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.
“UK retail sales spooked by Brexit, as German factory orders slide – as it happened”
Last week I told you about the difficulties I’d experienced trying to park to drop off stuff to charity shops, a reflection the woes of our high streets. This provoked the biggest reaction I’ve had since I inadvertently misspelt the name of a Somerset town (yes,...