labour-tax-hike-plans-for-uk-firms-a-a-war-on-businessa/ Scarcely 'a war' but such language can be expected from the offshore-based, tax-dodging, taxpayer-subsidised media itself. Assuming all went to electioneering plan - which it won't - around 5% of the business population might be affected. Nonetheless, continuing cries of 'anti-Semitism' are guaranteed.

UK workers 'pull sickies to avoid going to work'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50486921 Well, that's novel. We've not heard of that one before. Has the British Bropaganda Corporation (BBC) run out of Tory lies and propaganda to circulate?

21.11.2019: Tax scam warning as self-assessment deadline looms. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/20/tax-scam-warning-as-self-assessment-deadline-looms/ Is this the one where HMRC collects money from British taxpayers to fund American and Israeli war criminals, thieves and shafters?

Barclays and BT distance themselves from Duke of York. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/20/barclays-and-bt-distance-themselves-from-duke-of-york/ The usual display of hypocrisy from corporations and institutions which are otherwise perfectly happy to keep terrorists, war criminals, thieves and fraudsters as bedfellows. And as for BT and their links with professional football! Not just teenage sex but rape, manslaughter, vandalism, hooliganism, match fixing, doping, corruption - the list is almost endless.

Shoppers forecast to set Black Friday spending record despite political uncertainty. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/19/shoppers-forecast-to-set-black-friday-spending-record-despite-po/

Amazon and eBay accused of failing to stop listings of unsafe toys. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/19/amazon-and-ebay-accused-of-failing-to-stop-listings-of-unsafe-to/

Dyson advert banned over ‘misleading’ hose length claim. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/19/dyson-advert-banned-over-a-misleadinga-hose-length-claim/ You'd have thought the fake news industry might have posted some witty comments arising from this. Too busy making up fake polls for the Tory regime, I suppose.

Ofgem rips up licences linked to energy supplier farms. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/20/ofgem-rips-up-licences-linked-to-energy-supplier-farms/

Payment card reader made from recycled ocean plastics launched. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/19/payment-card-reader-made-from-recycled-ocean-plastics-launched/

Pregnant woman killed by dogs in France during hunt in forest. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50483602 They don't get any mention in New Life In The Sun - French 'nuisibles'. With an annual manslaughter tally in the high-20s, even the French president, M. Macron, scraping the barrel for a few extra votes has seen fit to identify with the country's own form of domestic terrorism - the weekend, every day-off and holiday 'chasse'. Yet France, like the United States is not officially seen as a dangerous place to visit! Well. Not by state propaganda, fake news and the disinformation media, that is. Staycation, that's our advice. It's much more 'British' getting knifed or starving to death than getting torn to pieces by French dogs regularly running amok.

20.11.2019: Pub and bar company insolvencies jump 13% in the last year. https://www.uhy-uk.com/resources-publications/resources-by-service/turnaround-and-recovery/pub-and-bar-company-insolvencies-jump-13-to-530-in-the-last-year/ The number of insolvencies of pub and bar companies has jumped by 13% to 530 in the last year (to 30 September 2019) up from 470 the previous year.

Facebook down: Site and messenger service stop working as Instagram users also experience problems. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-down-messenger-not-working-error-not-sending-outage-today-a9208396.html

Olympic committee's deal with Airbnb angers Paris authorities. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/19/olympic-committee-deal-airbnb-angers-paris-authorities

New altruists: the hairdresser, plumber and beautician who work for free. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/nov/19/new-altruists-hairdresser-plumber-beautician-work-for-free-rough-sleepers-haircuts

‘Nuisance council tenants’ should be forced to pick potatoes. https://londonlovesbusiness.com/watch-nuisance-council-tenants-should-be-forced-to-pick-potatoes/ So should anyone who voted 'Brexit'.

Beware of cash Isa scams. https://moneyweek.com/517999/beware-of-cash-isa-scams/

How are fake online reviews impacting the beauty industry? https://econsultancy.com/how-are-fake-online-reviews-impacting-the-beauty-industry/

Chinese ecommerce platform livestreams influencers to bolster sales. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/retail/viya-live-streaming-kim-kardashian?utm_campaign=1621702_Springwise%20Daily%20%2815%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YRBA,2V1FMX,3NCZV,1

Australian company makes biodegradable packaging for e-commerce. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/better-packaging-co-australia?utm_campaign=1622726_Springwise%20Daily%20%2818%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YS3Q,2V1FMX,3NG4A,1

Children’s fairyland café inspires sustainability from a young age. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/education/lolly-laputan-cafe-china-lutopia-lab+?utm_campaign=1622726_Springwise%20Daily%20%2818%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YS3Q,2V1FMX,3NG4A,1

19.11.2019: Boris Johnson pledges tax breaks to businesses. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/17/boris-johnson-pledges-tax-breaks-to-businesses/ Businesses have already been enjoying very considerable tax breaks from Boris Johnson and the Tory regime. American businesses. What serial-lying Johnson is suggesting now are a few concessionary crumbs thrown the way of around half a million qualifying businesses, while the remaining 5 million small businesses, are simply ignored (and milked) as usual. Still, the fake news and disinformation media will pretend such blatant propaganda is the dog's nadgers.

Rise in self-employment impacts on income tax collection. https://www.accountancydaily.co/self-employment-erodes-income-tax-take The amount of income tax being collected by HMRC is falling due to an increase in the number of workers who are self-employed or working in the gig economy. According to accountants Price Bailey, HMRC believes that a large percentage of workers claiming to be self-employed are actually employees, and therefore £1.2 billion is lost in income tax each year. To counteract the fall in the amount of income tax collected, HMRC is extending the IR35 rules to include businesses in the private sector from April 2020.

