The world tour begins! Good morning, Glasgow

(At Cafe Fame)

Still a bit floored by this… but am grateful, (almost) beyond words, to have just been appointed an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

It’s been a privilege to work for the UK’s small business movement — for over a decade now — every day, I see them power local growth and create jobs. 1/3

To reduce the #benefits bill, and get more people into work, the Government should make it easier for small employers to create jobs, with 51% of small employers having hired someone with a health condition in the last three years, FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social tells BBC Radio 4 Today 👇

Lovely weather today around London - perfect for a difficult long run; half-marathon training

Lovely to try out a new parkrun this morning!

Pretty chilly, and I was not as fast as I wanted - but still managed my final km sprint

Add that to a big ol’ cycle back, a gym weights session and a bootcamp class - getting a lot of my fitness done, today 👟🏃‍♂️🚴🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♂️💪😊

#parkrun @parkrunuk.bsky.social

Really great to see your work on the Employment Allowance campaign getting recognition, it's making a real difference to small businesses up and down the country.

If you're a small business owner, now's a brilliant time to get involved and add your voice to the campaign.

I mean - it adds a bit of festive dramatic anticipation to horse racing on telly, when you can’t see anything

@itvxofficial.bsky.social

#WhenInRome

Little run tonight at the Colosseum - after a conference representing the UK, before a diplomatic dinner

Lovely!

Delighted to announce some news!

@fsb-uk.bsky.social is now a finalist at the 2025 Trade Association Awards - for its successful campaign to increase the small business Employment Allowance, at Autumn Budget

Thank you, judges! @taforum.bsky.social

A great time to join us! www.fsb.org.uk

The Government's new #FairPaymentCode is a major step forward, helping to recognise the good payment practices of big businesses ⏳

A move that is pro-business and pro-growth, FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social told @politico.eu's London Playbook 👇

www.politico.eu/newsletter/l...

Good to travel last night, to join the BBC Breakfast sofa today

Chatted with @benthompson00.bsky.social and Luxmy Gopal about the need for us all to support small businesses, and the high street, this Christmas (63p in every £1 stays local!)

@fsb-uk.bsky.social @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social

In Salford, to the excellent BBC Breakfast sofa for @fsb-uk.bsky.social (08.15 if you’re up early and coffee’d up) 💪🛋️🎤☕️

Meanwhile, early today, I manfully overcame a sniffle to snatch a new parkrun PB - 22 minutes/9 secs. Best ever placing, too (28th) 💪🏃‍♂️🥳 @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social

Happy with this. As of today, my 2024 running total in kilometres became my biggest year ever - 694.8km

And it’s only November. Will break 700km/maybe 750km, before the year is out.

(I didn’t have this as an aim when I started my health/exercise kick, but I’m banking it.). Onwards and upwards!

🚨 Calling all small business owners 🚨

We want your views on the Government's new Employment Rights Bill in our latest survey 👩🏽‍🔧

💭 Click the link and share your thoughts on probation periods, zero hours contracts, statutory sick pay, and more.

🔗 www.fsbbigvoice.co.uk/MakeWorkPay

#BigVoiceFSB

To mark Global Entrepreneurship Week, this SME Day Summit from FSB London & Samsung KX on Friday looks good - lots of smart ideas to help scale-up: tickettailor.com/events/smeday/… (type FSB at checkout for £5 off)#GEWUK202424 @samsunguk.bsky.social @fsb-uk.bsky.socia#GEW20242#Entrepreneurshipip

Post a picture you took (no description - except in alt text!!) to bring some parkrun to the timeline.

Here’s a slice of Blue Sky from Monday afternoon - near home/Canary Wharf, with the moon reflected. Had to stop my bike to capture a pic.

This image seems a nice way to start on here?

(Any @bluesky tips, lemme know!)