General election: Businesses in Gloucestershire tell us what they really want

As we rumble towards the general election and political messages fill the airwaves it’s hard to work out what Gloucestershire business wants. So we asked the its three key chambers of commerce.

Dear Reader,

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of The Raikes Journal. We hope your week is going well.

If you are reading this when we send it, the question might be ‘why are you not watching the England v Denmark game instead? We’re glad you chose Raikes (afterall, there is always catch-up!).

This week we had the pleasure of visiting one of the most influential and exciting leaders of the construction sector in the county and beyond, even if she doesn’t realise it yet!

That’s a story we’ll be writing up very soon.

In the meantime, we have today’s big read. In a time when it is hard to escape what political figures want us to think about the forthcoming general election we thought we’d ask county businesses what they want. We have their answers below and think they make for interesting reading - and we thank all of the chambers of commerce for taking part.

We’ve also managed to include two or three short stories for you, and a piece highlighting a forthcoming seminar on immigration and how to …