I’ve had enough. Today I am writing to the Prime Minister. Every day, small boats carrying people across the Channel continue to arrive on our shores, and this Government appears unable to bring the situation under control. Meanwhile, the cost falls on the British taxpayer through accommodation, processing and public services, while many hardworking people feel they are being pushed further down the list of priorities. As the owner of a small business for 24 years, a property professional and an elected Councillor, for the first time ever I cannot afford to give my staff a pay rise without putting my business at risk. Rising National Living Wage costs, increases to employer National Insurance and an ever-growing burden of employment legislation have added around 28% to our costs just to stand still. We simply cannot increase our prices enough to absorb these costs, and our profits certainly haven’t risen to match. 99.2% of UK businesses are small businesses. We are the backbone of our economy, yet many of us now feel we are being asked to carry an ever-increasing burden while struggling just to survive. I am deeply concerned about the direction this country is taking. I am not happy. And I know I am far from alone. @10DowningStreet @RupertLowe10 @ShabanaMahmood @andyburnham #LetterToThePM #SmallBusiness #EnoughIsEnough #RestoreBritain

Britain is filthy. Rubbish is everywhere. Drive anywhere, all you see is litter filling the sides of motorways. It's the same in parks. Any green space is just bursting with cans, crisp packets, bits of plastic. It is disgusting. Clearly, people need to take responsibility and clean up their own filth. But we all know that isn't going to happen. The solution? If a healthy individual on benefits has refused work over and over, make them work. Litter picking, five days a week. Don't like it? No benefits. Cut them off from their universal credit if they refuse. It really is that simple. Provide a reasonable time period to find a job in the field they choose, but that cannot go on forever. Can Britain afford to have millions of healthy Brits sitting on their arse all day doing sod all? Obviously not. I say let's get them cleaning up Britain. If you can contribute, you must contribute.