Perhaps HMRC should turn to collecting taxes from American Big Corp for a change? Instead of just dining and creating tax-dodging schemes with them.

EU plans overhaul of cross-border VAT rules. https://www.accountancydaily.co/eu-plans-overhaul-cross-border-vat-rules The EU is set to tighten VAT rules to improve fraud detection in cross-border e-commerce transactions and simplify requirements for SMEs.

We don't think 'simplifying requirements for SMEs' is on the Tory regime's red-tape radar, somehow. Not that it ever was - contrary to all the fake reporting in the mainstream disinformation media.

Confidence in Britain is faltering, CBI chief warns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/18/confidence-in-britain-is-faltering-cbi-chief-warns/ Tory stronghold, the CBI, demonstrates yet again that just like the regime which it helped into the abuse of power, its perception remains twenty years behind the times: 'faltering' has long since been replaced by 'disappears' and 'gone'.

Pawnbroker warns probe could spark loan shark rush. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50462281

Black Friday scam victims ‘lose around £660 on average’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/16/black-friday-scam-victims-a-lose-around-a-660-on-averagea/ Perhaps scam victims should avoid buying American trash from trash American websites? (Oh, my God.)

House sellers put off by ‘lacklustre price growth’, says Rightmove. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/16/house-sellers-put-off-by-a-lacklustre-price-growtha-says-rig/ A report which is somewhat at odds with yet another report in state propaganda recently, that the current house price dilemna wasn't down to Brexit.

Lord Sugar told Venezualan candidate fired from The Apprentice ‘no wonder your country is in a state’, report claims. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-apprentice-2019-lord-sugar-lottie-lion-jemelin-artigas-venezuala-race-bbc-a9206836.html Sugar clearly has as little awareness of 'the state' of Venezuala as he has of 'the state' of his own country, which perhaps he should concentrate on first having been at least partially responsible for all the shit we are faced with at the moment! Still, another ignorant soundbite for his 'anti-Semitic' fake news and disinformation media.

18.11.2019: High street stores lost £18BN as brits test instore and go to purchase online. https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/high-street-stores-lost-18bn-as-brits-test-instore-and-go-to-purchase-online/

The growing importance of the night-time economy. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49348792

'Money mules': The 'cottage industry' targeting the vulnerable. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-50432604

More than a quarter ‘do not know their bank card Pin by heart’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/16/more-than-a-quarter-a-do-not-know-their-bank-card-pin-by-hearta/

Third-generation biogas machine creates more fuel, less waste. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/homebiogas-machine-cooking-fuel?utm_campaign=1620553_Springwise%20Weekly%20%2813%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=
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Moths used to help recycle clothing. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/moths-clothing-waste-chiara-tommencioni-pisapia?utm_campaign=1620553_Springwise%20Weekly%20%2813%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YQFD,2V1FMX,3N975,1

17.11.2019: Small firms launch ‘Back to Business’ manifesto as polling day looms. https://www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/small-firms-launch-back-to-business-manifesto-as-polling-day-looms

Private telecoms firms vent anger over Labour plan to give everyone free broadband. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/labour-free-broadband-nationalise-telecoms-company-a9204266.html The telecoms industry's crooks and fraudsters no doubt will be angry. Their opportunities for screwing the public will fall to near-zero if everyone gets free broadband. The fake news and disinformation media won't be happy, either. They receive a lot of advertising shekels from the criminal telecoms sector. More squeals of 'anti-Semitism' to follow.

Mo Farah and Adam Gemili among athletes threatening BOA with legal action over Olympic sponsor rules. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/tokyo-2020-olympic-games-boa-farah-gemili-sponsor-rule-40-a9205076.html The BOA (and the IOC) prefer to remain loyal to their usual sponsors and supporters of war crimes, terrorism, murder, theft and doping, instead.

Christmas adverts - do they really work? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50392008 For social media dummies - yes.

Night mode: Giant iPhone advert blocking out daylight to poverty-hit families in London apartment block. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/iphone-ad-block-windows-light-hackney-london-poverty-a9204566.html That will be another Tory landlord making a few extra pennies before torching the property.

Up to speed: the Welsh village that installed its own fast broadband. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/15/up-to-speed-the-welsh-village-that-installed-its-own-fast-broadband

12 Things No One Tells You About Running a Home Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/12-things-no-one-tells-you-about-running-a-home-business-4078711?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18582357&utm_term=

How to Pick an Exit Strategy for Your Small Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/small-business-exit-strategies-2947988?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18582407&utm_term=

16.11.2019: ‘No industry consensus’ over funding to reimburse bank transfer scam victims. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/14/a-no-industry-consensusa-over-funding-to-reimburse-bank-trans/ Now there's a surprise!!!

Political parties urged to address self-employed 'retirement poverty'. https://www.pensionsage.com/pa/Political-parties-urged-to-address-self-employed-retirement-poverty.php

Another Johnson Brexit lie – the ‘Super Canada Plus’ deal. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/another-johnson-brexit-lie-the-super-canada-plus-deal/

Councils spend more than £1.1bn on temporary housing for homeless people in space of a year. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homeless-housing-accommodation-temporary-councils-spending-a9203396.html

Ban business class on short flights, says airline boss. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/business-class-flights-economy-budget-airline-wizz-air-ba-a9202861.html

How does the UK compare to other countries in full-fibre broadband coverage? https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/15/how-does-the-uk-compare-to-other-countries-in-full-fibre-broadba/

15.11.2019: Consumers unexpectedly cautious with spending in October. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/14/consumers-unexpectedly-cautious-with-spending-in-october/

Home repossessions increase by almost a fifth. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/14/home-repossessions-increase-by-almost-a-fifth/

14.11.2019: ‘North set to out-perform South for house price growth over next five years’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/13/a-north-set-to-out-perform-south-for-house-price-growth-over-ne/

Royal Mail wins bid to halt Christmas postal strikes. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50409317

City watchdog slams own staff's 'shameful' toilet habits. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50401780 Not the first time the Financial Conduct Authority has justified its shit reputation. 'Watchdog' my arse!

