Where does the office go from here ?
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s well publicised campaign to get more civil servants back into the office has once again highlighted the dilemma facing...
Pandemic puzzle will be with us for some time
Learning to live with Covid will pose a number of problems for business and I suspect it will be quite a while before we properly...
Pandemic puzzle will be with us for some time to come
Learning to live with Covid will pose a number of problems for business and I suspect it will be quite a while before we properly...
What a time to be in business
Horrifying scenes from Ukraine have shocked the world and our local business community has been aghast at the terrible violence being...
Difficult choices call for political courage
Last month I raised the contentious question of whether the Housing Crisis is of more pressing concern than the Climate Emergency. Since...
Pick your priorities
One of the great things about meetings with Chamber and Initiative members is you get a sense of significant changes in how people are...
How can we solve the business rates conundrum ?
Pressures on High Street retailers have once again brought the subject of business rates back up to the top of the agenda. Hard pressed...
Budget was a mixed bag for businesses
In some ways Bath is a victim of its own success. We have a number of successful companies, two great Universities and possess a global...
Making the most of our top class Universities
Our first face to face Initiative meeting for more than 18 months was a great success, thought it felt slightly strange seeing members in...
Meeting face to face
September will be a red letter month for members of the Initiative as we meet face to face for the first time in more than eighteen...