Brian Dixon
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Blockbuster's business model has had its day and its management were not quick enough to see that and change.
The Environment agency is part of the bloated public sector that must be cut back
Tata is responding to demand, if it did not do so then all of its jobs would be lost, not just a few hundred.
It is sad for those individuals affected but it is part of the natural cycle, like life and death.
Even in a booming economy this happens, indeed it is important for the health of the economy this kind of thing does happen. You can like it to pruning dead branches off a tree to keep it healthy.
What is important is to also have the creation of new jobs from new and expanding business that fill the gap. That is happening.
The economy is certainly on an upwards trajectory with confidence increasing. This does not change that. Dumb report angle really from the Mirror.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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the dumb report as you put it,has you rise to a fair sized post barry.but never less where are the jobs coming from if firms and government cut backs are happening.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Look at the figures Brian. Only the private sector can create real jobs and that is happening.
Some proper public spending cuts, tax cuts and supply side reform would boost job creation.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I agree Barry - and unnecessary costs to SMEs, including new pensions rules and red-tape would help.
Roger
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The greatest burden put upon SMEs is the laxity of HMRC in taxing foreign companies.
All corporate actors within our economy should face the same regulations, as far as any new burden is concerned, well 'physician heal thyself', we simply have a piss-poor Government.
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Nonsense Tom.
The imposition of excessive costs on businesses and excessive taxation are the real problems.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Nonsense Barry.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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[Not so...] BTW...
A Canterbury tale...
"You report that many people have to decide to "heat or eat" (26 October). Some people do not even have that choice. The Canterbury Festival is in full swing and last Thursday evening on my way to a concert, I saw in a side street a seated figure silhouetted against a bright shop window. A small cardboard notice on his lap said NO FOOD. I was carrying a bag of goodies from M&S so crossed the road, thinking it meant "no food, but cash". I looked again and it read NO FOOD FOR 9 DAYS. The young man told me the hostel knew about him, but they had no room. He had no social benefit because he had no address. "And so it has come to this," he said quietly. He was well spoken with curling hair and a neat beard. He clutched a small rucksack, but his fingers trembled involuntarily. At the concert hall a brilliant young Russian man had chosen pieces by composers at the height of their careers. But as his fingers swept the keyboard, I could not concentrate.
Jane Wade
Faversham, Kent"
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/29/a-canterbury-tale-homeless-manIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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a cautionary tale, not sure whether these would be able to help in such a case as he has no access to cooking facilities but i am sure there is a soup kitchen in canterbury.
http://canterburyfoodbank.org/Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Before this man could have got a bedsit in Folkestone road or a similar place
But du to the open door policy's of toms friends no accommodating available.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Tom Austin wrote:Nonsense Barry.
So says Tom who has never run a business in his life and clearly has no idea how to do it.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Better a pauper than a pimp.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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so barry,where are these jobs being created by the private sector,all I can see is job LOSSES.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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probably zero hours contracts brian.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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or down the job center claiming benefits howard.
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2.49 million un-employed.
Only 1% of these choose this lifestyle, the rest want jobs.
Full time jobs, that pay enough wages for them not to receive other benefits such as WTC. They just want to be able to pay their bills have a little holiday and be able to pay for their sky tv.
If they had that, then they would not give a toss about bankers bonus's, MPs fiddles(sorry expenses) or tax loopholes.
They would not be interested because their ambitions as individuals are not about climbing the slippery ladder of middle and upper management, they choose to be the driving force behind your business's that enable some to dish out mega bonus's that they do not deserve and then use loopholes to keep it all to themselves.
I will repeat some not all.
For a business to be successful it needs direction from a good management team that can deliver a future, it needs financial backing, in most cases from share holders who risk their money. The business needs to make a good profit to survive and the management team deserve a good bonus if they are successful and the share holders deserve their share of the profit for supporting the business but none of this can be achieved without the support of ground floor working staff. They put their future in the hands of others and will play their part in making that business a success.
Employment Agencies, zero contracts, reduction in working practices is definitely working in favour of the employer and crippling the employee.
