Its great to have figures from the front bench coming to visit us in Rugby. Yesterday Alan Duncan MP, Shadow Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform was with us. He came to meet with local business people and the meeting was held at my business premises. I took the opportunity to show Alan how my business operates and rather than the usual photo of senior politician and candidate shaking hands at a meeting, our photo opportunity was in the warehouse with the benefit of various props to hand!Alan spent time listening to owners of businesses in Rugby talk about the effects of regulation, concerns about a worsening business climate and in particular the squeeze on small business caused by increased costs from suppliers and the difficulty of passing them on to customers. I believe Alan left us with a good understanding of the issues facing smaller businesses and the kind of changes they will be loking for once we are in Government.
