Ian Hughes

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My book Disordered Minds: How Dangerous Personalities Are Destroying Democracy is out now!

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Consumer Intelligence CEO argues 0% APR insurance needs a rethink

1 week ago | postonline.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Ian Hughes, CEO of Consumer Intelligence, argues how 0% APR on insurance may breach regulatory requirements as those paying annually are effectively being penalised for not taking out credit. In today’s climate of rising living costs, 0% APR insurance instalments seem like a smart, customer-friendly offer.
CEC defends charging Nantwich Food Festival for car parks

2 weeks ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Cheshire East Council chiefs have defended their decision to charge organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival for the use of their car parks. In previous years, the festival was able to use car parks such as Love Lane and Bowling Green for free to stage their food hall marquees. But that agreement ended last year and the council and festival directors have been negotiating ever since.
Cheshire East splash out £22,000 on dishwashers for headquarters

1 month ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council has splashed out more than £22,000 on dishwashers for staff at its Crewe headquarters, writes Belinda Ryan. The money was spent as part of the refurbishment of Delamere House when the council closed its Westfields HQ at Sandbach and transferred staff across. The cost was revealed in a Freedom of Information request which had asked how much the council had spent on purchasing and installing the machines.
Cheshire farms will go out of business, councillors warned

1 month ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Family farms in Cheshire will go out of business because of the government’s inheritance tax and the country will have to rely on lower quality imported food in a volatile world, a Cheshire East farmer warned. Rob Brunt was one of two farmers who urged Cheshire East Council’s economy and growth committee to oppose the government’s planned new inheritance tax.
CEC councillors clash over £11 million loss-making car park

1 month ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Councillors have clashed over which party was responsible for the loss-making £11 million multi-storey car park with one seeking assurances a decision like that can never be made again, writes Belinda Ryan. The £11 million car park, which was funded by Cheshire East Council, made a loss of nearly £70,000 in its first six months of operation.
Cheshire East Council has its first Reform UK councillor

1 month ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

The former leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Cheshire East Council has quit the party and become the first Reform UK member on the council, writes Belinda Ryan. Cllr Reg Kain (pictured), elected to Cheshire East Council in May 2023, said he had joined Reform UK “because I believe it is the only mainstream party at this time that is genuinely listening to the concerns and needs of the British people”.
CEC councillors narrowly approve council tax hike and 2025-26 budget

1 month ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Cheshire East councillors have narrowly approved its budget by 42 to 37 votes, which includes a 4.99% hike in council tax, writes Belinda Ryan. The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and non-grouped councillors – including former Labour member Laura Smith – all voted against the cost-cutting budget at full council.
Cheshire East's SEND budget deficit team fails to meet once

1 month ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

A panel set up last summer to look at the ‘extreme challenge’ of Cheshire East Council’s whopping £116 million special needs budget deficit has not met once, a councillor said. Cash-strapped Cheshire East is overspent on its special needs and disability (SEND) budget because the cost of provision has outstripped government funding. The council is currently holding this deficit in a ‘negative reserve’, as instructed by the former government, and is paying interest on it.
Lasting loyalty: Top 10 insurance brands leading in customer satisfaction

1 month ago | consumerintelligence.com | Ian Hughes

Loyal customers are the lifeblood of any successful insurer. Earning and maintaining their trust takes more than just meeting expectations it requires exceeding them at every opportunity. The Consumer Intelligence Awards celebrate the insurers who consistently deliver outstanding service, fostering the kind of satisfaction that translates into lasting loyalty.
Plans to tackle horsetail at Nantwich allotments delayed

2 months ago | thenantwichnews.co.uk | Ian Hughes

Plans to tackle the spread of horsetail on a Nantwich allotment site have been delayed once again after town councillors could not agree on costs. The town council had proposed a way forward which would have cost more than £12,700. But at their latest meeting, a number of councillors queried the amount and voted to defer any planned work for more costings to be carried out. Horsetail has been spreading across a number of the plots at Brookfield Allotments in Nantwich.