I could agree with some that think this is great and will be a long term solution for everyone if they could prove that that is the intentions of the majority of business's.
However, knowing that none of our crucial utility companies are no longer British owned, along with many other companies that are no longer British owned, coupled with the fact that many of them are leeching money out of Britain, into their countries of origin(mainly for tax reasons) and paying very little or no tax at all, leaves me with no confidence at all.
Then of course we read that British Gas puts up its costs to 7.8 million households at above inflation by 9.2% and it confirmed the average customer bill for gas and electricity will increase by £123, to £1,444, next month.
Whilst also informing us that their adjusted operating profit rose by 9 per cent to £1.58bn for the six months of 2013 to 30 June.
And that 5 bosses had pocketed £16.4 million in March of this year.
And this week British Gas was accused of boosting its balance by keeping hold of money owed to ex-customers, who have built up credit on their accounts by using less energy than their estimated consumption.
Before the political playground bullying starts, don't bother, another futile thread on who's fault it is or was, is not constructive.
At this moment in time, a whole section from our society are being persecuted by these savage and costly cuts.
They are being attacked in many ways and being segregated and demonised in the pretence of catching 1% of those that abuse the system, the same system that genuine disabled and vulnerable people rely on as their lifeline, through no fault of their own.
Do not tell me that these cuts are necessary for the economy to survive, these cuts are costing much more to implement than they will ever recover and many of those that are being persecuted will not survive.
That is a Fact.
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Gary should this be 'without'?
" but none of this can be achieved with the support of ground floor"
'If' so, I shall delete this. :)
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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First of all unemployment is falling and the last figures showed the fastest fall since June 1997.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10382235/UK-unemployment-rate-steady-as-claimant-count-falls-fastest-in-16-years.html
It is worth noting as well that the overall hours worked are up and while the numbers working part time are up at a record high, in the main full time jobs were the main driving factor in the figures.
Spurious figures like '1% choose the lifestyle' do not help the debate. The fact is that no-one should be able to choose such a lifestyle, one person doing that is too many and far too many do so.
Tax credits and the minimum wage holds pay down as does immigration all of which are ultimately the biggest enemy of the low paid and vulnerable let alone the unemployed. Simplistic artificial 'fixes' just do not work long term and damage those some think they help.
Zero hour contracts are a response rules and red tape and, as will always happen when idiotic and restrictive government legislation interferes, are necessary in many industries to cope with supply and demand. Only too often laws designed to protect people in work just damage the creation of new jobs making those out of work suffer. Better more flexible labour markets and a health jobs market so if someone loses their job there is another to go to. There is no such thing as a job for life and people need to be able to switch and change jobs.
If the employment laws do not favour the employer then you get fewer and worse paid jobs. I will never employ anyone unless it favours me. No-one will do that.
More whinges about the power companies! Well just be grateful that they are privatised and you are able to switch supplier. If you want to improve things then improve customer information, make it easier to switch, encourage more new entries into the market as well. That is how a government should engage not by foolish gimmicks like 70's style price freezes and a state monopoly will; just make things worse.
'Savage and costly cuts' - get real..... The government still has a massive deficit because it has not cut deeply or fast enough. The public sector is a dead weight around the neck of business and it soaks up far too much of GDP. Real spending cuts that involve stripping out whole functions from government are essential alongside a phasing out of tax credits over 5 years, proper reform of public sector pensions.
Higher public spending should only come from higher GDP and should be kept to an average of 30% of GDP over the economic cycle. I am pleased to see that this, something I have been saying for quite a few years, is being increasingly said by others who know what they are talking about. That compares to a peak of 53% of GDP and is now at a touch under 50% so there is a long way to go.
GaryC - you are wrong about the 'cost' of cuts. There is no alternative to cuts - try spending 30% more every month that you have income year after year and see what happens to you if you do not cut your spending. The same happens to governments too.
Jan Higgins
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Barry, I disagree with one small point which is employment laws should favour the employer.
Employment laws should not favour either employer or employee they should quite simply be fair to both sides, both are equally important because without one you could not have the other.
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