I spoke alongside Miles Templeman, Director General of the Institute of Directors. Richard Lambert of the CBI, the British Chambers of Commerce, and Federation of Small Business were also there in force. The event was just part of an action packed day of policy discussions and seminars organised by our business relations operation. We’ve done an enormous amount of work over the year, engaging with small and large businesses, up and down the country, and across every sector. We had record attendance, and the event was oversubscribed.
My morning was a blur of newspaper and television interviews. I’ve just come off the phone to Alan, a reporter from my local paper, the Knutsford Guardian. I was filling him in on the latest news from Blackpool. As Ronald Reagan said, “always remember to dance with the one who brung you”.