ICYMI: Traders angry as Okehampton BID demands money okehampton-today.co.uk/news/out-of-to…

Well Civica Election Services, as the largest provider of voting services for BID ballots, what do you have to say given that according to British BIDs your postal BID ballot problems are are getting worse? Upto 25% of ballot papers are getting 'lost'! #BusinessImprovementDistrict #voting

With one council not yet willing to take levy payers to magistrates court for non payment, and another cancelling liability order applications, we know we're onto something challenging the legality of councils issuing BID levy demands. 💪💪💪 #BusinessImprovementDistrict

"If we just accept this, it's another added cost to all of our businesses." That's TV heard from Debbie Lee about why a number of businesses in Cranleigh are opposed to BID fees. #Cranleigh

📢 We’ve published our report on #HighStreets in towns and small cities🏬🛍️ ➡️ Read the full report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ldse… Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/8245/high… #myhighstreetmatters

Do Swansea Business Improvement District know that this year has been 2024? 🤣🤣 #BusinessImprovementDistrict #Swansea

In Hop'n'Scotch #kingsheath - The hapless BID are on the p*ss two doors down at Houblon. I am told The Labour Party Birmingham Labour are there in force to watch over their crony organisation including Cllr Lisa Trickett 🙁 #brum Against BID El Diablo

An employee at the BID Consultants Locus thinks high turnout BID ballots are crucial to a BIDs success & legitimacy. Couldn't agree more, but talk about the hypocrisy and irony of this being said by someone at Locus! 🤣🤣🤣 #BusinessImprovementDistrict linkedin.com/posts/against-…

A consultation is underway to gather views on the creation of a new 'unified & expanded' Business Improvement District for #Bristol. To find out what the proposals are all about visit go.fsb.org.uk/4glf8mk & to then air your views on the plans go to go.fsb.org.uk/3Vrin3n.

As the current term of the Aberdare Business Improvement District (BID) nears its end in March 2025, Will local traders be questioning whether the ini bit.ly/3ZsaP1C #wales #news

So what effect is the Business Improvement District(BID) initiative having? I get copied into a news latter each week extoling its virtues, but it only appears to be PR with little material benefit #rdguk

Difficult to have sympathy for bricks and mortar retailers when so many opt to join absurd BID schemes and pass on the levy to consumers. Keir Starmer David Buik Neil Saunders Kemi Badenoch Against BID Bobby #westbrom Darryl Magher 🔱 El Diablo news.sky.com/story/higher-p…

Brum X Jules Saunders Keir Starmer David Buik Neil Saunders Kemi Badenoch Against BID Bobby Darryl Magher 🔱 El Diablo Central BID Birmingham After What I have learned & seen how the BID works, how those who 'manage' it has become nothing but about power, money & influence. Businesses who don't agree or want BIDs are subject to being disadvantaged & financial mismanagement with no accountability. Bid mafia.

#Clevedon #BusinessImprovementDistrict If you have had a reminder to pay your Clevedon BID levy - you can refuse! The Say NO to Clevedon BID campaign team is there to help you fight the Clevedon BID racket!

No surprise Burnley Council want to continue taxing businesses in Burnley Burnley Town Centre BID. Note they are extending the BID map boundary to tax more businesses, hopefully those Burnley businesses have been consulted with?! #Burnley #BusinessImprovementDistrict lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24863233.…

Sacking and resignation as power struggle erupts inside flagship city centre project. Westside BID represents businesses in Broad Street and surrounding parts of the city centre - it's been in the midst of an internal power struggle just as its future is on the line.

Councillors agreed a Lib Dem budget amendment to look into a tourist tax. Councils don’t have the power to do it in England, but could use the Business Improvement District system as a workaround. Read more on that here 👇🏼 bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

What do people think of a 'tourist tax' to stay in Harrogate? Well it could be a reality as had it confirmed by unhappy hotels that being looked at right now by Harrogate BID & Harrogate Hospitality & Tourism Association. FYI Grumbler Harrogate Harrogate Advertiser The Stray Ferret, does Harrogate want a tourist tax?

A must view 😂😂😂😂 #Clevedon #BusinessImprovementDistrict youtu.be/sqDDPYEoai0?si…

Would you like to know what a Business Improvement District actually does? If you work in a BID area and buy coffee & lunch every day it is costing you approx £25 extra/yr youtube.com/watch?v=RULe_L… #businessimprovementdistrict #highstreet #misled #business #snakeoil #waste #uktax