Shirley Leader's Media Coverage
Express.co.uk
Hunt urged to slash business tax as threat of Truss-backed Tory rebellion growsEXCLUSIVE: The Conservative Party needs to get back to what it used to do and cut business taxes, a businessman has said.
Daily Mail
Rail strikes see pubs ‘forced to close’, offices ‘empty’ and shops hitBusiness owners have told of their strife as rail strikes ruin Christmas bookings and put a dampener on the festive trading period, as the first wave of 48-hour rail strikes came into effect
ICAEW
Business: energy plan “a sticking plaster on a bleeding wound”The energy discount for businesses has received a mixed response from members and companies, who welcome the support but question whether it’s too little, too late.
TheIndustry.fashion
Independent retailers react to May 2022 ONS data: “we will soon lose more businesses”The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that consumers reined in their spending in May amid belt-tightening due to the cost-of-living crisis. The data showed a pull back in spending on household...
Daily Mail
Inflation hits 6.2% ahead of Rishi’s mini-Budget TODAYRishi Sunak has left No11 for the Commons ahead of his Spring Statement, after the headline CPI rate came in above expectations - underlining the pain for families.
Boutique Magazine
“I believe we are through the worst,” Indies react to GDP newsGross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.2 per cent in December 2021 to equal its pre-pandemic level in February 2020.
The Telegraph
‘We need cash to survive’: small businesses back Telegraph campaign to save notes and coinsCharities and community groups face disaster if physical cash disappears
BBC News
‘There’s a lack of fairness in lockdown shopping’A boutique shop owner says shopping in the new lockdown is not a level playing field.
BBC
BBC Radio Solent - Afternoons on BBC Radio Solent, A Petersfield boutique owner on keeping the town connected and a community...Trusted local News, information and advice and Make A Difference.
Retail Gazette
Indie retailer Velvet & Rose on lockdown lessons & future hopesRetail Gazette speaks to Shirley Leader on her independent boutique Velvet & Rose and how, at the time of writing, she was preparing to (...)
Use of Changing Rooms are vital for independent shops! Let’s hope that the Government can ensure that they can be kept open whilst adhering to covid safe...