With a surprising result and new ministerial appointments still coming in, it has been a busy few days in public affairs. At Bellenden we have already begun thinking about the impact a small Conservative majority could have on businesses.
Whilst it will be key for all sectors to be aware of the ‘big’ issues that will be dominating the Government’s time such as the EU and further devolution, it will also be important for organisations to navigate their way through the plethora of new policies a revived Conservative party will be putting forward.
Below Bellenden’s Chief Executive Mark Glover discusses the impact of the new Government on business and national policy focusing on some of our key sectors such as education, housing and local government:
Our Managing Director of Bellenden Local also gives his initial thoughts on the impact of local elections where the Conservatives won over 30 councils and 500 new seats, and UKIP gained their first council. Specifically Phil Briscoe looks at the effect that both the General Election and local elections on planning and development policy: