justin is one of the most recognisable and trusted market commentators on television, radio, and in the press.
Originally trained as a lawyer, he has observed the retail market industry for 20 years whilst at Barclays Stockbrokers and developed a unique understanding of the market’s roles and benefits for the private investor.
Each week we will bring you Justin’s latest thoughts and commentry.
THE POLITICS OF BUSINESS – Read the full article here!
I know I am supposed to be writing about this week – but last week I had some great fun in being invited to the British Chambers of Commerce annual conference with over 1,000 people attending. Now with an election in the not too distant future, I suppose it was no surprise that a queue of politicians all turned up to get their views heard. Of the main characters, it was noticeable that the one man who did not make an appearance was the Labour leader, although Chuka Ummuna, the shadow secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, frankly gave a far better talk than his less than inspirational leader.
What I did find encouraging though was a broad consensus across the parties over the main business policies. This is important as the last thing we would want to see is partisan behaviour where with a new administration they just decide to tear up the progress made as being ‘not invented here’. Now that doesn’t mean that the progress made to date has been enough, but it has been a start at least
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