Head of UK business group to step down

April 28th, 2014

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

A leading British business lobby group, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has announced that its Scottish director is to step down towards the end of 2014.

The Sunday announcement followed the group’s attempts to reverse its position as a registered campaigner for a “No” vote in the Scottish independence debate.

The CBI denies any relation between the two issues.

On Friday, the CBI petitioned the Electoral Commission to nullify its registration as a formal supporter of the campaign against Scottish independence following resignation of major universities and organizations from its membership ranks.

They all withdrew their membership in the CBI to retain impartiality, while businesses and other organizations also left the lobby, displeased that the decision was taken without consulting them.

CBI Director-General John Cridland told reporters that the application to register as a “No” backer in the Scot independence debate “should not have been made,” as it did not hold the approval of the CBI board and was not signed by an authorized signatory.

According to campaigning rules, all groups and individuals must register with the Electoral Commission if they wish to donate over £10,000 (about $16,820) to either side of the campaign.

Latest polls show 43 percent of the respondents are now against independence — down from 46 percent last month — and 39 percent are in favor. Eighteen percent remain undecided over the September 18 independence referendum.

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