What does the future hold?
What a very big question that is! Are we talking about your future, our future, the future of Britain? The future of the world? The future of the whole of Creation?
Let’s cling onto Simplicity and start by talking about the future of Time To Exit and what use it might be to you.
Having launched this website what will be next for Perry Offer’s Time To Exit? To answer that we simply have to look ahead at what is coming next for Time To Exit and how you can be a part of it.
No membership scheme is sought here and neither are we trying to sell you anything. This is all about encouragement and how the face and sustainability of British business CAN be changed and, with enough people thinking along the same lines, WILL be changed.
So, how can we do that?
Perry Offer is a man with a plan. His past plans have saved companies and have enhanced others beyond their wildest dreams. Simplicity is the key and it is intended that this website will help you to not only understand how that key works but how, where and when to use it. With it you will indeed have the key to a brighter future.
We want your feedback too, please. It is important to know how things are going and to have your opinions on what you discover. We want to help so good, bad or ugly, keep us informed.
So the future is simply this – improvement.
If you continue to follow the website and watch out for Perry’s TV, radio and live appearances you will automatically become a part of the Time To Exit ethos and you will find it beneficial.
As a fellow traveller on the Time To Exit journey you will find yourself among friends, like-minded people who are also keen to really make things better for themselves, their businesses, their employees, their associates and, of course, for Britain.
It can be done, it will be done and Perry Offer will take the lead.
Mediawatch – What the media is saying about business and business life…..
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BANKING GLITCHES
Most media in Britain and many around the world reported on the recent Barclays IT glitch. It is by no means the first and raises questions about the safety of your money.
What causes the glitch? Good question and there are many answers. Perhaps we should go back to the days when Highwaymen roamed the road network, often working in pairs or small gangs. One would hold up the coach while the other would relieve the victims of their goods.
Fast forward to 2025 and there is clear evidence that we are living in one of the most corrupt times in history. One of those countless areas of corruption is cyber-theft which rears its ugly head in many more ways than the Highwayman’s horse.
Let us concentrate on the glitches and as soon as the Barclay glitch became apparent there was a shutdown. In fairness Barclays were quick off the mark although some customers complained that advice to them was very slow in coming.
Because of payments not being able to be made or received the media reported that very many business lost money in transactions that were unable to be concluded.
Can you actually protect yourself from outages and other glitches?
Actually you can but it requires a discussion with your bank in advance. They do have methods to help you overcome the problems caused.
Best to be prepared since the next glitch is just around the corner.
MEDIA NOT REPORTING ITS OWN CRISIS
Unless you read the media’s own trade journals such as the well-established and excellent UK Press Gazette, you might never know just how critically ill our newspapers and magazines are.
Daily newspaper circulation figures are generally at an all-time low and that, of course, reflects on their revenue since those figures are paramount when decisions are made on advertising budgets and placements. H\ave you noticed how most papers and magazines are thinner than they used to be? Yes, some weekend papers are still pretty massive with countless supplements but the truth is that “Fings Ain’t Wot They Used Ter Be” in what was once the stronghold of Fleet Street.
It is not difficult to see why. Papers national and regional have failed to adapt when the writing was on the wall. They penny-pinched instead of finding new ways of attracting readership. They retreated when they should have advanced. The age of technology
cut corners in presenting the latest news and thus here we are with an entire industry on its knees. It is sad but it is true and another example of how things have changed but not necessarily for the better.
AI – GREAT HELP OR TROUBLE IN STORE
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way businesses understand both internal and external processes across a multitude of sectors, from Healthcare to Transport and Banking to Engineering.
That is a statement from Leeds University who added that, “AI is already transforming businesses across the world, regardless of size and scope, including helping create opportunities for developing nations to grow. Gaining knowledge of how AI works is crucial for professionals across sectors, no matter where they work.
Leeds University know what they are talking about but is this really such a good move? Time will tell but we have had techno revolutions in the past and they have certainly led us along the path of the Law of Diminishing Simplicity.
WHO RUNS THE BANK OF ENGLAND?
It can sometimes be confusing that when the Bank of England announces a rise or fall in interest rates, who is actually making the decision since the bank is Government owned?
The Bank of England itself tells us, “For over 250 years, until it was nationalised in 1946, we were a private bank owned by various shareholders.
Today, we are owned by the UK Government, who appoint all of our senior policymakers. But we have independence from the Government in terms of how we carry out our responsibilities.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Well first of all, Parliament has given us very precise goals and responsibilities. For each one, we have specific tools we can use to meet our objectives.
Take our target for inflation, for example. The Government sets the target – which is 2%. Independence for monetary policy – which we’ve had since May 1997 – means that we set interest rates (and quantitative easing) at what we think to be the most appropriate level to achieve the inflation target. A committee meets to agree on these decisions eight times a year. We have committees that make decisions about our other responsibilities, such as making sure the financial system is working properly to serve UK households and businesses.
“Independence means that we can promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability, free from political influence.”
So, there we are. The Bank of England is independent although owned by the Government which is elected and funded by us………..
WHAT AREAS OF BUSINESS ARE BOOMING IN 2025?
We sought advice on this one and this was the result:- According to current trends, businesses booming in the UK in 2025 are likely to include immersive technology, non-alcoholic beverage production, language learning software development, financial technology, cybersecurity services, education technology, waste management services, lithium battery manufacturing, and pet care businesses. Sectors like mining, arts and entertainment and real estate also
showing strong growth potential.
When you analyse it, that’s a pretty obvious answer. Who revealed this to us?
Wait for it….Artificial Intelligence.
PERRY’S TIP…
YOUR PART IN ALL THIS….
If you are in business in a large or small way or if you don’t actually own a business have a
management or other important role to play you will hopefully benefit from regularly visiting Time To Exit.
To get the most benefit though you have to step back from the battle and see how things are going. Ponder over it, write things down, whatever your chosen way of doing this, the important thing is that you do indeed step back and have a long, hard look at where the business currently finds itself, what it has been through for the past year and where it is going.
This latter part can be in two forms. The first part is to write down where you think you are going. The second part is to think about where you would actually like to be going. By doing this you have made the first steps towards a strategic plan.
Now, with The Law of Diminishing Simplification in mind, think about and write down the areas which you find the most complicated, the hardest to actually understand.
Once you have completed your list, take a look at them and then make notes alongside them. Ask yourself why each point you have listed is a little or a lot confusing. What would make it at least a little easier?
Now you are starting to simplify. There are no alarm bells, no warning sirens, you just have to do what is right, get away from brain-numbing calculations and get real.
You have just completed a second step…