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PM Boris Johnson’s Conservatives won the election with a majority of 78
Christmas Jumper Day
We took part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 13 th December!
We were delighted that the general election delivered a decisive result on the 13 th December.
The United Kingdom now has a government with a strong working majority allowing it to deliver on its agenda.
We got together for a cracking day in our festive knits and donated money to Save the Children, to make the future brighter for children all around the world. Every pound we raised will give children in the UK and around the globe the chance to grow up healthy and happy, so they can become who they want to be.
The news brings with it questions about how the results will affect the credit and loans industry. According to the Federation of Small Business- es (FSB), the result of a majority gov- ernment will be positive for smaller firms. National Chairman Mike Cherry said “small business owners will be hoping that today’s result helps to bring stability back to the economy. After more than three years of Brexit absorbing government bandwidth, the Conservative Party has pledged to tackle the many domestic chal- lenges that have been neglected during that time.” During the election campaign, the Conservatives promised they would
help small firms by introducing a reform package to end the late payment crisis and by extending and expanding business rates discounts. Whilst we won’t know if the new government will entirely keep these promises, we do know that it is as important as ever that they nego- tiate a good exit deal with the EU. Cherry stresses the significance of this: “We have to avoid a scenario where we suddenly crash out of the EU with no time for small firms to prepare for what’s coming next.” Brexit talk aside, a majority govern- ment is something that the UK has needed for many years. We as a company now look forward to 2020 with even greater optimism.
What could Save the Childen do with the money we raised? • £2 could pay for antibiotics for eight children suffering from pneumonia • £5 could buy a winter jacket for a child in Syria • £20 could provide a mother and newborn baby with vital supplies
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