Where Is The Voice of Business?

Who are the voices that are influencing decisions made by those in power and what impact are they having on the way we live our lives? Some say if we don't hear the voices from the other side of the coin, we could embark upon a state of semi-permanent lockdown.

For good or bad, the broadcast news agenda is dominated by the public sector. The problem with this is the vast majority of voices we hear on Newsnight, The Today Programme, Question Time and others are from politicians, civil servants, academics, doctors, union bosses and other figures from the state and non-profit sector.

These spokespeople tend to represent their class - the 15% of the working population employed directly or indirectly by the state. Very few of these are fearful about losing their jobs because of Covid-19 and the lockdown. None of them would lose a defined benefit, tax payer-underwritten pension and are guaranteed to get paid each month.

They don’t have a business at risk of going bust and there are very few redundancies. They don't have to beg for a loan, or negotiate with creditors to survive.

The usual suspects in the public sector have controlled the airwaves more than ever during these oppressive times and the NHS is at the front and centre of every discussion. 

There has been a catastrophic impact on business and the private sector, yet virtual silence from business leaders, who the BBC seem to treat as involved in criminal activity.

Is this an opportunity (seen by some lefties) to expand the state? If Britain wants to remain a competitive and dynamic nation, then business leaders, entrepreneurs, corporate bosses etc must speak out on behalf of wealth creation & free markets.

If we don’t, then can we expect the worst? A state of semi-permanent lockdown socialism.

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