Fairbnb.coop launches, offering help for social projects. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/nov/13/fairbnbcoop-holiday-rental-website-launches-help-social-projects

Bribed … the key to gaining coveted ‘Amazon’s Choice’ label. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/nov/13/amazon-choice-reviews-fraud-five-star

TV advert banned for encouraging children to ‘get likes and followers’ on social media app. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/popjam-advert-ban-children-social-media-likes-followers-asa-a9199466.html

Instagram down: App and site not working as Facebook also hit by problems. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/instagram-down-facebook-outage-not-working-problems-app-website-loading-a9200601.html

10 Tasks to Do Before Starting Your Home Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/before-starting-your-home-business-1794281?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18523296&utm_term=

Tips for Naming Your Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/tips-for-naming-your-business-3514832?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18523296&utm_term=

An energy-saving machine that makes perfect tea. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/food-drink-bru-tea-appliance?utm_campaign=1616717_Springwise%20Daily%20%288%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YNGT,2V1FMX,3MX8I,1

Buy a jumper, adopt a sheep from this Carbon-negative clothing company. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/fashion/sheep-inc-carbon-negative-sweater?utm_campaign=1619544_Springwise%20Daily%20%2813%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YPNC,2V1FMX,3N5ZU,1

Online adult store opens high street pop-up. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/retail/lovehoney-pop-up-shop-ecommerce?utm_campaign=1619544_Springwise%20Daily%20%2813%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YPNC,2V1FMX,3N5ZU,1

13.11.2019: UK sees largest unemployment rise in four years. https://londonlovesbusiness.com/uk-sees-largest-unemployment-rise-in-four-years/

Products from Israeli settlements must be labelled, EU court rules. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/12/products-israeli-settlements-labelled-eu-court As every product from every other part of the world also has to be labelled, one wonders just how a terrorist, apartheid, pariah state like Israel has managed to avoid doing so in the meantime. (Look to Israel's facilitators like France, Germany and Little Ingerlandt and of course, the West's fake news media and propaganda.)

Is digital advertising a lot less effective than the ad industry believes? https://econsultancy.com/is-digital-advertising-a-lot-less-effective-than-ad-industry-believes/

Good storytelling is crucial for suppliers hoping to engage retailers. https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/marketing/good-storytelling-is-crucial-for-suppliers-hoping-to-engage-retailers/599369.article

12.11.2019: UK growth 'slowest in almost a decade'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50373505 The Tories and their fake news and disinformation propaganda will be pleased with that. Plenty of scope to do still more damage.

General election 2019: Lib Dems propose £10k 'skills wallet' for all adults. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50367650 Does that mean getting shit-faced, looking at a dummyphone and holding Fakebook and Twatter accounts aren't up to the job any more?

OTS calls for revamp of individual tax accounts. https://www.accountancydaily.co/individual-tax-accounts-need-revamp-says-ots The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a report which recommends that HMRC makes a number of improvements to the individual tax account service. The recommendations include merging personal and business tax accounts, so that taxpayers such as the self-employed and buy-to-let landlords can see information about their different types of income in one place.

More Australian products could be coming to UK supermarkets. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/11/more-australian-products-could-be-coming-to-uk-supermarkets/ Sainsbury's to the fore again doing deals with criminal, pariah states instead of supporting their own country's producers. First, the terrorist, apartheid state of Israel. Then, the war criminal Americans, as always. And now the shackle-dragging, enemies of humanity and the planet, the Aussies. You would have thought that Sainsburys, like M & S, who have long been the target of ethical consumer boycotts (as not reported by the fake news, state media) would have tried something different for once.

Funding for rural businesses announced. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rural-businesses-to-benefit-from-35m-government-fund Grants of between £20,000 and £750,000 are available to help rural firms increase productivity and create local jobs. The £35 million RDPE Growth Programme will provide grants for rural start ups and businesses to help create jobs, increase tourism and unlock economic growth. To apply for funding, an Expression of Interest must be submitted to the Rural Payments Agency by 16 February 2020.

Householders urged to check for boiler breakdown cover as temperatures plunge. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/11/householders-urged-to-check-for-boiler-breakdown-cover-as-temper/

Marseille's mothers call on Macron to use gangland profits to revive communities. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/11/marseilles-mothers-call-on-macron-to-use-gangland-profits-to-revive-communities That sounds like a good idea! Which is why it won't be going anywhere with French politicians who are far more accustomed to seeing criminal profits going towards their own ends. Whereas reviving communities, especially if they are colonial Muslim, doesn't fit in with the country's official policy of serial-lying, hate-preaching and Islamophobia. (Just like their neighbours from across the Channel.)

11.11.2019: Poorest families have borne brunt of housing crisis, think-tank says. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/08/poorest-families-have-borne-brunt-of-housing-crisis-think-tank/ Hardly surprising. The poor haven't got the shekels with which to grease bent Tory arses.

