I would definitely vote for you if… What our panel said over the last three weeks
NICK HUNGERFORD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, NUTMEG
“Our future leaders could come from anywhere and entrepreneurial flair and spirit should be encouraged and nurtured at all levels of education.”
MARTIN CLARKE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AA
“Get rid of the anomaly presented by wealthy foreigners (and those who are not so foreign) of using their non-dom status to enjoy a different tax regime from the rest of us.”
ANTHONY BROWNE
CEO, BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION
“We need a stable and predictable tax environment that encourages inward investment and strengthens UK competitiveness. The bank levy has been raised nine times since 2010.”
PETER JONES, CBE
DRAGONS’ DEN STAR AND ENTREPRENEUR
“A great government would stress the value of entrepreneurship and encourage people of all ages to consider it as a feasible career path.”
JOHN (J) HAYNES
GROUP CHAIRMAN, HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP
“It is important that the next government works to maintain the UK’s competitive edge, and low levels of corporation tax are key to this.”
JAYNE-ANNE GADHIA
CEO, VIRGIN MONEY
“A generation of young people are priced out of the [housing] market, changes are needed to the planning system and more can be done to provide financial support to buyers.”
ANN CAIRNS
PRESIDENT INTL MARKETS, MASTERCARD
“The success of London is phenomenal, and being from Newcastle, I also want to see the North and other regions succeed and grow.”
SMRUTI SRIRAM
CEO, SUPREME CREATIONS
“Apprenticeships are excellent, but we also need to ensure that we foster highly specialised skills in engineering, technology, maths, languages and design.”
SAM SMITH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, FINNCAP
“Ambitious, growing and innovative companies are at the heart of the UK’s economic revival, and we would welcome more government support [to them].”
SIR MARTIN SORRELL
FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WPP
“Have the courage to make the case that immigration benefits the economy, that membership of the EU is in Britain’s interests, and that a United Kingdom is the right solution.”
JON MOULTON
FOUNDER, BETTER CAPITAL
“Business and the country will do better with regulations matching our needs, not those of a moribund Eurozone.”
SIMON COLLINS
CHAIRMAN, KPMG
“There’s a difference between cracking down on irresponsible practices and demonising the engine room of the economy.”
MICHAEL SPENCER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ICAP
“Labour’s plans to increase the top rate of tax and introduce further taxes on the better off risk alienating the very people who have driven our economic recovery.”
EDMUND TRUELL
CEO, Tungsten Corp
“I would like to see the building of new homes outside of cities banned, as Switzerland has done, reducing pressure on our countryside.”
KATHERINE GARRETT-COX
CEO, ALLIANCE TRUST
“We all need to save more and borrow less. A simple and effective way to encourage that…is to announce a further increase to the personal savings allowance in ISAs.”
CLIVE FENTON
CEO, MCCARTHY & STONE
“I’d support a party that gave retirement housing special status, like affordable housing, because it releases much-needed family housing back into the market.”
KATHRYN PARSONS
CO-CEO, DECODED
“Let’s look at how we can further empower teachers and pupils with the resources and skills they need to bring subjects alive through technology.”