Migration and Brexit: What Cumbrian businesses really think
Some Lake District hoteliers fear they could be forced to close if stringent restrictions on migrant labour are imposed after Brexit. That sounds alarmist –…
What Cumbrian businesses really think about the Minimum Wage
Almost 90% of the businesses that completed our questionnaire said increases in the Minimum Wage were inhibiting their ability to invest in their businesses, and…
Time for a rethink on HS2 – or Cumbria will lose out
Cumbria Chamber is concerned that the county could miss out on the full benefits of HS2, the proposed £56bn high-speed railway linking London to the…
Industrial Strategy: Did they listen to you?
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce embarked on a major consultation earlier this year. We sent questionnaires to thousands of businesses and convened focus groups to comment…
Northern Powerhouse: Four-point plan for revival
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which calls itself “The UK’s leading progressive think tank”, doesn’t always see eye to eye with business. But…
Economy: Are the latest growth figures a blip?
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK economy grew by only 0.3% in the first quarter of 2017, compared…