That all important X

In the middle of January I wrote a blog (http://theintersearchintheukblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/already-fed-up-with-election.html) about the number of times that the election was starting to come up in conversations with clients, despite the fact that there wasn’t a date for it at that time. Well as we all now know, after yesterday’s announcement, we do now have a date. May the 6th, the same day as the local elections in many parts of the country.

Now it’s not my place to tell you, or to advise you, where to place that X on the 6th but simply to point out that now that the speculation is over can we please get on with running our businesses and making a few decisions?

At the moment the parties are firing broadsides and counter claims against each other about what they will or will not do to help stimulate the economy and put UK plc back on a firm trading footing. This election, probably more than most in the last decade or so will be won or lost or by whom the voter believes will do more for the pound in their pocket. So, the price of fuel which continues to rise inexorably and NI contributions will be much to the fore, whilst funding for big infrastructure programmes is likely to be hit by whichever of the parties wins on the day.

However, despite all the arguments that will rage and the promises that will be made and inevitably broken, yours and my daily routine will go on. Businesses will continue to trade and export goods across the globe.

The global economic indices have been more positive recently, and whilst the rest of the global economies will keep half an eye on our decision making, their businesses will try and take advantage if we sit on our hands.

To thrive, businesses need employees and with staff retention and recruitment back on boardroom agendas again, InterSearch is ideally placed to help you whichever party rules the land on 7th May.