August
In this issue.....

Is summer over already?

Well at least when it's wet, we all get some paperwork done, don't we? Let's face it, the mountain of 'unpaid' administration we all do for the Government is approaching the stuff of legend and no legitimate business is exempt or able to peddle even one of the excuses the less than straightforward individuals seem to have an endless supply of in their vocabulary.

Slow payers and bad debt are a growing issue at present, but many people it seems, are in 'carry on regardless' mode and think nothing of, making their suppliers wait longer for their money. No business can afford to be anyone else's banker and it is making the rural economy an even harder place to work. In the end, prices will rise further as the cost of debt erodes margins to an unacceptable extent.

Few in the rural economy are shy of hard work, but just at the moment, many are working harder than ever for less reward. Reliable weather forecasting would ease one burden, but given recent the recent track record of the met office with its high-tech infrastructure and errr 'skilled' meterologists, there doesn't seem to be any chance of that happening in the foreseeable future. Maybe we'll get an Indian summer and with all that paperwork up to date, we might even have a bit of time to enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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