UK's credit rating could be downgraded, says Moody's. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50361025 To all practical intents and purposes, the UK's credit rating was downgraded the moment the fake Brexit referendum results were circulated.

Fury as decision on police inquiry into PM shelved until after election. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/09/boris-johnson-jennifer-arcuri-iopc-delay-announcement-investigation It's always been possible to find a bent copper if you asked around. Until the Tory regime came along and now, it's a case of you can still find an honest copper - if you ask around.

10.11.2019: End of austerity: Tory and Labour plans for billions of extra investment welcomed by businesses. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/conservative-labour-spending-plans-end-austerity-uk-a9193791.html

Generation of young Brits held back by lack of entrepreneurial role models. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/generation-of-young-brits-held-back-by-lack-of-entrepreneurial-role-models-060035766.html Can't the fake news media and state propaganda come up with someone (new)? Who isn't an offshore, tax-dodging hypocrite, Tory Brownshirt and oft-serial-failure.

Hotel industry lobby group warns tourist tax could be 'disastrous'. https://www.scotsman.com/business/hotel-industry-lobby-group-warns-tourist-tax-could-be-disastrous-1-5042606

Ryanair is ‘filthiest’ airline, according to consumer watchdog. https://www.scotsman.com/business/ryanair-is-filthiest-airline-according-to-consumer-watchdog-1-5042598

Twelve ways to use the Consumer Rights Act to get the law on your side. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/experts/article-7661593/How-Consumer-Rights-Act-protects-you.html

A Comprehensive Business Plan Outline for Small Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/a-comprehensive-business-plan-outline-for-small-business-2951557

09.11.2019: Royal Mail seeks injunction to stop postal strike. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50343794

Tourists charged £100 for three hotdogs, a sandwich and soft drinks in Rome. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tourists-overcharged-hotdogs-rome-vatican-restaurant-italy-a9194601.html

10 Easy Steps to Start an at-Home eBay Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/start-a-home-ebay-business-3993914?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18523126&utm_term=

Sustainable energy storage inspired by croissants. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/food/croissants-renewable-energy-solution?utm_campaign=1612280_Springwise%20Daily%20%284%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
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Free app lets consumers trace sustainability of fish. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/biomar-discover-app-transparency-seafood?utm_campaign=1612280_Springwise%20Daily%20%284%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
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Edible nanofilm keeps fresh food free from bacteria. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/science-enviroment/milekons-tool-cuts-food-waste?utm_campaign=1612280_Springwise%20Daily%20%284%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YK1K,2V1FMX,3MJ3M,1

Italian online retailer expands second-hand shopping to men. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/armadio-verde-circular-economy?utm_campaign=1614500_Springwise%20Daily%20%286%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YLR8,2V1FMX,3MQAD,1

08.11.2019: UK one of worst-performing economies in world since 2017 election, figures reveal. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-economy-slowest-oecd-general-election-tuc-a9188136.html According to the country's Semitic, hate-preaching, fake news media, this - and war crimes, record levels of homelessness, food and fuel poverty, crises of business confidence and output, pollution, corruption, healthcare, public order and the growing collapse of democracy is OK, though, as an alternative government shouldn't be pursued. In the interests of a handful of shekel-worshiping snouts-in-troughs - pretending to be engaged in the fight against 'anti-Semitism'.

Annual house price growth slowed to six-year low in October, says index. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/07/annual-house-price-growth-slowed-to-six-year-low-in-october-say/ Bad news for even more snouts-in-troughs.

Private landlords raking in taxpayers’ cash for housing vulnerable people in squalid and dangerous conditions. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homeless-housing-crisis-renting-exempt-accommodation-report-a9186661.html All Tory voters and sponsors, of course.

Hotels to offer free stays to guests in exchange for their skills. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/nov/07/hotels-provide-free-stays-in-exchange-for-guests-skills

South Western Railway strike: 27-day walkout could wreck Christmas travel plans for thousands this year. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/south-western-railway-strike-december-christmas-travel-trains-cancelled-a9186176.html Perhaps English railway workers should move to France where they could go on strike every week?

07.11.2019: UK private sector in ‘worst period of contraction since financial crisis’ as Brexit uncertainty hits confidence. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-uk-private-sector-contraction-service-sector-pmi-car-industry-a9185776.html

Price, promotions and ethics are all set to drive UK Christmas shopping habits, study postulates. https://internetretailing.net/themes/themes/price-promotions-and-ethics-are-all-set-to-drive-uk-christmas-shopping-habits-study-postulates-20510

Universal Credit ads banned for misleading public. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/05/universal-credit-ads-banned-for-misleading-public/

Flexibility of self employment comes at a cost. http://www.actuarialpost.co.uk/news/article/flexibility-of-self-employment-comes-at-a-cost--17497.htm

06.11.2019: Conservative Government Hasn't Built A Single Starter Home Since Pledging 200,000 Houses Four Years Ago. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/starter-homes-conservative-government-pledge_uk_5dc030f6e4b0bedb2d4fa7f7?ncid=news-aol 'The industry' and independent news sources have called out this pack of lies from the outset. Not so the fake news, state media on the other hand, which has been busily drawing 'middle class housing' advertising revenue while trying to get a whiff of Megan Markle's knickers and circulating American propaganda instead.

Shares in gambling firms plunge after MPs call for online crackdown. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/04/shares-in-gambling-firms-plunge-after-mps-call-for-online-crackd/ Under the Tory regime, aided by much greasing of their corrupt, immoral arses, the activities of the gambling industry have become so ubiquitous (especially in the fake news, state media) that we regularly get punters coming along who believe that gambling is a 'business opportunity'! Before the addiction sets in. It's not just an online crackdown which is needed. We also need to crack down on the politicians, the MPs, who have brought about yet another of their social deficiencies.

