Forward to the Past!

The chancellor has used his speech at the Tory Party Conference to prove that this is a Government for Business by… making things more difficult for businesses.

The uniform business rates (UBR) will be scrapped and local authorities will be allowed to set their own poundage. At the same time everyone will be required to paint their front rooms brown and orange and install avocado bathroom suites.

Any business which operates in more than one local authority will have to wait until each council announces its poundage before setting budgets for rates.