Hear why Giles Brook thinks Universal Credit is bullshit in week's Business vs. Bullshit quiz with FMCG's finest entrepreneur and investor the hot seat.
Welcome to this week's business versus Bullshit with FMC G's, finest entrepreneur and investor Giles Brook in the hot seats.
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So that brings us to the favorite part of the show, the business versus bullshit.
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Quick, far round.
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You've been brilliant us so far, uh, DQ the music.
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Thank you very much.
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This is when we're gonna reel off some key terms, and all you have to do is tell us whether you think it is business.
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Or bullshit.
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You can say, Bishop, if you must.
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If you must.
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She likes bitch shit.
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I try.
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I try people, them back.
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Are you ready?
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Yeah.
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Very good.
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Let's go.
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Uh, asking favors.
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I'm gonna say that.
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Yeah.
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Somebody always wants something.
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Yeah.
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Hot desking.
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Bullshit.
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Oh, working hours.
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Bullshit.
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Team outings.
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Business app, lower bathroom.
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NFTs.
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I've only just learned what they are.
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Uh, I'm going bullshit every time.
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Flexible working.
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Uh, I'm going business on that.
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Yeah.
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You sound very flexible.
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I'm very flexible.
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Universal income.
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Uh, I'm afraid that's bullshit.
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That's, that's a story for another time.
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Uh, it's a long one.
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That one you, um, you have, you got a strong opinion on universal income at all.
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Uh, what you talking about?
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Universal credit now?
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Universal income.
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What are you talking about?
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Well, that's a great point, but No, but I think you are being intelligent in your ass.
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But how you do it?
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Well, yeah, I mean, I, I mean, put it this way, I guess it gonna sound really worthy.
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We took in a Ukrainian family and they're on universal credit and when I saw how much money they earned by universal credit, it's a lot or a little by a lot.
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Yeah.
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I mean there's four of them, two um, minors and then two adults.
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And the basic, they got the equivalent of 26 K net, which is basically 40 K gross Wow.
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Assistance, which for me, I feel is.
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Way and above what it should be.
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And I didn't have an issue with the Ukrainians getting it while they're here, but that's available to everybody and I think it's a real dissent for work, if I'm honest.
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Don't get me wrong, people who are really struggling are totally get it, but just the, the amount that was available relative to their situation, I was just surprised they could get access to that money.
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But I suppose universal income is the idea that, and I'm not sure that it works, is everyone gets it.
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Yeah.
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I mean, I think something, it's about the right level, right?
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And I'm totally, I'm totally with that universal thing.
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And God, there's some people who desperately, desperately need it.
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It's just about the right level for me.
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Yep.
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Business plans, uh, I'm gonna say business, but when they're short and succinct.
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Anything.
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Anything.
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It's a thesis on the desk.
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Forget it.
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Sure.
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Business plan tanks.
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Oh God.
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Bullshit.
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It's going viral.
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Business and bullshit.
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Bullshit.
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This shit pass.
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It's alright.
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Bitcoin.
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Bullshit.
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Breakfast meetings, business.
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God, you do breakfast meetings?
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I don't.
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I know.
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Seriously upset with them.
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Microing.
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Don't even know what that is.
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Nobody knows.
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We're gonna say what, I dunno what that is.
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MBAs, uh, I'm gonna say this shit.
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Very good.
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Excellent.
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You got, uh, 212 million points.
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That was brilliant work.
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Thank you very much Charles.
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Uh, that is the end of the quick, far round.
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A big thank you to Giles for joining us this week and we'll be back with a brand new episode next Tuesday.
