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5,000 small businesses support Conservatives
Thousands of small company bosses sign a letter praising the Tories' economic plans and warning that Labour would 'undo' progress of recovery
The Conservatives have received a major endorsement from British businesses after the leaders of 5,000 small companies signed a letter backing David Cameron and warned that Labour would pose a risk to the economic recovery. The firms, which employ nearly 100,000 people across the country, have signed a letter which states that they “would like to see David Cameron and George Osborne given the chance to finish what they have started”.
In a major intervention 10 days before the general election, the businesses praise Conservative economic plans and say that the Tories are “genuinely committed to making sure Britain is open for business”. The firms, from every region of the UK, say the Conservatives’ commitment to low taxes has helped “to get the economy moving again”, creating 1,000 jobs a day since 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11564460/Boost-for-David-Cameron-as-5000-small-firms-back-Conservatives.html
With the support of larger and smaller businesses, it is clear that the creators of jobs and prosperity wish to continue the work of the Coservatives.
I think the most important issue has to be the economy, as without a strong economy nothing can be paid for.
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People will vote on the issues that effect them nothing else.
Not so major as it happens. Newsworthy but not major.
"Via the party website, the Conservatives have been encouraging firms to sign a letter - printed in Monday's Daily Telegraph - supporting the party's business policies. The 5,000 small and medium-sized firms who signed up employ a total of about 100,000 people. There are, at least, 5.2 million such businesses in the UK".
Unbelievably desperate measure.
No, Labour's 100 "working people" letter was desperate
I'm not sure about that!
Mr Balls was challenged on Newsnight on BBC Two to name business leaders who are supportive of Labour's policies. He responded by naming Bill, a former chief executive of EDS who he was "just talking to a few moments ago" at a dinner. Asked about Bill's surname, Mr Balls said: "To be honest, the surname has just gone from my head, which is a bit annoying at this time of night".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11388908/Ed-Balls-gaffe-as-he-forgets-name-of-Labour-supporting-business-leader.html
62 per cent (3.3 million) are sole proprietorships.
In other words it probably was written by conservative central office and emailed out for a signature.
I think not.
Correct: https://www.conservatives.com/businessletter
I am a small business owner and I would not have signed this, even if I was a Conservative supporter. My business is in a town centre and cuts from central government have pretty much forced the local council to ramp up parking charges and cut bus routes both of which are having a massively negative effect on the town.
I would rather be paying more tax but have more custom than have our custom decimated and given tax cuts.
It was the Tories are a joke with these letters when will they see it 😀
I think perhaps on or two posters on this site do
I thought as much sent out by Karren Brady small business ambassador as far as i know she has never started a small business herself only working for larger ones.
Yes you are right there have been large local cuts in funding so councils ramp up parking charges and decimate local bus services which they often have responsibility for,after the wonderful bus-deregulation of 1986.
Something Labour should have put right but did not.
No one signed anything - people were sent an email from the Tories and they said they were happy to support the wording. Given the Tories had their email they are probably Tory members and supporters already.
One of the signatories was on the radio and was really rude when another caller challenged him on this - telling him to stop whinging and get off his b*m and do some work. Turned out the other caller actually worked a 60 hour week.
If that is an example of the sort of small business people voting Tory - I would certainly not be happy to support them. Rude selfish and unpleasant.
As an add on the small businessman on LBC earlier was a accountant.
And yes he shouted so much over the other caller Nick Ferrari had to take charge.
Well you were getter rather animated in a recent thread where "hundreds" of firefighters sent a letter attacking the Conservatives, and I didn't see you criticising either the firefighters or those supporting them.
Double standards and hypocrisy?
For the love of god will people gain some critical thinking skills and stop believing this propagana that business are the creators of weath and jobs!
A business cannot exist without people who want and/or can buy their products. You can have the best product in the world and if no one wants to or can buy it there is no business, there is no wealth, there are no jobs!
Consumers are wealth and job creators with whatever spending power they have, or at best it is a symbiotic relationship!
I was supporting the firefighters in their fight against station closures and the downgrade of their pensions - that's what "animates" me, not the means by which they bring this to the attention of the public.
The firefighters have been pointing out the the policies of a government which endanger human life in this area for years.
You probably haven't even noticed.
Workers are the creators of wealth.