Franchise Pro. Judge of FSB franchisee of the year awards. Founder of UK’s largest franchise consultant network. 7x franchisor. Still lovin it.
Harrogate, England
Joined August 2010
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At what point are Labour going to realise that killing the opportunity for small businesses is killing the opportunity for better tax receipts?
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Andy Cheetham CFP 🇬🇧 retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson launches a SCATHING attack on Trump and his disgusting coziness with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that gets under Trump’s skin...
"I never thought I’d have to say this in my lifetime, but it’s 2026, and unfortunately, nothing is the way it used to be," wrote Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, on LinkedIn. "The Trump administration has become an enabler of autocrats and dictators, placing their personal whims ahead of the interests of the American people and the free world. What is it about Putin that makes President Trump fawn over him?"
"How can America’s allies ever trust this administration again, when it is now turning against them in a time of war and suffering?" he asked.
Trump has repeatedly betrayed our Ukrainian allies in recent days. First, he announced a shocking deal with Putin to allow millions of barrels of diesel onto global markets—a move that will inject cash directly into the Russian war machine. Then, he launched a concerted smear campaign against President Zelenskyy, claiming that Putin is "easier to deal with."
The betrayals escalated when Washington failed to provide its customary early warning to Kyiv regarding an imminent Russian ballistic missile attack. Now, it appears the White House has ordered a temporary suspension of Starshield—a military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, upon which the Ukrainian armed forces rely.
"The throttling of Starlink/Starshield and the inexplicable failure to provide advance warning of Russian missile launches have already led to the needless deaths of Ukrainian civilians," Branson wrote. "How much worse can it get?" "If one thing is clear, it’s that European leaders must move past the initial shock of Trump’s recent actions and step up. This is as much about European freedom as it is about Ukraine’s sovereignty. Both are worth fighting for," he continued. "Every option should now be on the table—from transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, to delivering advanced weapons systems like the German Taurus."
"Why, oh why, is this happening? We cannot allow the free world to be dismantled before our very eyes," Branson concluded.
We couldn’t agree more. Trump is an enemy of Ukraine, an enemy of democracy, and an enemy of the American people. When the Democrats regain power, we will have a major task ahead of us. Every trace of this monstrous man’s legacy must be erased.
Please ❤️ and share if you think Trump is Putin’s puppet!
Watching all that is wrong with boxing. Gomez easily won’t that fight. What a joke boxing is. If a rank outsider can see it then everyone else can. Doherty shouldn’t accept the draw.
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I feel very sorry for @katezacharia she was clearly very nervous and had the courage to take on a big role. But to kick her out after one showing isn’t very nice. I’d have helped her do better next time and I’m sure she would have done.
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Love how ever since @afneil has set out how Germany, Italy and France are growing slower than the UK I keep hearing other politicians saying exactly the same thing. But they didn’t before he did, they’re all just jumping on that bandwagon!
Apparently a £5 million payment is just a gift, so is a £36 million gift - it comes with no strings - a pure gift. In which case please also send me a gift but I will fund as many new franchise startups as I can - lots of people will benefit. This is better all round. PM me!
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Get some great hints and tips on franchising here: open.substack.com/pub/franch…
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The @RNLI exists to save lives at sea. Perhaps everyone should also start abusing the interpreters, medics, bus drivers and administrators associated with this. The RNLI don’t ask questions they are there to save lives, and the English Channel is no place for amy dinghy!
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Dear Americans. Don’t accept the $5,000 dividend. Instead demand $20,000. You might as well have some fun with it by remembering that the first rule of negotiation is not to accept the first offer.
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Andy Cheetham CFP 🇬🇧 retweeted
First @McLarenF1 signed golf bag giveaway!!
Just RT for a chance to win it!!
I’ll pick one winner on Monday 17th September… 🍀
The beautiful game? I don’t think so. A beautiful result - Yes.
I’m so happy for Spain because despite the best efforts of the on field officials and the off field organisers they won. How richly deserved!
Argentina’s team were a disgrace.
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OMD were fabulous last night here in York. What a top performance. The support acts were excellent too kicking off with @AndrewCushin who I’ve never heard of but was great!
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If you’re going to resign at least do it without banging on and on about how well you think you’ve done before hand.
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Andy Burnham then it seems will walk in to No.10 in due course and that’s already decided. Provided he actually answers any of the media’s questions unlike all the others then I’ll be happy.
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Is there any point in believing anything our politicians say? Until a manifesto becomes a contract with the people they might as well say anything to get into power.
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) means all food producers will have to pay an additional tax on packaging. This means bigger food prices for you and me. Another bad decision at this time by the UK Government.
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