New passport rule for after Brexit is already damaging UK tourism industry. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-passports-id-cards-ban-tourists-uk-tourism-eu-visitbritain-a9185516.html Hot on the heels of a so-called 'survey' circulating in the serial-lying fake news media that Brexit has cost the 5-million strong small business community a mere £1 million so far. (20p each.)

Facebook changes product branding to FACEBOOK. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50300142 Wow. That should impress the world's social media morons.

British Museum is world’s largest receiver of stolen property, leading human rights lawyer claims. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/british-museum-stolen-property-collection-gallery-history-exhibition-a9185436.html Just the British Museum? The Treasury and HMRC are well up there, too.

05.11.2019: UK economy predicted to slow more than expected next year. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/03/uk-economy-predicted-to-slow-more-than-expected-next-year/

Construction sector declines for sixth consecutive month. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/04/construction-sector-declines-for-sixth-consecutive-month/

Brexit uncertainty has cost smaller firms over £1m, study suggests. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/03/brexit-uncertainty-has-cost-smaller-firms-over-a-1m-study-sugge/ As there are (approximately) 5 million small firms that means Brexit has cost them just 20p each? Who performed this study? Serial-lying, Fake Brit American, Boris Johnson?

Nearly £4m in funding to help crack down on criminal landlords in England. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/04/nearly-a-4m-in-funding-to-help-crack-down-on-criminal-landlords/

An EU decision over wine could have a big impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/israel-palestine-conflict-west-bank-settlement-wine-vineyard-eu-a9183131.html Not a surprising decision as the majority of EU governments are either run by or heavily influenced by pro-Israeli terrorist politicians and investors. Especially those of Second World War buddies, Germany and France.

04.11.2019: Tenants convinced they will remain renters for life. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/03/tenants-convinced-they-will-remain-renters-for-life/

WTO authorises China to impose $3.6bn in tariffs on US. https://www.cityam.com/wto-authorises-china-to-impose-3-6bn-in-tariffs-on-us/ At last. The next move should be to impose sanctions; followed by an allied invasion.

Airbnb to ban party houses in wake of Halloween shooting in California. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/03/airbnb-to-ban-party-houses-in-wake-of-halloween-shooting-in-california This being yet another American terrorist attack. As not being reported as such by Little Ingerlandt's fake news, state media and propaganda.

Help! My Family Doesn’t Support My Home Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/help-my-family-doesn-t-support-my-home-business-1794779?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18456890&utm_term=

5 Reasons You Shouldn't Rely on Business Advisors. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/dont-rely-on-business-advisors-397410?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18456890&utm_term=

Seaweed-based diaper is washable, reusable and biodegradable. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/sumo-seaweed-fibre-nappies?utm_campaign=1611215_Springwise%20Daily%20%281%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
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Just like 'nappies' used to be, in other words!

Carbon negative jewellery now for sale. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/carbon-negative-bracelet?utm_campaign=1611215_Springwise%20Daily%20%281%20November%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YJ7Z,2V1FMX,3MFPQ,1

03.11.2019: Thai woman duped investors out of millions in Ponzi scheme, say police. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/thai-woman-duped-investors-out-of-millions-in-ponzi-scheme-say-police Just like Britain's Ponzi scheme, Brexit. You have those who dupe; and you have those who get duped.

Getting good results online takes more than witty tweets. https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/18009698.getting-good-results-online-takes-witty-tweets/

Before You Go Into Business with Family or Friends. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/before-you-go-into-business-with-family-or-friends-397525?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18456772&utm_term=

10 Small Business Opportunities to Start Right Now. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/great-small-business-opportunities-2947978?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18456635&utm_term=

Items You Should Never Sell on eBay. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-not-to-sell-on-ebay-1140429?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18456635&utm_term=

Lego considers brick rental scheme. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/lego-rental-service?utm_campaign=1608924_Springwise%20Daily%20%2830%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
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Discarded pumpkins to be upcycled into beer. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/drink/toast-ale-social-enteprise-makes-beer-from-pumpkin?utm_campaign=1609749_Springwise%20Daily%20%2831%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YI39,2V1FMX,3MB44,1

Female-focused media startup expands into retail. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/media/freeda-womens-issues?utm_campaign=1609749_Springwise%20Daily%20%2831%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YI39,2V1FMX,3MB44,1

02.11.2019: General election 2019: No 10 defends Brexit deal after Trump criticism. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50258139 No. 10 'pretends' to defend the Brexit deal which is anything but a deal at the moment; especially if the Tory regime/Fags For America Party (FAP) are returned to the abuse of power. In the meantime, to make sure they stay on message, there's plenty of election-interfering advice to be had from American terrorist leaders.

Brexit: Trump says Boris Johnson’s deal might hinder trade agreement with the US. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-boris-johnson-brexit-us-trade-deal-farage-lbc-a9179951.html Now - if the source of this suggestion were to be Russian, Little Ingerlandt's criminal, fake news media and propaganda would deem it to be interfering with the forthcoming elections. So who is it threatening the UK's sovereignty and economic prospects now? Brussels, is it?

'Whitewash' claim after £100,000 grant awarded to Boris Johnson's friend Jennifer Arcuri deemed 'appropriate'. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-news-jennifer-arcuri-grant-cyber-evidence-us-a9180021.html Well, it would be 'appropriate' for a bent American politician, wouldn't it?

