A piece in the Telegraph.
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Interesting. The start of the piece:
Nigel Farage today lashed out at ‘monstrous’ efforts to shut down a gathering of right-wing politicians in Brussels and warned: ‘We are up against a new form of communism.’
The ex-UKIP leader hit out as police and a local mayor in the Belgian capital attempted to cancel a ‘National Conservatism’ conference.
As well as Mr Farage, speakers at the two-day event were also set to include ex-home secretary Suella Braverman and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban.
But the event was thrown into chaos as local officials frantically worked to close it down.
Emir Kir, the mayor of Brussels district Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, said he had issued an order banning the National Conservatism conference from taking place ‘to guarantee public safety’.
‘In Etterbeek, in Brussels City and in Saint-Josse, the far-right is not welcome,’ he added.
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I’ve been a member of SPUC for some time, and much enjoyed their annual conference in Milton Keynes last year. It was good to see them publish this (short video).
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It’s not often I write pieces concerning my home town, the throbbing metropolis of Bedford, but a piece in the Bedford Independent today caught my eye, Bedford business owner says upskilling female entrepreneurs will grow local and national economy.
The business owner in question is Sophie Turner, described in the article like this:
“Sophie Turner, CEO and founder of the herstory consultancy, has spent a decade working in business development and public relations and is now campaigning for a serious commitment to gender equality in business.”
Extracts from the piece (I would urge readers to read the whole piece):
“A Bedford business owner has called on the government to do more to support the upskilling of female entrepreneurs and business owners and help boost the UK economy.”
“She wants the UK government to address the gender gap and also support women to gain the communication skills needed to build their gravitas and break down the barriers to funding.”
“Data shows that, unlike in boys, a ‘confidence gender gap’ starts in girls from as young as six years old. This can then hinder how women develop communication and self-promotion skills in later life, skills that are vital in entrepreneurship.”
“This in turn creates a negative impact on their sales and networking abilities, which are vital for business and funding opportunities.”
“So much so that, according to government research, less than 2% of all venture capital funding in 2023 went to female-led businesses.”
“This lack of diverse representation at a funding level shows that investors are often more likely to connect with a business with the same gender, ethnicity or social background.”
“With only 14% of all Angel Investors being female, entrepreneurial women are therefore struggling to access funding networks and secure financial support.”
“Her comments have attracted the attention of Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin (Labour) who has pledged his support for her campaign.” [J4MB: Quelle surprise.]
“When Sophie came to me with her campaign I was immediately willing to see what I can do with her locally to help close the gender gap for women entrepreneurs,” said Mr Yasin.”
“Female-founded businesses face so many barriers to growth and this is an example of how when we lift them up, we can drive positive change.
“Sophie is doing powerful work for female founders but the government need to do more. Our female entrepreneurs have the potential to add a hugely significant amount of value to the UK economy and we need to be doing everything we can to help them.”
“The Bedford Independent is 2/3 female-led and is backing Sophie Turner in her campaign to help boost Bedford’s economy and beyond with more support for female entrepreneurs. If you’d like to find out more, follow herstory on Instagram.”
The link leads to Ms Turner’s website, which has zero content other than this:
WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE UPDATE! COME BACK SHORTLY!
I shall be contacting the Bedford Independent and asking them to contact Ms Turner with a view to recording a Zoom video discussion with me on the issue of entrepreneurs. I shall also ask the paper to urge Mohammad Yasin MP to detail the “many barriers to growth” faced by female-founded businesses.
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Enjoy (video, 2:06).
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Our thanks to Jim for this recent story in the Mail.
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Our thanks to Mike P for this.
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Justice for Men & Boys 