When a business makes good decisions, it prospers. When it makes bad decisions, it suffers. Sometime that can even mean it going out of business or being taken over by a more successful business. That is not a nice thing but it is a necessary thing since it is how the market regulates poor performance. (Obviously such a system disturbs those in the State sector who are most often accustomed to poo...

I see Mark Oaten has raised the valid point via a motion that the new Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Lord Mandelson, being in the Lords, cannot be held to account by the Commons for his department.That this House notes the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to the House of Lords; further notes that the lead Min...

Shadow business secretary vows to defend Britain's liberal takeover regime as he sets out Tory plans for laisser faire approach to business

Another good example of the free market in actionLloyds TSB have announced they will provide Islamic business accounts, which conform and adhere to Sharia law.This is a good example of the free market in action. Lloyds TSB have noticed a demand for services and are creating the supply to meet it. Their competitors, like HSBC, Barclays, RSB, etc. may soon follow suit, since they may lose market sha...

New maternity laws that will allow the father of a child to take up to six months off work have been attacked by business leaders who say the rules are open to "fraud".

The other day I took part in a debate with 22 business leaders about whether it was a good idea to create a Greater Birmingham city region. I argued it was just another money-raising scam which would allow the leaders of the local authorities involved to get their hands on more cash raised through the Government's impending supplementary business rate. My opponents, led by Glynn Pitchford of ...

Business leaders have defended Shriti Vadera the business minister after the Tories raised concerns about "dreadful" reports of her treatment of civil servants.

The FT reports: Nick Clegg yesterday made a very public display of engagement with business over Europe as the deputy prime minister convened a business breakfast with Business For New Europe, a pro-single market group. Mr Clegg, flanked by Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Chris Huhne David Laws, wanted to get the message across that he

This time, from my pal over at The Pagan Temple in a nifty piece entitled, "If I had A Hammer Factory." Here's a slice: Even if I qualified as a small business, I would not want taxes raised on big businesses. Altruism has nothing to do with it. It's all about self-interest. As a small business owner, I am going to be dependent on the health and vitality of big business, somewhere down t...

Boris has continued his calls for the citywide acceptance of the £7.45 London Living Wage. In a statement, he claimed that the adoption of the Wage would be a cogent business decision as one that helps to target poverty: “This is not only morally right but also makes good business sense, contributing to better recruitment and ...