The Daffernomics Podcast

Martin Gibbs and Simon Cossey review their November Business Leader Group session, the 4th and final BLG of 2025, focussing on People, with a special guest Faye Hampson , Managing Director of Leader Marketing Partnership who has been one of the delegates at all 4 BLG sessions in 2025. We also review our 2025 Business strategy highlights from the 4 BLG sessions, (each with their own podcast episode...

Martin Gibbs is joined by Dafferns tax partners Brian Jukes and Mark Brayshaw to chew over the November 2025 Budget.  In a clear breach of their manifesto pledges, Chancellor Rachel Reeves came back for a second year of tax raises. This time she is after a further £26 billion on top of last year’s £40 billion. Tax and spend, but spending on “benefits that benefit a minority of people funded by wor...

The UK economy's Black Hole is apparently back to £40 billion and the Chancellor is coming back for a second bite at the apple. Will Rachel Reeves rip off the proverbial plaster and break Labour's manifesto pledge not to increase income tax or even Vat? Martin Gibbs and Dafferns' tax guru Brian Jukes are joined by Dafferns' new Corporate Tax Partner Mark Brayshaw to muse over p...

In this episode Martin Gibbs, an accountant, is again joined by Simon Cossey, a business development specialist, bringing two very different perspectives on business strategic planning, reflecting on the September 2025 Dafferns BusinessLeader Group. Dafferns Business Leader Group (BLG) is a quarterly forum for business leaders to share ideas, develop new strategies, learn new leadership skills and...

From Brexit to AI, Cowboy Boots and Sushi, we reflect on Dafferns’ first 10 years with AGN International and T he end of an era for Martin Martin Gibbs and Brian Jukes reflect on 10 years of Dafferns Chartered Accountants' membership with AGN International, coinciding with Martin's retirement after 26 years as a partner. How joining an international association of 200 member firms across...

In this episode accountant, Martin Gibbs is again joined by Simon Cossey, a business development specialist - bringing two different perspectives on business strategic planning. Martin and Simon are the hosts of the Dafferns Business Leader Group (BLG), a quarterly forum for business leaders to share ideas, develop new strategies, learn new leadership skills and solve challenges in a collaborative...

In this episode, Dafferns partners Martin Gibbs and Brian Jukes are joined by a special guest, Dr Denise Taylor of Wylde Connections to discuss ESG (environmental, social and governance) and Sustainability for small and medium sized UK companies. ESG reporting is at the centre of the UK’s drive towards net zero, with the disclosure of environmental, social and corporate governance data, shedding l...

Martin Gibbs is joined by Brian Jukes and Karen Keeling to mull over the underwhelming event that the Spring Statement proved to be - 35 minutes of his life Brian is never getting back! Much more interesting however are our further reflections on the impact of the October 2024 Budget and big tax changes about to come into effect, along with some suggestions from us on what the government could do...

In this episode, Dafferns partner and accountant Martin Gibbs is joined by Simon Cossey , definitely not an accountant, but a business development specialist - bringing two different perspectives on business strategic planning. Martin and Simon are the new hosts of the Dafferns Business Leader Group (BLG), a quarterly forum for business leaders to share ideas, develop new strategies, learn new lea...

Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes and Karen Keeling reflect on the state of the world in January 2025. Reflecting on the October 2024 Budget and how it was way worse than we first thought.... with big impacts on Agricultural Property Relief, Pensions and Inheritance Tax, a huge increase in employer's national insurance and the impact on confidence and the UK economy Following up on our hugely success...

The long awaited and much speculated on first Budget of the new Labour government has finally been brought into the light.  Relief is our overriding emotion – on two levels – firstly to get it out of the way and secondly the sense that it wasn’t as bad as we were all fearing. No "rabbits produced from hats" unfortunately, but quite a few "toads from holes". In episode 4 of The...

In episode 3 of The Daffernomics Podcast, Martin Gibbs and Brian Jukes give their take on the world of ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance,  the future heart of UK corporate reporting in the UK's drive to net zero.  What is ESG? How will this impact your #SME business and when? What can and should you be doing now to prepare? What resources and diagnostics are available to help you now...

No rabbits, no hats and few jokes from the Chuckle Brother of decline.  Brian Jukes was not impressed, in fact he was irritated..... In episode 2 of The Daffernomics Podcast, Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes, Emily Ball-Goldfinch and Scott Whitmore pick over the bones of what might prove to be the last Budget before the General Election. Once again the headline from this Budget was leaked in advance as J...

Ahead of the March 2024 Budget, in episode 1 of the Daffernomics Podcast, we go back to this time last year with our review of the March 2023 UK Budget. Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes and Keely Hughes of Dafferns Chartered Accountants give their take on the March 2023 Budget, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempted to bring the UK out of recession, rebuild the economy and reduce the national debt. This was...