Loans and Lies: Britain’s Biggest Mis-selling Scandal Isn’t the Student Loan, It’s the University Dream
The Treasury Select Committee has delivered a devastating verdict. It says the Government mis-sold around £200 billion of student loans to more than five million young people by failing to explain that interest rates could rise and repayment thresholds could be frozen after they had signed up. If compensation follows, it would eclipse every previous […]
Andy Burnham’s Business Rates Gamble is a Busted Flush!
Every entrepreneur knows you can plan for high taxes. What you can’t plan for is politicians constantly changing the rules. That’s why Andy Burnham’s proposal to hand local politicians more control over business taxation should ring alarm bells. Level playing field For decades, businesses have operated under a national business rates system. You may not […]
FORD’S AI U-TURN PROVES WHAT WE’VE ALWAYS KNOWN AT WEFIX LONDON – PEOPLE DO PEOPLE BETTER!
Ford has just delivered a lesson that every business should take on board. After relying too heavily on artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of its quality control process, the motor giant has brought back experienced engineers because the quality simply wasn’t where it needed to be. That’s a remarkable admission from one of the world’s […]
Pimlico Plumbers up for Sale as American Bosses Look to Cut Losses!
The wheels look like they’re really falling off the van at Pimlico Plumbers this week with the news that it’s going up for sale in 2028 as the American owners look to cut their losses after not increasing sales since taking over in 2021. And a little bird told me yesterday that a team of […]
Andy Burnham’s Power-grab is more like a Mafia Hit than a Political Manoeuvre
So, when Keir Starmer’s Governments piled on extra costs, increased taxes, and made it harder to employ people, it’s no wonder confidence legged it! Companies pulled the pin on investment and recruitment that’s any chance of any decent economic growth out the door. That’s not ideology, it’s how businesses react when the goalposts keep moving. […]
While others melt, WEFIX London breaks records
While much of Britain seems to grind to a halt every time the thermometer nudges towards 30 degrees, the team at WEFIX London has been doing exactly the opposite. This week, despite one of the hottest spells in recent years, our engineers have maintained a full 24/7 service while setting new company records every single […]
The Demise of a Diabolical Prime Minister & his Sidekick Rachel from Accounts!
This morning’s resignation by Keir Starmer was the best news I’ve heard in a very long while. To be honest I’m still dumfounded how the most unprimeministerly premier in the history of the United Kingdom managed to last two years in the job. But at last he’s realised his time bumbling around Westminster making gaff […]
Sales Best Since WEFIX Launch & Chasing SpaceX into the Stratosphere!
SALES last week soared to their highest level since WEFIX began trading, and while nobody became a trillionaire our stock is rising just like Elon Musk’s space company. And just like SpaceX customers are loving what we’re doing, especially our 24-hour, 7 days a week service. At Pimlico Plumbers they talk the talk, but their […]
We have created a generation of graduates about as useful as a longbow against a tank!
When I was an apprentice plumber, nobody pretended that spending years learning a skill guaranteed success. You still had to work hard, turn up on time and prove yourself. But at least the training was relevant to a real paying job. Today we are throwing money at an education system that does the exact opposite. […]
They’re Coming Home! Why WEFIX London Is Growing at 240% Annually, While Others Are Going Backwards
When I sold the business I founded back in 1979, I genuinely thought that chapter of my life was over. After more than four decades building Pimlico Plumbers into one of Britain’s best-known home services companies, and selling it in 2021 for around £150 million, I thought it was time to step away from the […]