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Rishi Sunak

The Chancellor’s ‘Restart’ missed the turning marked apprenticeships and wound up in the ditch

26 November 202026 November 2020 Opinion Charlie Mullins 5 Comments

The Chancellor put himself in the driving seat to ‘Restart’ the economy but the ignition failed and someone appears to have stolen the satnav.

Rishi Sunak

As furlough ends employers have a duty to be honest with their workers

17 September 2020 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 69 Comments

Rishi Sunak’s desperate pleading with company bosses not to lay off their furloughed employees once the scheme ends next month will cut no ice with those who must balance the books in the real world of business. 

Autumn Statement Philip Hammond

The ‘Autumn Statement Game’ – The Chancellor Puts Up Ladders After Economy Lands On A Snake Head!

24 November 201624 November 2016 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 1 Comment

Listening to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement yesterday, I couldn’t help feeling a sense of Déjà vu, as he tried his best to make a very meagre amount of money look like it was going further than it could.

Chancellor George Osborne

Economic figures just don’t add up

20 February 2013 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 2 Comments

More people are in work than ever before and the FTSE was up 500 points on where it closed at the end of 2012. Yet we are teetering on the brink of a triple-dip recession. Something just doesn’t add up and maybe the Chancellor’s Budget next month might just give us the answer.

George-Osbourne-and-Pimnlico-apprentice,-Josh-Myers

Unemployment drop offers an unexpected ‘Secret Santa’ gift for the Chancellor

12 December 2012 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 1 Comment

Now that’s a spectacular early Christmas present for the Chancellor, and more importantly for more than 80,000 people, who are no-longer listed as being out of work.

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