UK’s International Trade Slows – Reaches Highest Deficit Level Since 2016. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/uks-international-trade-slows-reaches-highest-deficit-level-since-2016/ As not being reported by the mainstream disinformation and fake news media.

Small businesses in the UK. https://truepublica.org.uk/newsbits/small-businesses-in-the-uk/ A series of small business facts to which the mainstream, disinformation and fake news media is deliberately and totally oblivious.

Banks should be made by law to refund fraud victims, MPs say. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bank-scams-refund-transfer-fraud-victims-treasury-committee-report-a9180706.html That's taken our MPs a long time to suggest!

Bentley Motors loses trademark battle against family-run Manchester firm. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/11/01/bentley-motors-loses-trademark-battle-against-family-run-manches/

7 Important Digital Marketing KPIs for Small Business Owners. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/digital-marketing-kpis-for-small-business-4171257?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18392376&utm_term=

10 Things You Can Make and Sell for Extra Cash. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/making-and-selling-things-for-extra-cash-4142344?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18392376&utm_term=

Brewery embraces employee ownership plan. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/work-lifestyle/fat-tire-beer-makes-employees-owners?utm_campaign=1607111_Springwise%20Daily%20%2828%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YG1Z,2V1FMX,3M2VW,1

A gender-neutral clothing store. https://www.springwise.com/innovation/fashion/phluid-project-gender-neutral?utm_campaign=1607919_Springwise%20Daily%20%2829%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YGOF,2V1FMX,3M5HC,1

Online fashion retailer uses tailors to deliver right fit. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/myntra-hires-tailors-to-deliver-clothes?utm_campaign=1607919_Springwise%20Daily%20%2829%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YGOF,2V1FMX,3M5HC,1

Swedish startup develops a smart refrigerator to reduce food waste. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/food-drink/karma-tech-startup-smart-refrigerator-allows-users-to-pick-up-surplus-food?utm_campaign=1607919_Springwise%20Daily%20%2829%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YGOF,2V1FMX,3M5HC,1

01.11.2019: Business rates system is broken, says Treasury Committee. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/30/business-rates-system-is-broken-says-treasury-committee/ The business rates sytem has been broken for decades, so this is just another one of those fake news headlines. The question is: why hasn't the business rates system been fixed long before now? For the answer to that question, one has to look more closely at all the bent politicians and their various affiliations which have maintained and aggravated the situation.

UK communities demand new free-to-use cash machines. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cash-machines-access-uk-communities-atm-fund-a9178906.html

Three million UK households struggle to afford water bills, report finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/water-bills-uk-households-struggle-afford-report-a9178236.html About the same number which are also struggling to feed their families. While the Tory regime spends taxpayers' money instead, on the murder of defenceless civilians in Africa and the Middle East.

BT boss urges next government to prioritise broadband rollout. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/31/bt-boss-urges-next-government-to-prioritise-broadband-rollout/ So what have BT - and the rest of the crooked telecomms sector - done with all the money previous governments have given them for the past twenty years to 'roll out' broadband?

Fakebook down: App and website hit by strange outage for second day. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-down-today-not-working-loading-app-broken-why-a9177651.html

Instagram down: App not working as news feed fails to load on iPhone and Android. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/instagram-down-not-working-news-feed-broken-iphone-android-app-why-a9178016.html

Instagram star says being a stay-at-home mum is 'f***ing lonely'. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/stay-at-home-mother-lonely-caitlin-fladager-parenting-a9178196.html Wot?! Despite being surrounded by millions of fake friends on f***ing social media? Especially if one is a fake star who no-one with a life has heard of.

Twitter to ban all political adverts. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/twitter-ads-politics-jack-dorsey-trump-facebook-adverts-fake-news-2020-election-a9178501.html

Glossop community rallies to fix up pub regular's home. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-50233441

'I'll go back to France': New Yorkers react to city's foie gras ban. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/30/foie-gras-new-york-ban-reaction

31.10.2019: Brexit deal means ‘£70bn hit to UK by 2029'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50219036 Are Brexit Wasters and their serial-lying, fake news propaganda going to make a contribution to these gigantic losses? Which are only estimates at the moment, obviously.

Personal insolvencies remain at near-decade highs after latest surge. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/30/personal-insolvencies-remain-at-near-decade-highs-after-latest-s/ Yet another Brexit Waster 'success' story.

Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people – study. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/rising-sea-levels-pose-threat-to-homes-of-300m-people-study In bent Little Ingerlandt, that will be another 20 million planning permissions being granted by local authorities, then.

Energy customers warned against holding on to ‘relic meters’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/30/energy-customers-warned-against-holding-on-to-a-relic-metersa/ Sounds like still more utility company scams being justified. Anyway. It's not a question of relic meters but relic, Borstal-style energy company management which needs changing.

Sufficient labour is the only way our fruit & veg is going to get picked. https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/brexit-and-the-workforce/sufficient-labour-is-the-only-way-our-fruit-and-veg-is-going-to-get-picked/598961.article And no sign of course, of idle Brexit wasters rolling up their sleeves to take over from all the East Europeans who 'stole' their jobs in the fields!

Gatwick trial cuts plane boarding time by 10%. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50214631 What's happened, then? Airline staff, especially those working for Ryanair and Easyjet, started doing their jobs, have they?

Amazon Prime advert banned for 'misleading' consumers into signing up for subscription. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-prime-free-trial-subscription-advert-banned-asa-a9178001.html Easy now. If Amazon continues to be taken to task for serial-lying, it will end up going bankrupt!

