16/10/2011 The Politics Show South

And The Politics Show in the South, are you positive and focused or

cannot do it and a soggy? The Government wants more

entrepreneurial spirit to grade the economy by starting new businesses.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 1481 seconds

Are they doing enough to give us a Hello and welcome to the part of

the show especially for us here in the South. My name's Peter Henley.

Are you guilty of "can't do sogginess" or are you "sharp,

focused and can-do"? Those are the options for the country's future,

according to the Prime Minister. No prizes for guessing which one he

would prefer. He also suggested that if you lose your job in the

recession, why not start your own business? Well, one of the groups

hardest hit by job losses is women and Emma Vardy has been to meet a

group of so-called "mumpreneurs". They have proved their can-do get

up and go attitude, so what do they make of the Prime Minister's

Twinkle twinkle Little Star. How I wonder what you are. I have decided

to start my business because I was made redundant. I have previously

been headhunted all my life from position to position and could not

get another job at all because of my situation. It was quite

difficult and at the time I did not have any other option. She runs her

own company providing baby signing classes. It is something she was

interested in to help their children develop communication

skills. A couple of years later, she manages 18 teachers and has

expanded her club across nine counties. How do you juggle the

demands of a growing business with being a match that at the same

time? Can anybody really do that?! You have got to be very organised.

It can be difficult to separate your working life and you are

passionate and when you see an opportunity and you want to take

that opportunity and actually your child needs a couple, that can

actually be very hard juggling act. For you, what was the key to making

it successful? Probably the fact that I was in a fortunate position

because I have a lot of professional friends and we Skill

Swap different professions. For me, sales and marketing. We helped each

other to build our businesses. Something that I think a lot of

mothers in businesses would really like to have would be affordable

mentoring and taking that next step. We cannot all be to the Dragons Den

but we have got a contribution we If you think starting alone sounds

daunting, we are meeting a group of women that have done just that and

support each other with a business MUSIC for people striking out as

solo entrepreneurs, they can be This is the network of bringing

self-made business women together to share ideas and experiences. The

Government wants more people to start working on that business idea

that they have dreamed of. What do these women think the politicians

can do to inspire others to take that step? They need to go out into

the business community and in two areas where people are being made

redundant and at a stage when they are making choices. I was made

redundant four years ago and have not got children at the time and

started on my aid which was fantastic for flexibility it. Give

as much support as you can. Make the money available for people that

need financial support which is small compared to Waco operation.

They are on the right track but they need support in the early days

because that is when things can get that. What do you think you are

giving back in return? I keep 35 people employed and I do that from

a box room in at my house. I work many hours. Private sector great,

says the Government, will help the economic recovery. -- grave. --

prosperity. Penny says society will benefit as a result. Getting people

out there and employing other people is creating extra jobs and

making the economy by Brent and it is very important. -- vibrant.

would you say to other people thinking of giving it a go? Go for

it. But you have got to be committed and you have got to

realise that these days, you have got to work very hard. It is not as

easy as it used to be. By the time the children Shelly is teaching

have grown up, will be economy then be more friendly towards

The sound of Make It On My Own at the end of Emma's report there. A

bit of an 80s disco throwback. But in the business world of 2011 no-

one does seem to be actually making very much - it's all services and

creative industries. Earlier this week, I spoke to the newly

appointed minister for Creative Industries, Oxfordshire's Ed Vaizey,

and put it to him that his fluffy, flashy end of the business world

was less likely to produce the hard You sound like my bank manager. I

think that is the main problem. A lot of people think that the

creative industries are frivolous and not serious. People are

producing chunky goods that you can physically see but actually visual

effects for example, they are leading the world and employing

hundreds of people, science graduates and computer science

graduates. The report is pointing out that in government we have got

advisers for the chemical industry but for the creative industries,

just a handful. The Government has got to work at how the economy is

changing and what the teacher holds. Ireland has published a strategy

for video-games and I think we have got to do the same. When I compared

due to my bank manager, we have got a big gap in knowledge with the

financial services. A lot of big investment organisations do not

understand created industries and think they are dangerous instead of

actually backing highly skilled individuals making great products.

I will be the bank manager again at! Way is the Government money?

Look at the tax breaks in Canada. People are flocking from across the

world to produce video games. has been a slow burner. We are

putting a lot of money into film production. What about video-games?

We did not take them away. But he removed something proposed by the

Labour Party and took the tax break away. They made a lot of promises.

What we have done is put money into film tax credit and helped created

industries and brought them together. We have got a lot of

money going in there. Is it going to work? That is the question of

the economic strategy. It is right to reduce the deficit. Is it right

to target tax relief to help business? Yes, we are doing that by

reducing corporation tax but increasing tax incentives like

enterprise and investment, targeted towards small starting businesses.

Have we seen improvements, yes we have? I think we are on course.

course, says Ed Vaizey are. I am joined by two people looking at

where new jobs might come from. Will it come from the engineers or

will it come from the media? He was talking up new things but can a

great come from older industries as well? -- prosperity. Absolutely.

But it is falling away and we need new ideas. The majority of exports

are still from manufacturing and they have got a big part to play.

