@PolitlcsUK Interest rate hike will achieve nothing. The intended purpose of hikes is to encourage people to save and benefit from lower interest rates in the future. Inflationary pressures and stagnate wages will continue to reduce disposable income.
It was a pleasure to organise the UK–India Business Collaboration & Investment Meeting at the @HouseofCommons , bringing together over 65 businesses, policymakers and investors to explore opportunities arising from the UK–India Free Trade Agreement.
A special thank you to @Jim4Dartford for hosting the event and to my fellow organiser Ajeesh for his support in making the evening a success.
My sincere thanks to our distinguished speakers and panellists Lord Marland, Lord @uday_nagaraju, @LabourSJ@NDIronsMP , Baroness Pola Uddin, Arnab Dutt OBE, Matthew Kershaw, Lyle Wilton, Shilpa Kaluti, Tijo Joseph, Siby Jose and Jisna John for sharing their valuable insights and expertise.
A big thank you to Bangalore Express for providing the delicious food. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm for strengthening UK–India trade, investment and business partnerships and I look forward to organising our next event and building on the connections made. @croydonhealth@HCI_London@UKinIndia@fsb_policy@UKTradeBusiness@biztradegovuk
Spent a lot of time recently building AI applications. @KanishkaNarayan is bang on the mark. Using AI to reduce manual processing is a key business objective.
Nearly 70% of planning applications are for everyday home improvements.
By cutting paperwork and admin with AI tool PlanAssist, we're aiming to slash processing times from 8 weeks down to 4.
Less bureaucracy, faster answers for families, and getting Britain building 🏠 🇬🇧
@JuliaHB1 It might not be much to you but for many that contribution will help significantly. Maybe donate your £100 to a charity or help someone in your community in need.
BREAKING: Harry Kane wins the Ballon d’Or. What a worthy winner. Brilliant striker who had a magnificent season. And such a lovely guy. Congrats @HKane 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
On the eve of a pivotal Budget, it feels like a fitting time to share my reflections on Labour Party Conference 2026.
From Andy Burnham’s speech to the opportunities ahead for Croydon, here are my thoughts on a memorable week as a delegate. 🌹
https://t.co/WTQ3cR2F1Q
@markgoldbridge No do not build him a statue. He’s a leading figure of Manchester Inited. As a senior leader it’s his duty to publicly exercise calm and deal with problems behind closed doors. That’s true leadership. He should be benched and sold in January!
@HarryBarnes@CarolineLucas Correct we can do both as an example China. They have the leading renewable energy program. Secondly we must remember the cost will be passed on to the consumer. There isn’t much headroom for further increase in domestic energy bills.
@HarryBarnes@CarolineLucas 45% of our electrical grid is powered by renewable energy. We are making significant progress. I agree longer term we will be financially better off but we still need to address the present and immediate future (2030/2040 decades).
@premnsikka Why should we pay more CGT? We need to incentivise people to build businesses and invest, not add further barriers. If you want to increase tax receipts address the 1.7M people out of work!
@ZackPolanski I disagree with this. Betrayal of our future would be not having a renewable energy program. We also need to address the present. That means creating policies which kickstart local economies and increase tax receipts.
Excellent decision and a welcomed shift. The biggest obstacle to economic growth is energy. This will create jobs and increase government receipts. We need more policy making that ‘shifts the needle’. #jackdaw
🚨 BREAKING: The Government has officially approved the Jackdaw gas field for North Sea drilling
It's the UK’s largest known untapped gas reserve and will start to supply gas to British homes and businesses from the end of this month