So profits are down at M&S. Not really a surprise, I, like many, buy the occasional chicken Kiev but haven’t found anything I’d wear, even in private, for a long time. However, most of us running our own businesses would say, stop moaning, at least you’re making a profit, no mean feat in any line of work. There are now around 5m of we self-employed, almost double in the last 15 years. Most of them are delivering your take-aways and Amazon parcels. Go see ‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysjwg-MnZao for the real story.
“Pensions minister: ‘we have created saving pots, but not a pension system’”
The OBR (Office of Budget Responsibility, as opposed to the OBI, often said to be housed in No.11) said this week that pensions were one of the biggest problems to be faced by this and future governments.
