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Will the “Help to Grow” Scheme Be Another Complete Waste of Money? I Fear It Will Be with NatWest Part of its Expert Advisory Council.

May 19, 2021

I noticed that Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng was somewhat giddy with excitement as he announced the list of business leaders spearheading the government’s new Help to Grow: Management scheme. Alas when I saw who they were and recall what they have said and done in the past, I am wary about whether that scheme is going to be any use at all. […]

National Audit Office Insight Into the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 19, 2021

Below you will find an insight into the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic put together by the National Audit Office, it has some interesting insights, into among other things, the Bounce Back Loan scheme that some of you may find of interest. […]

MP Working for BEIS Whose Husband Was Disqualified as a Director for 11 Years Sends Out Letter Confirming She, BEIS and Paul Scully Haven’t a Clue and Do not Care about SMEs

May 18, 2021

Today I present to you a letter sent out by Amanda Solloway MP on behalf of Paul Scully the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy in reply to a constituent of another MP who had complained about the Recovery Loan Scheme. In case you are unaware the husband of Amanda Solloway was the director of a debt […]

What Did I Learn from Watching the Treasury Committee Grilling Lex Greensill? Well, I Suspect Some MPs Think That the US Election Was Stolen and Covid May Be a Big Hoax or Worse! WTF?

May 11, 2021

You may think I have completely lost my mind today, however having watched the UK Treasury Committee grilling Lex Greensill on Tuesday I picked up an Easter Egg in that meeting and need to put it out there, as I know many of you will be thinking what I have suspected for quite some time. […]

Popcorn Time – Two Dates for Your Diary This Week as Lex Greensill and Dodgy David Cameron Are being Hauled in Front of the Commons Treasury Committee

May 9, 2021

If you have been following the Greensill saga, then this coming week you really do need to pencil in some time to watch two must-see Commons Treasury Committee meetings, those being the ones in which Lex Greensill and “Dodgy” David Cameron will be hauled over the coals. […]