Kien Tan
@kientan74.bsky.social
Retail consultant and analyst by day, gym instructor and beer drinker by night.
All about shops, pubs, planes, gyms... and the views are mine, all mine.
All about shops, pubs, planes, gyms... and the views are mine, all mine.
The tl;dr point is that Labour removed the pandemic relief for indies that the Tories had previously extended. So, while the multiplier is lower, it pales into insignificance compared with the impact of having to pay full (and increasing) whack.
But you’re right, the surtax wasn’t as bad as feared
But you’re right, the surtax wasn’t as bad as feared
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The tl;dr point is that Labour removed the pandemic relief for indies that the Tories had previously extended. So, while the multiplier is lower, it pales into insignificance compared with the impact of having to pay full (and increasing) whack.
But you’re right, the surtax wasn’t as bad as feared
But you’re right, the surtax wasn’t as bad as feared
Good thread here: x.com/griffitha/st...
Andrew Griffith MP on X: "Bombshell: Reeves claims she’s lowered business rates. I call BS. Many pubs, restaurants, and shops have realised their bills are actually going up, by a lot. Why? Because while multipliers seem lower, an important relief was scrapped. Here's the truth… 🧵 https://t.co/HGfe8PwGra" / X
Bombshell: Reeves claims she’s lowered business rates. I call BS. Many pubs, restaurants, and shops have realised their bills are actually going up, by a lot. Why? Because while multipliers seem lower, an important relief was scrapped. Here's the truth… 🧵 https://t.co/HGfe8PwGra
x.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Good thread here: x.com/griffitha/st...
Ayyy, but your skeet now makes me want a pint of Landlord!
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ayyy, but your skeet now makes me want a pint of Landlord!
Define “not as awful as feared”… They’ve managed to screw small retailers as well as (admittedly less than feared) large retailers. That means small businesses go bust, and grocery inflation goes up. Win-win!
…and for what? ‘cos they daren’t p1ss off pensioners and backbenchers?
…and for what? ‘cos they daren’t p1ss off pensioners and backbenchers?
The budget. Business rates.
The reduction in the multiplier to 38.2p BUT the removal of the 40% business rates relief PLUS an increase in the rateable value means a 45.9% increase in my business rates for next year.
Yay.
The reduction in the multiplier to 38.2p BUT the removal of the 40% business rates relief PLUS an increase in the rateable value means a 45.9% increase in my business rates for next year.
Yay.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Define “not as awful as feared”… They’ve managed to screw small retailers as well as (admittedly less than feared) large retailers. That means small businesses go bust, and grocery inflation goes up. Win-win!
…and for what? ‘cos they daren’t p1ss off pensioners and backbenchers?
…and for what? ‘cos they daren’t p1ss off pensioners and backbenchers?
As an aside, I spoke to someone earlier who is seriously considering re-subdividing their house that they had put together out of two maisonettes 🤪
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As an aside, I spoke to someone earlier who is seriously considering re-subdividing their house that they had put together out of two maisonettes 🤪
...or more succinctly:
Well the cost of your drink down the pub will be going up again folks
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
...or more succinctly:
Reposted by Kien Tan
Argos expanded to the Netherlands way back when, but nobody "got it" and they pulled out pronto. They also pulled out of Ireland a couple of years ago
It was those little blue pens in doctors waiting rooms that did it for me - I took some French investors around stores in the 1990s and, like... 🤯
It was those little blue pens in doctors waiting rooms that did it for me - I took some French investors around stores in the 1990s and, like... 🤯
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Argos expanded to the Netherlands way back when, but nobody "got it" and they pulled out pronto. They also pulled out of Ireland a couple of years ago
It was those little blue pens in doctors waiting rooms that did it for me - I took some French investors around stores in the 1990s and, like... 🤯
It was those little blue pens in doctors waiting rooms that did it for me - I took some French investors around stores in the 1990s and, like... 🤯