Right to (car) Repair Choice campaign

Posted by Justin on Sep 2, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, cynicism | 1 comment Keith Robles, a member of Wealden Business Group gave a presentation today at the group’s breakfast networking meeting. Keith buys and sells used cars, but also is involved with a local independent garage on the servicing and repairs side (as well as sales). His presentation was about the “Right to Repair Choice” campaignVery briefly, at present the European Union obliges motor...
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Hotels and restauants, too

Posted by Justin on Sep 1, 2009 in Blogs, buying, English Pub, selling, solicitor | 0 comments Though this blog is mainly about public houses – hence its name – most of the comments and information apply equally to hotels and restaurants, too In that connection, I am (I hope) on the brink of completing what has been a very lengthy and complicated leasehold hotel purchase. I expect moist of the details will be boring to those not directly involved, but there may be some...
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Tenterden ‘Pudding Club’

Posted by Justin on Aug 28, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, Uncategorized | 0 comments Just finished catching up on calls etc after an enjoyable meeting of the Tenterden Pudding ClubThis is an informal monthly lunchtime networking meeting for Tenterden business peopleIf you are in business in the Tenterden area and would like to join us, send me an email at jn@justinnelson.co.uk
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The Hoodeners Horse, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent UK

Posted by Justin on Aug 22, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, beer, local, lunch, pubs | 1 comment I have to post my thoughts on this truly excellent pubI have visited it twice for Tweetups, and took my family today for lunch. On every occasion, I have been impressed by the warm welcome (especially from Andy Setterfield, the owner, but also from all his staff), the real ale (and cider), the efficiency and the FOOOOOD!Today, I mainly drank the St Austell Tribute; after a few pints of that, I...
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Government trickery

Posted by Justin on Aug 11, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, cynicism | 0 comments Typical, isn’t it? My daughter is at university. In applying for grants and loans last year, my relevant income was for the financial year 2007-08, so no grant for her. This year, after the credit crunch and while enduring its consequences (ie: a reasonable profit becomes a small loss), my relevant income is still for for the financial year 2007-08, so still no grant for her.What’s...
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Plenty of stick – no carrot

Posted by Justin on Aug 3, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, cynicism, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments Apparently, “The Legal Services Board could punish non-compliant regulators with multi-million-pound fines ” – see http://tinyurl.com/nwsa6aAnd how will the regulators pay those fines? By charging them out to those they regulateThe net result will be (a) over-cautious regulation resulting in a massive increase in red tape for lawyers to comply with (b) an over-cautious approach...
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