We can always do with more skills and the creative industries are

part of encouraging creativity among students. But in the end it

is about making things that will help the economy. But you have also

got to have designers and services and look at the disposal of

products. It is creating a numerous amount of jobs. Are you getting

people trained properly? We are in some respects but we must go a lot

further. Industry and government must work closer with education

providers. Lots of people doing media courses. How many applicants

on your television calls? About 900 applications for 70 places.

they enough jobs as part in content production but they might not all

work for BBC One. They might have to broaden aspirations. What about

the film production side of things? They are saying they have not got

enough finance. Could they work for themselves? They definitely can and

we are doing much more helping people start businesses. We have

got an entrepreneur scheme starting next year. We are looking at

broadening horizons poor people. Are they going abroad as bar a knot

of them are working in America and Australia. -- abroad? A lot of them

are working in America and Australia. One of the things we are

doing in Bournemouth is helping creative industries and stop

sending work abroad and getting people to Bournemouth to work with

us and identify top talent. With manufacturing, are we buying

British properly and exploiting the skills we have got? Probably not

enough. One of the things we have got at the institution for

Mechanical Engineers is a charter. One of the principles is getting

right education skills and tax incentives and encouraging people

to do well and be innovative. The Government are doing well with the

high value manufacturing technology with a centre that has been formed.

They are looking at failing that gap between research and

development and commercial products which is where a lot of companies

failed. But is it not cheaper to produce costs abroad?

necessarily. Much manufacturing is coming back to Britain because we

have got innovation and quality and we have got more agility. Financial

services has taken priority and the Government has not invested but

actually we are very competitive. It is about reputation as well,

isn't it? Made in Britain. In terms of fashion, film and computer games,

ranges of clothing being British based. We have got to keep top

talent in the UK and incentive eyes empty state. But can -- and

encourage them to stay. Can this be result? I think we can get there.

And you are going to keep them here. We are encouraging them to get a

job and start their businesses. you are wandering through Oxford on

Tuesday you might be surprised to see women in cages. They are

marking anti-slavery day which might seem like it happened in

companies and countries faraway. But it is actually closer to home.

I am joined by a member of the Liberal Democrat in Oxford. It is

actually on the doorstep, isn't it? It is the biggest market in Europe,

the UK, for trafficked people in Europe. It is happening where we

live in Oxford, Reading, Portsmouth, Southampton. It is happening

everywhere. Young women are being trafficked, kept and sold as pieces

of Trade and just used and abused. This is not just smuggling people

across borders. They are keeping them in slavery in our communities

are. It is completely different from immigration and illegal

immigration and people wanting to come here for work. These people

are encouraged to work in hotels and restaurants but when they come

here they are often raped and beaten up and their passports are

confiscated and they are held against their will and they are

sold to people using them in the sex trade. They are sold for

benefit fraud. They are used as pickpockets and shoplifters. The

sale of human beings is a horrible trade and it is happening in these

communities. And presumably people must report what they think is

suspicious but it is also getting people to testify. When the police

get involved, people must have the courage to come forward.

Historically when people have been arrested for prostitution, they

have managed to break down the gangs and the women they have

rescued have been sent back. They have not testified and they are

traumatised and not able to testify. If you look after them well and

give them psychiatric attention, they are much more likely to stay

and give evidence. It is a benefit that way but it is these human

thing to do. These young people have been abused in awful ways and

held against their will and traumatised. We should look after

them. That is what a civilised society must be doing. We had

signed up to a preventative measure against traffic in and we are

obliged to look after victims and not illegal immigrants will stop --.

Recent proposed boundary changes to reduce the number of MPs have been

pretty controversial. In Hampshire, almost no changes in constituencies

and two completely abolished. Consultation starts in Reading on

Thursday and Caroline Nokes is in a constituency slated to go. Did you

get much warning? We understood this was going to happen and it is

difficult to predict exactly what the Boundary Commission were

proposing. But I had not anticipated that this historic

constituency would disappear completely. Will you fight, you

could take over from Julian Lewis. You could compete with him to be

the Conservative candidate. That is possible but I was clear from the

outset. He is a colleague and a good friend and I do not intend to

force a contest in any areas where I could do said. I do not think

that is morally right. You have been given assurances. I believe I

heard, no colleague left behind was a phrase? I want to do the best job

I can. Have you not been promised an alternative? I have not been

promised an alternative. The selection procedures in the

Conservative Party are very clear. It is up to individuals to choose

who they wish and not have things imposed from up above. It is not

just you. People are in a difficult situation across the country are.

You do not have to toe the party line because your constituency is

going. I want to make sure people in my constituency have got the

boys and they want. I was elected as a Conservative Member of

Parliament. But when it comes to expressing the views of the people

in my constituency, I am in a position where I can say what they

think and make sure the Government listens. On planning guidelines,

might you go against the Government line? It has upset a lot of people,

particularly in rural areas of the constituency. People are concerned

about what that means for the ordinary countryside. But actually

it is far from ordinary and it is exceptional and beautiful. It is

not protected by the green belt and national park areas and people are

concerned. I will be making these points to Greg Clarke when he comes

before the Select Committee and that is something I will carry on

doing. Will this actually go ahead? It is a very long process and we

have only seen the first draft at what they are trying to achieve.

Every individual, authority and party has an opportunity to comment

in the process. This might end up not being the final outcome.

will you be lobbying at the meeting on Thursday and St this is not

right? We have got a public inquiry in Reading and Portsmouth. It is

important, particularly in the case of Romsey. They have been cleaned

with the New Forest in the past. -- linked. But every single village