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Arkwright
ARKWRIGHT
THE INDEPENDENT VOICE
L
ike many, the time of getting this administration!) they were up and missive boasts of an event offered
all my year end figures continuing to trade. However, the FREE by the Government. This is so
together has coincided with all factoring went on and with it my misleading, nothing is free that the
the publicity surrounding MPs claims money disappeared into that Government administers because we
for questionable items on their marvellous and upright system called have all paid for it in our taxes.
expenses and it has caused me, and the banking world. Six weeks later the Healthcare is not free, education is not
perhaps others, to realise we’re being a factoring bank suddenly credited my free, bus passes for the over 60s are
little bit dim. Naturally, my accounting supplier with my payment and then the not free we have paid for everything
books include the costs involved with supplier asked me why I’d taken the including the PM’s cleaner. What
running the business but I realised that prompt payment settlement as to him it would the Trades Description Act
I had been very modest in my claims make of this “free”? Perhaps
and there was a lot more in my life that everyone’s eye would be more sharply
could be related to running a sports focused on the ball if any expenditure
shop that should, if I am to follow the was expressed as “the Government,
inspirational behaviour of our elected
parliamentarians, in future be
. . . "I thought
after careful consideration, has
authorised tax payers' money to be
included. I must just be more creative spent on X, Yand Z” as it is not their
in what I call things. I thought I went
I went on a
money to waste or do with as they
on a skiing holiday in March but I fancy.
realise now it was a research trip.
Falling asleep in front of the telly
skiing holiday
Out of most things bad there can
watching dreary details of the Budget come some things good and I think
on Newsnight I hazily recognised I
in March but
with all these MPs being forced to step
need to be constantly in touch with the down, aside or out of the public eye
media world in order to run my small
business (SMEs so vital to the I realise now
there is an opportunity for me to
seriously consider making preparations
economy of this country according to to stand at the next general election.
Mr B) so the next day went off to buy
a neat flat screen TV for the bedroom
it was a
While the brakes are being applied to
the gravy train, the more-than-
(then I can drift off in comfort) and generous salary and long summer
whilst in the store decided what the
research
recess still have a real appeal when
hell let’s have one for both the compared with the current challenges
bathroom and kitchen too – all
justifiably chargeable I’m assuming
trip." . . .
of retail, daily takings seem
guaranteed in parliament while they
and well within that famous are currently extremely haphazard in
department store price bracket. We’re my till. With this career change in
off to Venice at the end of the month, mind I’m signing up for a course at a
it was to have been a birthday treat but fancy new college in our area
will now have to be designated a EU appeared I had only just paid! “It’s that describing itself as a dynamic place to
small business comparison training factor at the bank you want to sort study. This course, according to the
expedition, life can be hard. out,” I said. “Get him to pay you the prospectus, will examine what is
lost discount.” He laughed at my not holding me back and release me from
I’m always concerned when a supplier pronouncing the t in factor and agreed, self-imposed chains so I can face life
has resorted to factoring as often, he thought he was a little facor too! with freedom and choice – doesn’t that
before too much longer, the news sound absolutely idyllic and suitable
comes through that they have gone Business Link are at it again dishing for the fantasy world of politics? Part
into administration. This was exactly out “expert” advice on how we should II of the course is called Delude
the case with one of our suppliers but all run our businesses when many of Yourself and All Those Around You,
once some streamlining had been the individuals working there are quite the description for which concludes
completed and some debts washed unlikely to be able to run a drinks bookkeeping and memory skills not
from their liabilities (wonderful thing party at an off licence. This month’s necessary – perfect!
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