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Government policy, health and safety

There’s a serious look at Government activity in this, look at just what has and has not been announced that
our first full edition of 2012. When the coalition came in could be of benefit to small businesses such as office
two years ago it made much of its promises to be more suppliers.
business-friendly, particularly to smaller businesses. A key part of Government of course, and one that
Some of its actions in the intervening months, has been at the wrong end of much mud slinging in
particularly when it comes to handing out contracts recent years, is health and safety. In the light of cuts in
that are connected to the Olympics, have seemed to Government funding, the Health & Safety Executive
suggest that creating a level playing field for small (HSE) has announced that, from April, it will no longer be
entrepreneurial businesses was the last thing on its making proactive checks on a range of industry sectors,
mind. Yet over the turn of the year ministers were once including office supplies. But this may not actually be
again talking about how business-friendly they are. the wonderful news that some of the more cynical
So this issue we aim to set the record straight, and among us might think. Read on to find out why.

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