Recent surveys have suggested that morale within the business community right across the country is running at a low level. And that’s...

The Bank of England are really keen to hear from regional businesses and regularly hold briefings, the latest of which I attended today...

Now and again there are moments when business owners must ask themselves why they bother ? An election in this country creates a...

We held our latest Initiative meeting at Bath Racecourse, which I should mention is a terrific venue for everything from a small meeting...

From time to time, national politicians express an interest in giving more freedom and independence to English regions. The process...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there has been an astonishing number of changes of leadership of late in some of our most significant...

Chambers of Commerce and Initiatives are never aligned to any particular political party and therefore we simply work as best we can with...

Transport is such an important issue for business that this month we devoted our entire quarterly Initiative meeting to that single...

As talk starts to intensify about the forthcoming general election, whenever it happens, it’s time for our members to think carefully...

Last time I talked about the need for more housing, especially affordable, to meet demand and provide homes for the staff who drive our...