DEBATE: As discounts get out-of-control, is there a case for retailers to ignore Black Friday altogether? As discounts get out-of-control, is there a case for retailers to ignore Black Friday altogether? Michelle Ovens, director of Small Business Saturday, says YES. Black Friday started off as a day when consumers could enjoy making great purchases, but now it has just become a day for deep discounting – and that is incredibly damaging to small [...]
DEBATE: Will new non-EU free trade deals offset the potential costs of Brexit to the UK economy? Will new non-EU free trade deals offset the potential costs of Brexit to the UK economy? John Longworth, co-chairman of Leave means Leave and former director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, says YES. Quite apart from the political benefits of Brexit – liberty and self-determination – the economic benefits are vast: better regulation, [...]