The return of Crown Preference – and why this is bad news for both lenders and borrowers. Back in the Autumn Budget of 2018 the government announced its intention to reinstate the preferential status of HMRC. It estimated that this … Read More
Dear Members, As we move into what could be a second wave caused by relaxing social distancing, and before a possible third wave to come when the weather gets colder, we have been thinking about what our businesses will look … Read More
Dear Members, We have become accustomed to taking decisions based on plotting a path to a known or defined future. That is leadership. How do we protect our businesses, families, staff, suppliers and customers when that future is uncertain? The … Read More
Dear Members, What will happen at Christmas? is a key question. What is clear is that avoiding a second outbreak must be pretty high on the agenda. Can we trust Government to get this right? Clearly not. Unless we are … Read More
Boiled Frog Syndrome, is not a very nice idea, unless you are French, but it illustrates a point. The idea is that if you drop a frog into hot water it will jump out sharpish. Conversely, if you put it … Read More
Dear Members, If you have a look on the Blog page you will see that we have been bringing you up to date news and information on the progress of the virus often weeks before it hit the national press. … Read More
Dear Members, I thought these Two videos from Jacinda Ardern The New Zealand Prime Minister were revealing. On the 8th June 2020 New Zealand had been Virus free for a fortnight, were returning to a full normal life, and on … Read More
Dear Members,Please see below. Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill now law. On 25 June 2020 the Bill received royal assent and became the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020. The Act has introduced new corporate restructuring tools to help … Read More
Dear Members, We are very pleased to welcome Anthony Caldwell and his team at Vita, to the Chamber. Anthony says that “Good financial planning can change your life”. He has a reputation for delivering just that. He’s also a very … Read More
Dear Members, I have just come off a Webinar “The Pub” hosted by Tom Pickering, and though it was worth sharing my takeouts. It’s a mess. In UK & US 25% taken out of the economy. 10 million jobs being … Read More