2019 eBay for Business Award Winners. https://tamebay.com/2019/10/2019-ebay-for-business-award-winners.html

30.10.2019: 'Mortgage prisoners' to be freed from expensive home loans under new rules. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mortgage-prisoners-expensive-home-loans-new-rules-fca-a9174201.html

House price slowdown continues but high employment is helping. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/29/house-price-slowdown-continues-but-high-employment-is-helping/

Consumers left 'cashless' and 'cut off' by unacceptable IT failures, say MPs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/financial-services-it-failures-online-banking-customer-compensation-a9173016.html

Christmas markets hit by Brexit costs. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50206954

EU disputes Fakebook's claims of progress against fake accounts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/29/europe-accuses-facebook-of-being-slow-to-remove-fake-accounts

Will I have to pay capital gains tax on rental income when I sell my house? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/oct/29/will-i-have-to-pay-capital-gains-tax-on-rental-income-when-i-sell-my-house

29.10.2019: Online retail sales continue to struggle. https://www.imrg.org/media-and-comment/press-releases/september-shows-no-sign-of-respite-for-online-retailers-as-sales-continue-to-slump-pr/ Year-on-year online retail sales grew by just 0.6% in September, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. The index reveals that the gift sector was the worst-performing with online sales falling by 18% in September 2019. Online sales of electricals and clothing also fell, by 15% and 1.2% respectively, with sales of menswear falling by 22%. The best-performing sectors were health and beauty, which grew by 16%, and beer, wine and spirits, which grew by 15%. IMRG attributes the figures to low consumer confidence and warmer weather in early September.

HMRC crackdown on big business tax avoidance paying off, report suggests. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/27/hmrc-crackdown-on-big-business-tax-avoidance-paying-off-report/ Which 'big businesses' would these be then? Not having heard previously of any kind of HMRC 'crackdown' on any of the tax-dodging corporations which they usually have dinner and cosy relationships with.

Operation Brock to launch on Kent motorways as part of Brexit preparations. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/27/operation-brock-to-launch-on-kent-motorways-as-part-of-brexit-pr/ Do these 'Brexit preparations' include the payment of damages to the millions of small businesses which have already lost £ billions to the rigged Brexit referendum?

Amazon accused of ‘wasting millions’ on major transparency campaign. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/28/amazon-accused-of-a-wasting-millionsa-on-major-transparency-c/ Well - they do have a fake image problem to deal with, after all. And it will be the dumb customers, as always, who will pick up the tab.

Sky invests in ‘modernised milkman’ shopping service to help cut packaging waste. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/28/sky-invests-in-a-modernised-milkmana-shopping-service-to-help/ Will that include British, 100-year-old electric milk float technology?

Christmas meal treats 'under threat'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50205951

28.10.2019: Boris Johnson accused of eyeing post-Brexit US trade deal by ripping out food safeguards imposed by parliament. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-brexit-trump-us-trade-deal-food-standards-chlorinated-chicken-a9171461.html It's a done thing, anyway. American Boris Johnson wasn't inserted like a suppository into the Tory ranks as a sleeper Prime Minister to serve the USA and only the USA, as a mere exercise in possibilities.

New survey shows overwhelming public support for British farmers and standards. https://www.fginsight.com/news/new-survey-shows-overwhelming-public-support-for-british-farmers-and-standards-96538 Unfortunately, the British public are an even bigger bunch of ignorant hypocrites than their taxpayer-subsidised, fake news, state media so the farming community won't exactly be counting its chickens.

JD Wetherspoon may have breached law over 1.9m Brexit beer mats. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/27/jd-wetherspoon-may-have-breached-law-over-19m-brexit-beer-mats You'd have though fake Brit Brexiteers, Wetherspoons, would have been more convincing if they spent their money on putting all-British produce on their tables. Or hasn't Little Ingerlandt's fake news, pro-Brexit propaganda heard of that one?

Don’t want rain to ruin your holiday? You can now buy rain insurance. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/holiday-rain-insurance-camping-france-italy-spain-setoo-a9171146.html

‘Heritage’ crops aren’t always better. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/27/james-wong-on-gardens-heritage-crops-arent-always-better On the other hand, ALL heritage crops will always be better than ANY shite imported from America.

It's time to boycott any company doing business in Xinjiang. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/its-time-to-boycott-any-company-doing-business-in-xinjiang Calls from the west's Semitic media/propaganda for boycotts of American, British, Israeli and Saudi companies in the meantime, are decades overdue. Wonder why?

The 9 Best Small Business Books of 2019. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-small-business-books-4154269?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18392268&utm_term=

Digital supermarket connects shoppers with producers. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/new-zero-waste-supermarket-
brings-staples-direct-from-artisans?p=259982&utm_campaign=1603173_Springwise%20Daily%20%2824%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=
3GJ2,YD0L,2V1FMX,3LQX3,1

German designer creates eco-friendly mixer. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/lifestyle/electricity-free-kitchen-appliance?p=260015&utm_campaign=1603173_Springwise%20Daily%20%2824%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=
Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YD0L,2V1FMX,3LQX3,1

27.10.2019: Brexit deal will allow Boris Johnson to cut workers’ rights, leak reveals. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-deal-boris-johnson-eu-workers-rights-environment-leak-labour-a9171961.html This was evident from the moment the Tory regime, its Brownshirts and even the Office for National Statistics began to promote the myth of millions of self-employed entrepreneurs.

How people power brought down the payday lenders. https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/people-power-payday-lenders-quickquid-wonga-interest-rates-loans-borrowing-a9170456.html Makes you wonder why the Financial Conduct Authority and the country's politicians allowed the American payday mafia to enter the country in the first place. (OK. Rhetorical question.)

