Let's ignore Cameron for a moment, or longer if you wish, my question is why do the CBI go along with this? To answer my own question I can only think they are equally as stupid as our PM.

"Getting rid of red tape" and "Having a bonfire of the QUANGOs", sounds pretty good, and indeed it would be pretty good, but you can't get rid of the QUANGOs or the red tape, unless you remove the functions of government which they support, which is far easier said than done, especially as much of it comes from the EU, or comes through the EU.

There are two theories of tidying up; throw out the rubbish and rearrange what's left; move the rubbish from one place to another and make it look prettier. I don't see Cameron doing much more than moving the rubbish from one place to another, if this even progresses from a worthy declaration.

This is what puzzles me ... this is such transparent nonsense, one wonders why he bothers ... who he thinks he is impressing.

The CBI President - Sir Roger Carr

"Throughout his career he has served on a number of external committees including the Manufacturing Council of the CBI, The Higgs Committee on Corporate Governance and Business for New Europe. He is a fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce and is a Companion of the Institute of Management."

So he is on the Higgs Committee on Corporate Governance and Business for New Europe. - Translated as Europhile?

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Neil Bentley - Deputy Director-General Chief Operating Officer

Neil joined the CBI in 2002, since when he has been a policy director and successfully led the CBI’s first climate change campaign, as well as campaigns and lobbying on infrastructure development, energy – which led to the 2011 Electricity Market Reform White Paper.

Neil is Deputy Chairman of Stonewall, the charity that promotes equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

Neil sits on the government’s Green Economy Council and between 2008-2012 was a non-executive director of the Carbon Trust, a not-for-profit company providing specialist support to help businesses boost returns by cutting carbon emissions.

Neil also sits on the Executive Committee of Business Europe, the pan-European business lobby organisation.

Before joining the CBI, Neil worked at IT services company EDS, where he was the HR lead on a series of global and European outsourcing deals, and advised on employee and trade union relations across the EMEA region.

Neil's doctorate is in German industrial relations and racism in the workplace and his first degree was in French, German and European Politics.

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Katja Hall - Chief Policy Director

She also lobbied for a better result for business on the immigration cap and the Bribery Act. Katja also led the CBI's European campaigns to protect the working time opt-out and to make the case for labour market flexibility.

Prior to joining the CBI, Katja worked at the BBC on employee relations, change management and reward.

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Rhian Chilcott - International Director

Before joining the CBI, Rhian ran a pressure group that campaigned for more women in politics and public life. She has also worked as a lobbyist in Brussels.....

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Rhian Kelly - Director for Business Environment.

Appointed Director for Business Environment in 2011, Rhian spearheads the CBI's campaign to boost investment in the UK's infrastructure, grow the low-carbon economy and ensure the resilience of the construction industry.

After joining the CBI in 2006, Rhian delivered the CBI's ground breaking report on climate change in 2007, which helped shift the perception of the role business can play in moving to a low-carbon economy. Rhian became head of Climate Change in 2008.

And another link for our Rhian - http://www.businessgreen...udget-low-carbon-economy

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There you have it. A selection of senior management of the CBI. Only business they are interested in is the corporates and stuff the little man. Plenty of evidence, I reckon, of anti-business.

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So Cameron will "streamline" European legislation,just like that.

Then gives an example of how he saved microbusinesses some probably very restrictive legistaltion,wel hoo- bloody-ray.Why do we have to have all this regulation anyway?if its is bad for the smaller businesses it must be bad for bigger ones too...unless, as you say they are the ones wanting the regulations....acts as a nice barrier to new businesses entering the market...take banking for example....very difficult to open a new bank...though that is exactly what we need to happen...but will it happen?.....will it buggery.



Absolute guff from beginning to end.

I am actually in agreement with you.

The Green Tosser opens idiot gob........spews bollocks......what's new???