Whilst the Prime Minister is taking his annual summer holiday, Nick Clegg the deputy PM will be heading to Bristol this weekend in order to meet local people, an event hosted by Heart FM. The event is to be held at a secret location, with 300 people in attendance.

Clegg last came to Bristol when the three party leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats came head to head for the second televised election debate. At the time, we did not know that we were heading towards a coalition government and two of the three leaders would unite to run the country.

Whilst the event is still very much a secret, the Deputy PM is likely to receive a range of questions from the 300 strong audience.

With out doubt a variety of topics will be discussed and debated, including the budget and economy. Post budget, Clegg now speaks strongly and passionately that this is very much a “Coalition” and not a Conservative budget. Some may say that it may create a “double dip” in terms of the recession; they say they had no choice to take action in this way.

We have seen a turn in the Bristol and the South-West market in terms of a renewed confidence in hiring and the number of clients opening their doors to us. That said, we have not seen the uplift as quickly as we would have liked and we are still preparing ourselves to see how the rest of 2010 evolves. It will be interesting to see if anyone poses questions to Clegg in terms of any trends within employment and hiring.

His visit brings excitement to the Bristol community as we see the return of the UK Government to the West Country.

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As the sun shines down on the historic city of Bristol today, David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown are preparing to go head to head on Sky News at 8pm.Rumour has it, that David Cameron was seen jogging around the docks of Bristol first thing this morning!

Whilst I was driving into the Bristol office this morning, on my way to work, the local radio station was bursting with “pride” that Bristol had been chosen to host the second debate. The first city being Manchester and the third likely to be in the Midlands.

 Bristol is now known as the “gateway to the South-West” and historically was renowned for its manufacturing and aerospace industries with Concorde making its final flight and resting place based in North Bristol.

In the last 20 years, there have been a significant number of companies who have relocated their head offices in Bristol and the South-West including Lloyds, AXA and Orange amongst others.  At the time this hugely impacted recruitment and career opportunities for the local community. 

Whilst the last 18 months have been challenging for many companies within Bristol, we are now seeing further confidence in the market place. 

 As the days pass, there is a significant increase in job opportunities and businesses opening their doors to us on a more frequent basis. With tonight’s debate, this further heightens the excitement in the Bristol community that seems to be building. Post-election, we anticipate further growth, stability and the feel good factor remaining.

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