Barclays reverses decision to end cash Post Office cash withdrawals. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/barclays-reverses-decision-to-end-cash-post-office-cash-withdraw/

Barclay brothers put Telegraph newspapers up for sale, reports claim. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/telegraph-newspapers-sale-barclay-brothers-david-frederick-ritz-a9171906.html Something to do with advertisers and businesses increasingly abandoning the country's hate-preaching, fake news, state propaganda?

Fakebook launches ‘Fake News’ section. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-news-feed-section-mark-zuckerberg-journalism-new-feature-a9171356.html They are taking a bit of a gamble that their subscribers can read, aren't they? Not that it's mattered so far.

Even babies 'understand concept of counting'. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50182681 And then, they enter the British education system and join social media . . .

26.10.2019: Mobile giants unveil plan to end rural 'not-spots'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50179195 The fraudulent telecoms sector is now up to a similar announcement almost each and every week - for the past twenty years. Unfortunately, telecoms companies are arguably even bigger liars than Little Ingerlandt's stooge of an un-elected, American Prime Minister.

'My reception was so bad even O2 couldn't call me'. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50179195

Small businesses at risk of being ‘cut off and ripped off’ in energy sector. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/small-businesses-at-risk-of-being-a-cut-off-and-ripped-offa-i/ Just 'at risk'?! The problem with the state media is that they spend so much time looking at fake business comedies like Dragons' Den and The Apprentice that they don't even know what a 'small business' is.

Universal credit: MPs call for action on women driven to 'survival sex'. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50170297 It has come to MPs' and HMRC's attention that 'survival sex' is enjoying a tax loophole which could otherwise be contributing to the regime's foreign policy of murdering children in the Middle East and Africa and subsidising a trade deal with American terrorists.

UK needs ‘citizens’ army’ to tackle invasion of alien species, MPs warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/alien-invasion-non-native-species-brexit-latest-a9169301.html MPs generally ignore 'citizens' armies' whether they be opposed to the terrorist invasion of Iraq, the rigged Brexit referendum or the extinction of the planet. It's too late, anyway. Alien species like American and Israeli terrorists have been coming and going unhindered for decades.

Plane passengers face higher fares and less choice this winter following collapse of Thomas Cook and Flybmi. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/plane-flights-prices-thomas-cook-flybmi-collapse-book-winter-a9163071.html

QuickQuid customers urged to keep up repayments amid closure plans. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/25/quickquid-customers-urged-to-keep-up-repayments-amid-closure-pla/

8 Things Every Startup Needs to Know. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/things-every-startup-needs-to-know-2948556?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=18392121&utm_term=

The 24 Best Websites for Learning New Skills. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/websites-learn-new-skills-1200627

Indian startup offers battery regeneration. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/energy/punahabattery-battery-regeneration?utm_campaign=1599490_Springwise%20Daily%20%2821%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YA6A,2V1FMX,3LFDD,1

Ceramics studio introduces 100 per cent recycled tableware range. https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/retail/dinner-ware-from-recycled-material?utm_campaign=1599490_Springwise%20Daily%20%2821%20October%202019%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,YA6A,2V1FMX,3LFDD,1

We do like to be beside the seaside: coastal towns popular for property searches. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/we-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside-coastal-towns-popular-for-p/ Who'd have thought it? Another piece of stunning, investigative journalism from ther fake news media.

25.10.2019: Number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers dips to six-month low. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/number-of-mortgage-approvals-made-to-home-buyers-dips-to-six-mon/

Three mobile customers could claim £20 compensation for network outage. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/three-network-refund-compensation-claim-outage-down-a9168256.html

Twitter boss vows to improve trolling problem as advertisers take flight. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/twitter-boss-vows-to-improve-trolling-problem-as-advertisers-tak/ So it's not just Little Ingerlandt's hate-preaching, mainstream, fake news media which is losing advertisers then? Good.

24.10.2019: Businesses at a loss over Brexit preparations – report. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/businesses-at-a-loss-over-brexit-preparations-a-report/ Following the government's lead, then?

Beat the Christmas rush by getting tax returns in now, says HMRC. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/beat-the-christmas-rush-by-getting-tax-returns-in-now-says-hmrc/

Hundreds more Scots declared insolvent. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/hundreds-more-scots-declared-insolvent/

Three building firms fined £36m by watchdog for illegal price-fixing cartel. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/three-building-firms-fined-a-36m-by-watchdog-for-illegal-price-f/

Musicians call for better freelance protections from sexual harassment. https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/musicians-call-for-better-freelance-protections-from-sexual-harassment/

Retailers move to reassure consumers over chicken safety after drug seizure. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/23/retailers-move-to-reassure-consumers-over-chicken-safety-after-drug-seizure-northern-ireland This has been going on for decades! Perhaps the mainstream media should spend more time on journalism instead of just filling its column-inches with each others' fake and soiled-knicker-news all the time?

‘Shoddy’ products get fake stellar reviews on Amazon, Which? finds. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-fake-reviews-which-finds-headphones-bluetooth-a9166601.html If it wasn't for The World Of Fake, half the internet would cease to exist. And the British High Street would once again, become a thriving asset to the country'/s economy.

Twitter down: Site and app not working as tweets fail to load and users told ‘something went wrong’. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-down-today-not-working-app-website-tweets-something-went-wrong-a9166461.html Ah, well. Shit happens, as they say. Especially if it's Twatter.

 

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Len Tondel

 

 

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