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...Sir Charlie Mayfield, the former chair of the John Lewis Partnership who was tasked by former prime minister David Cameron with improving the poor productivity of small businesses, is among those calling...
...When Osborne and David Cameron came to power in 2010, they won market confidence by showing that they were serious about balancing the books....
...The expected breaking of the triple lock, which was introduced by David Cameron’s coalition government in 2010, would start a big debate about whether it is affordable in the long run....
...This worthy British charity, with its establishment cast of supporters including prime minister David Cameron, collapsed in 2015....
...The meeting was also addressed by Sir Charlie Mayfield, who chairs the John Lewis partnership as well as the UK commission for employment and skills, who gave an “impassioned” plea to business to help government...
...“It does cost more money to trade in parts of Scotland, and therefore those higher costs in the event of a Yes vote are more likely to passed on,” warned Mr Mayfield on Thursday....
...“When Charlie Mayfield [chairman of John Lewis] started talking about what a Waitrose bill would cost if he was not cross-subsidising in one United Kingdom . . . some of those messages got home.”...
...The business outburst, which also involved Kingfisher, Asda and Next, was reputedly co-ordinated by UK prime minister and ex-PR man David Cameron....
...David Cameron, prime minister, says “apprenticeships are at the heart of our mission to rebuild the economy”....
...His comments were backed on Thursday by Sebastian James, chief executive of Dixons Retail, and a friend of prime minister David Cameron....
...“Despite having first scorned Labour’s initiative, David Cameron now claims he has become a convert to the cause,” he said....
...Mr Mayfield, too, says John Lewis principles cannot be cherry-picked....
...David Cameron is determined to shift the debate away from cuts and towards growth as his £181bn austerity programme begins to take effect....
...The Home (furnishings) Office will be a comfy berth for John Lewis’s Charlie Mayfield....
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