The results of the UK general election have temporarily thrown the imminent Brexit negotiations into disarray. The Prime Minister needs to form a pact with the Democratic Unionist party before entering Brexit talks and her mandate will be shaky for a while.  The timetable may also need to be adjusted by a week or two.

There are far too many small and medium-size businesses that make a decision to trade entirely on price rather than on the quality of their goods and services.