THE HUB’S WEEKLY NEWS SNIPPETS
- Date: 24 February 2016
- Posted By: admin
Here are The Hub’s weekly snippets – some headlines that amuse; surprise; or apply to us all.
THE EU REFERENDUM: This is of course the big news of the week, and will roll on for the next few months. We now know the referendum will take place on the 23rd June. What we’ll all be trying to work out is what’s the best thing to do – should we stay or should we go? And it’s a difficult one because no country has done it before. As the economic arguments develop over the coming weeks here’s a link to a plain English overview:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887
Lord Rose certainly thinks we should stay. The former M & S boss is chairing a cross-party group called ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ and believes that “common sense will prevail”. Read a report here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35498467
Interestingly, some of the supermarkets are refusing to get drawn into the debate. Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, and Morrison’s have refused to sign a letter from businesses supporting the ‘stay’ vote, believing that it is for the British public to decide. Here’s an article on this interesting development.
SELF PARKING CHAIRS: something a little lighter. You might be torn between amusement and incredulity when watching this. If you lean towards the latter, it’s probably worth reflecting that lots of innovations have been met with the same – but will this one really catch on…?
MORRISON’S PLOUGHS £Ms INTO IMPROVING THE WORKPLACE: Most businesses cut staff costs in whatever way possible when trying to improve its fortunes. Morrison’s is being far sighted and doing the opposite. It’s investing some £30m in improving its workplaces such as staff rooms and facilities. Asda, meanwhile, is taking the traditional route and cutting back non-essential benefits. Let’s watch and see which fortunes turn around the quickest.
We hope you found this first edition of The Hub’s Weekly News Snippets interesting – do let us know what you liked or didn’t like, or if you want to discuss anything further. We’ll be issuing our Snippets every Wednesday, so look out for next week’s edition.