Peter Hargreaves, the founder and CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown, says former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a "million times" better for businesses than current incumbent David Cameron.
According to Hargreaves, who is set to step down as CEO later this year, the Cameron-led coalition Government has done little to encourage entrepreneurs like himself. "The Conservatives, along with Labour, I don't think understand what it is like to run a business," the 63-year-old told Bloomberg. "I don't think there is any politician out there really supporting entrepreneurs at the moment." According to Hargreaves - named in the Sunday Times rich list as the UK's 111th richest person with a personal fortune of £570m - regulation stunts business growth because it favors employees ...
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