Passing the buck won’t solve UK’s double-barrelled apprenticeship-NEET crisis!
From clueless politicians in Westminster to clueless politicians in City Hall, Labour’s latest apprenticeship wheeze is another expensive exercise in missing the bloody point! Just when you thought the Government couldn’t dream up another way of wasting taxpayers’ money, along comes its latest bright idea, a £240 million ‘apprenticeship brokerage’ scheme run by regional mayors […]
They came (for me and my OBE), I saw what they were up to, and for the second time in 18 months conquered their politically motivated attack!
Twice they’ve come after my OBE. Twice they’ve failed. And twice I’ve had to spend my own hard-earned money fighting what I believe is a politically motivated abuse of power dressed up as protecting the honours system. The Honours Forfeiture Committee has now seen sense for a second time after I was accused of bringing […]
Andy Burnham is panning for votes on Europe: he doesn’t give a monkey’s about rejoining the EU – the PM’s not a leader, just a politician who can see which way the wind is blowing!
Today I was on the wireless with my old mate and interrogator Jonathan Vernon-Smith on his BBC radio show the JVS Show when I was asked for my views on rejoining the EU – I think people were genuinely surprised to hear I’m not all for jumping straight back in. I genuinely believe that we […]
Labour Loves White Van Man — Just as Long as He Keeps Paying the Bills!
John Healey says Britain’s white van workers are the backbone of the economy. Fine words from a Chancellor whose party has spent two years making life harder for the businesses that keep Britain working. Apparently, Labour has suddenly discovered the importance of Britain’s plumbers, electricians, builders, mechanics and millions of self-employed tradespeople. Chancellor John Healey […]
WEFIX Team Reels In Its All-Time Record Trading Day – A Fitting Milestone As Our 75th Van Hits The Streets After Just 2-Years Of Trading!
Monday (Oct 19) was a momentous day in the life of WEFIX London – a day when the company launched its 75th van after only two-years of trading, and then the team achieved our all-time busiest trading day with bookings topping the previous best performance by more than 15%. The new record comes as daytime […]
We’ve lost 27,700 plumbers and the government still doesn’t have a bloody clue
For 20 years I’ve been warning successive governments that Britain’s obsession with universities and contempt for apprenticeships would end in disaster. Well, congratulations Westminster. You’ve now run out of road! A devastating new report from national training provider JTL reveals that England has lost 25,700 plumbers since 2018. That’s 16% of the workforce gone, with […]
Stop clobbering employers and give young people a chance
You can’t keep clobbering employers and then ask why they’re not taking on more people. With the Budget coming, the Government needs to understand a basic fact of business: before you can give somebody a job, you have to be able to see a future where you can earn the money to pay them. Yet […]
Today is WEFIX’s Second Birthday and the Best Present Arrived at Midnight – A New All-time Sales Record!
Confidence high at WEFIX London as two-year-old company on target for £15 million result, as September sales rocket to all-time high! Revenue rockets 30% from previous high-water mark Total jobs soars to 10% above previous best Average job size up 25% on 2025 75th van launched, with WFIX 100 operational in 2027 It seems like […]
Labour’s flexible working revolution is a dogmatic political fiction where the tail wags the dog
Here’s a question Labour might want to answer: who runs a business — the bloke who started it, risked his house, borrowed the money and pays the wages, or the people he employs? Because sometimes you have to wonder. The Government wants to beef up flexible-working rights, making it harder for bosses to refuse requests […]
Labour’s Best Scam Yet – a Job Creation Scheme Where the Only Job Involved is a Con-Job!
This morning I was called up by The Jeremy Vine Show on Channel 5 to kick the tyres and give an opinion on Andy Burnham’s government’s attempt to get a million 18-24s off benefits and into work. On the face of things getting youngsters known as NEETs (Not in Education, Employment of Training) into jobs […]