cunardline just had the MS Queen Elizabeth barred from Fiordland in NZ over biosecurity concerns. Perhaps Cunard will be the first cruise line to trial robotic hull cleaning. Underway cleaning may be the only way keep up with itineraries. youtu.be/mFvQ9n0Is6E

Regent Seven Seas Explorer, Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, Viking Orion & Coral Princess & other #cruise ships traveling to New Zealand encountered #biofouling, "condemning those aboard to days of idleness at sea until painstaking cleaning process is performed" nytimes.com/2023/01/20/tra…

Clues about what Spring Budget 2023 on March 15th would contain if the Labour party were in power are emerging. Read more here: bit.ly/3REZuXQ Comments from Philip Ross Brandon Lewis and Abena Oppong-Asare MP. #budget2023 #labour #contractors #business

Female led businesses can add £250bn to U.K. economy according to Rose Review yet they receive less than 3% of venture capital investment acc to Forbes. Time to close the gender investment gap. #IWD2023 #InternationalWomensDay

‘No one should be forced out of the workforce for tax reasons’ says the Chancellor … cough … #IR35 #Budget2023

📺 Budgets are about making tough choices, and the Chancellor has chosen to snub small business strivers with very meagre offerings in the #Budget2023. FSB's chief of External Affairs Craig Beaumont spoke to GB News ⬇️

You had one job… 🤦‍♂️

@ItTalksSoItDoes Led By Donkeys That was Kwarteng, and to be fair while he was chancellor £10,000 was the same as $10,000

.Frugalpac is exactly the kind of British business The Labour Party will encourage with our #NetZero plan. Bottles from recycled paperboard. Less waste, less water & lower carbon. Thanks to Malcolm Waugh for introducing me to the excellent wine which goes in their bottles! #Frugalpac

Wonder why the Tories would make it harder for young people to vote? Know what you need. #VoterID #VoterSuppression #May4 #LocalElections

steve c Bill Esterson According to the Electoral Commission website all travel photo cards issued to over 60s are acceptable for in-person voting. But this doesn’t apply to many of the equivalents for under 60s. Here’s the link electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/v…

Looking forward to this. You need to register to attend and please do send questions for the Minister in advance (via the registration process)

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

It’s World Mental Health Day. Please know it’s ok to not be okay. We must normalise talking about MH. I live with complex PTSD and borderline bipolar disorder. There is no shame. It’s okay to talk. If you are struggling reach out. End the stigma now 💚

“Sustainable economies need an active partnership between government, businesses and the workforce. Wise words from ⁦Angela Rayner⁩ at #LabourBusiness Conference reception. #Lab23 #LabConference23

Just finished the epic The Rest Is History on Cortes and found this picture of Alvarado in Sevilla. He looks fierce like a conquistador.

Why is Virgin Media ❤️ so hard to use? impossible to get new movies, poor customer service... and yet they have a monopoly on the fibre cable? Next Labour government needs to bring that to an end.

It is Facial Palsy awareness week, two years ago it happened to me. Facial Palsy UK

"There is a need to find a proper balance between tax, employment rights and risk. While this has been, quite rightly, a big topic with the unions, most of the workers affected aren’t unionised." Philip Ross takes a look at the Labour manifesto: labourlist.org/2024/06/labour…