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and education for their workforce,
such as John Cadbury and Joseph
Rowntree. They knew that to get the
best from their workforce, they
needed to be treated right. More
power to Julian Richer.
Michael Sergison
Bootle, Merseyside
■ Great article about Richer Sounds
boss Julian Richer. How refreshing it
is to hear about a multi-millionaire
business owner who treats his staff
with the respect they deserve.
After all, the workforce is the most
important asset of any company.
Unscrupulous bosses who use tax
loopholes and don’t care about their
workers could learn a thing or two
from Mr Richer.
Mick Doran, Salford, Gtr Manchester
■ While Julian Richer seems to be a
decent boss who genuinely cares
about his staff, I was shocked to
discover he had previousy donated
to the Tories under David Cameron.
Yes, the very same David Cameron
who is responsible for the Brexit
mess we now find ourselves in and
the cruel austerity cuts that led to 14
million living below the poverty line
which Mr Richer finds so abhorrent.
D Fitzgerald, Manchester
■ Having read the article on Julian
Richer, I’m full of admiration for
the respectful way he treats his
workforce and I also agree with him
about the social problems facing
this country.
But he mentions that, at 60, he
now has a free bus pass which he
uses to get around. Where’s the
justice in someone worth
£160million receiving a free bus pass
at 60 when I can’t get mine until 66?
J Collins, Manchester
■ After reading Jason Beattie’s
interview with entrepreneur
Julian Richer, what a
wonderful world we would live
in if more people – and particu-
larly more business
owners – had just
some of his
compassion.
Walt Emsley
Leeds
■ Year after year there is
always the same debate
about the scandalous
annual rise in the price of
rail travel.
This is then followed
by revelations of the
shareholders and chief
executives basking in
exorbitant payouts.
Nothing will ever
change until a Labour
government is elected –
and the whole railway
system is renationalised.
David Knibb
Leamington Spa, Warks
■ Boris Johnson likes to
think of himself as a
Winston Churchill-type
figure, but he’s more like
a bad Paul Daniels.
While he distracts the
British public with
illusions of a properly
funded NHS, crime-free
streets, and investment
in transport and industry,
he aims to make us
forget that he has no
idea how to pull off the
trick of leaving the EU
without plunging the
country into economic
and social catastrophe.
We don’t like it, Prime
Minister – not at all!
Keith Baty
Carlisle, Cumbria
■ The number of MPs
switching parties or
becoming independents
in recent times is an
affront to democracy.
And this is alongside a
new PM elected by a tiny
minority.
Any MP changing
sides should be forced to
stand in a by-election,
thereby giving them
legitimacy.
But bear in mind they
probably wouldn’t have
been elected had they
stood for that party.
Gary Martin
East London
Boris the
illusionist
Hi-fi boss makes
for Richer society
■ It’s good to see businessman Julian
Richer putting his money where his
mouth is by giving away 60% of the
shares in his firm Richer Sounds to
his hard-working staff (Mirror,
August 15).
He is also campaigning for a fairer
tax system which would help bring
an end to the shameful inequality in
our society. Julian is the exception to
the rule when it comes to business
leaders, but his model obviously
works because Richer Sounds is
flourishing when other high street
retailers are falling by the wayside.
Would it be too much to ask that
other entrepreneurs follow his
example and respect and reward
the people who actually make the
business a success?
Paul Jones, Doncaster, South Yorks
■ What a decent man Richer
Sounds boss Julian Richer is in
repaying those who made him a
multi-millionaire.
After all, it is the employees who
do most of the work in any company.
If all the rich paid their dues instead
of hiding it in offshore trusts, this
country would be a fairer place to
live. But you know the old saying
- those who have the most
want more. It’s pure greed.
I just hope Mr Richer
doesn’t still donate to the
To r y p a r t y.
MA Yaxley, Plymouth
■ The problem is that
business owners such as
Julian Richer are few and
far between in this
country.
He is the old-fashioned
type of paternalistic
entrepreneur who built
towns with healthcare
Living wage campaigner and Richer Sounds
boss Julian Richer, 60, has handed over 60%
of his firm’s shares – worth £3.5m – to his
531 employees, and shuns a private jet while
using his free bus pass. You say...THE BIG ISSUE
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LIN DAVIESNo. The public
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After watching Kathy Burke’s All Woman
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