PM to hit out at anti-business snobbery in UK
PRIME Minister David Cameron will attack “anti-business snobbery” in a speech to the Business in the Community conference today.
Business is “the most powerful force for social progress the world has ever known”, he is expected to say, just two days after the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) accused some government policies and ministers of appearing “anti-business”.
The Prime Minister will point to increasing numbers of internships and apprenticeships as evidence that businesses are boosting skills, and “making things better”.
In particular, Cameron is set to hit out at critics of companies, arguing that it is only “snobbery” which has led to work experience placements being “slammed as slave labour”, and that says business “isn’t really to be trusted”.
Companies including UBS, Barclays and McDonald’s are all praiseworthy, he believes, as they create thousands of opportunities for young people to gain valuable work experience.
However the government’s own record on promoting business has been questioned – on Tuesday the CBI attacked the government’s efforts to limit immigration, arguing it put international businesses and workers off coming to the UK.