MD & photojournalist at national PR photo agency. Gundog training, scuba diving, cooking. Highworth Town Councillor - views expressed are solely my own.
Highworth, UK
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Simon Apps retweeted
NATO’s Article 5 -asking all to defend a member state - has only been triggered once FOR THE USA. Allies deployed 20 years from 9/11. Now Trump tells the 451 Brits killed supporting US that “we never needed them…they stayed off the front-lines”. Why are we still appeasing him?
“We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this and that. And they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines”
I served in Afghanistan. I saw first hand the sacrifices made by British soldiers I served alongside in Sangin where we suffered horrific casualties, as did the US Marines the following year.
I don’t believe US military personnel share the view of President Trump; his words do them a disservice as our closest military allies.
It’s sad to see our nation’s sacrifice, and that of our NATO partners, held so cheaply by the President of the United States.
Simon Apps retweeted
HOLY SHIT!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The end of this video destroyed me.
Thank you, Australia!
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‼️Would everyone fill in our brand new survey please?? We are putting together evidence for the Treasury Select Committee for ALL of the #ExcludedUK and we would REALLY appreciate your help with this.
take about 10 min needs 1200 to do it to make it 💪🙏 surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WFLL7RC – at Calne, England
Simon Apps retweeted
So @RishiSunak is frankly going to do absolutely nothing to help the sole directors of limited companies. Either take a loan or furlough and shut your business. It's absolutely disgraceful. Millions being thrown under the bus. #forgottenltd #chancellor #FurloughScheme
Simon Apps retweeted
We have been given no support, because @hmtreasury and @RishiSunak say it's too 'complicated'.
To quote Churchill on this memorable day:
"It is not enough that we do our best, sometimes we must do what is required”
@BorisJohnson
#ForgottenLtd
#forgottenLtd #2MillionReasonsWhy @RishiSunak @BorisJohnson
"There is no support for us": Preston business owner among others not eligible for Government grant lep.co.uk/business/there-no-…
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#ForgottenLtd Time is running out , I cannot survive emotionally and financially much longer .As a director of a small business I have been abandoned and my nursery deserves to survive for my 38 staff and the 205 families we support 🌈 @RishiSunak @piersmorgan @MartinSLewis
Simon Apps retweeted
Some people being sniffy abt the govt meeting its 100k #COVID19 test target.
But the underlying point is UK has gone from being one of the nations testing least, as a % of population, to one of those testing most - both in terms of people tested & no of tests.
That's something.
Simon Apps retweeted
These are the faces of small business owners shut out from government support packages all across the UK. Big thanks to @transmissionGB and @Leeclimpson for producing this powerful film #ForgottenLtd #2MillionReasonsWhy @TonyRobinsonOBE @DuncanBannatyne @CommonsTreasury
Simon Apps retweeted
I am an individual. I am the director of a Ltd Co that I own 100%. I make a profit for my Ltd Co. It pays Corp Tax. I AM that Company. Why shouldn't I take dividends? They're taxed, and I earned them. SEISS should be offered to us on our total earnings @RishiSunak @ForgottenLtd
Simon Apps retweeted
There are loads of new acronyms popping up at the moment.
Just in case you're struggling, we've started pulling together a #SmallBusinessOwners handy guide for you...
Today’s word is CBILS
@paullewismoney
@MartinSLewis
#ForgottenLtd #2MillionReasonsWhy
Simon Apps retweeted
For small and microbusinesses who have fallen through the gaps, this is a good opportunity to make your voice heard. @ForgottenLtd #forgottenltd #SME #2MillionReasonsWhy #Covid_19 @CBItweets
On Monday's Policy Briefing Webinar we will be joined by@scullyp MP, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets, who will discuss the government's coronavirus support for small businesses. Join us at 4:15pm: cbi.org.uk/events/policy-bri…
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We want to hear from you on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted your business, fill in our survey here: fsbbigvoice.co.uk/ImpactOfCo…
This survey is open to FSB members and non members #FSBbigvoice 👩🏽💻
Simon Apps retweeted
You CANNOT let him get away with this @BBCNews @SkyNews @Channel4News @itvnews @piersmorgan
He is DESTROYING entrepreneurs all over the country, has been told he is by many & is still choosing to stick the knife in, and yet sits here celebrating his own achievements. Maniac.
Innovation and entrepreneurship have powered growth in this country for centuries, and it is what will drive our growth as we recover from this crisis. #FutureFund
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Thoughts of every #forgottenltd company owner, lying awake at night worrying how they will save their business and support their family with no adequate financial support from our government... #sadtimes
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A remarkable u-turn if this proves accurate. Am still not convinced it will do a huge amount to encourage banks to lend more unless it is accompanied by structural changes to this flawed scheme.
Sunak bends to pressure for 100% guarantees on small business loans ft.com/content/be371033-0a75… via @financialtimes Ditheringly delayed incompetence of the scale Sunak has displayed should have ended any career by now. In this gov’t he ranks as a star
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New: #cbils lending up to £2.8 billion, double last week's number. 9,000 loans have been provided, and 16,600 approved from 36,600 "completed applications". Some of these still being processed.
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