Government

Westminster occasionally affects the rest of us.

This section looks at government through a business lens.

What is being proposed?

What does it actually mean?

Does it help?

Does it create another form?

Does anybody in government appear to understand what happens inside a small business on a Tuesday afternoon?

Footprint will look at:

• SME policy
• tax
• regulation
• late payment
• business finance
• employment
• productivity
• government programmes
• consultations
• public spending relevant to business
• evidence behind policy decisions

We are interested in the gap between policy as announced and policy as experienced.

It can be quite a gap.