Speech – India Link Awards

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On 3rd July, Lord Bilimoria was invited to be the Chief Guest Speaker at the Annual India Link Awards. He spoke about India-British relations and their smart power on the world stage, and his comprehensive speech (a transcript of which is available below) was extremely well received by all those present.

To cap off a wonderful night, Lord Bilimoria was also awarded with the India Link International Indian of the Year Award 2014-15, which recognised his significant achievements in the business and education sectors.

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Announcement – Lord Bilimoria Leads First Annual UN International Yoga Day Celebrations in Parliament

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Following the spectacular scenes in Delhi last Sunday, where the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, led the largest Yoga demonstration in a single venue in history, Lord Bilimoria today led the First Annual UN International Yoga Day Celebrations in the UK Parliament to demonstrate the benefits of the ancient practice.

A number of MPs and Peers took part in the event, including the former Defence Secretary, Lord King of Bridgwater, former Managing Director of Marks and Spencer, Lord Stone, former surgeon and professor, Lord McColl of Dulwich, Virendra Sharma MP, Chairman of the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group, and Bob Blackman MP, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus.

The event saw Yoga teachers from around the country discuss the history of the discipline and deliver demonstrations on meditation and mindfulness, breathing exercises, and office yoga.

 

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News – Cobra launch Chef Initiative to help boost the UK’s curry industry

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This week, Lord Bilimoria, in his role as the founder of Cobra Beer, launched a national campaign that will see some of Britain’s best chefs share their knowledge and expertise with chefs from across the UK’s curry restaurant community.

The Chef Initiative campaign was announced by Cobra in response to the challenges faced by many in the curry industry, which have been exacerbated by a sharp decline in the number of highly-skilled chefs entering into the industry from abroad, as a way to give back to the ethnic restaurant community.  The campaign was unveiled at an event in London’s Cinnamon Kitchen, and was co-hosted by award-winning chef Vivek Singh – one of the six chefs leading the training sessions over the coming months.

The initiative will see workshops taking place across the country, which will be led by Alfred Prasad, former chef at Tamarind, Vivek Singh, The Cinnamon Club & Cinnamon Kitchen, Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL, Café Spice Namaste, Mehernosh Mody La Porte des Indes, Vineet Bhatia, Vineet Rosi, and Atul Kochhar, Benares.

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Speech – Defence Budget

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In an impassioned speech in the House of Lords, Lord Bilimoria raised serious concerns about the strength of the British armed forces going forward.  Citing a study conducted by PwC, he also stressed the overwhelming public support for the armed forces and detailed the impact that continued cuts to the UK’s defence budget would have on Britain’s capability to project power abroad.

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Speech – Trade and Investment

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Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Bilimoria celebrated the rise of entrepreneurship in the UK since his arrival as a student in the 1980’s.  He noted the thriving industries which are often overlooked and taken for granted in Britain, and welcomed the foreign investment that the UK continues to attract, while outlining the action that is needed to improve the UK’s flagging productivity.

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Speech – Gurkhas: Anniversary

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Speaking on the occasion on Gurkha pageant at the Royal Hospital Chelsea – Lord Bilimoria led a short debate in the House of Lords to commemorate the service of the Nepalese warriors in the British Army, as well as calling for increased aid and support for veterans by the Ministry of Defence. The speech was well-received by their Lordships, and prompted a number of questions of support to the Defence Minister, the Earl Howe.

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Article – Why are we so shy of celebrating British achievements? Cameron must learn from Modi

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Lord Bilimoria recently shared his thoughts about the aftermath of the 2015 General Election and a reluctance to celebrate British achievements in an article published in the Telegraph.  In the feature he hailed the stable business conditions created by the election result and argued for the new wholly Conservative government to take decisive action to tackle the decline in the UK’s productivity, while continuing to reduce the nation’s deficit.

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Article – Labour is going backwards

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In an article in the Telegraph, Lord Bilimoria raised concerns about the incoherent and unambitious vision promoted by Ed Miliband and the Labour party in the run up to the  2015 General Election.  In the piece he hit out at Ed Miliband’s anti-business message and asked the Labour party to put forth a genuine, and economically credible, alternative to Britain’s future.

 

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Article – Tories trying to be “nastier” than Ukip, and “economically illiterate” Theresa May

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Lord Bilimoria recently spoke to the New Statesman  about the Conservative party’s immigration policies and the business credibility of the Labour party in the run up to the 2015 General Election.

In the article, he put forward the case for implementing a coherent immigration policy that encouraged bright students to remain in the UK and explained the reasons why he is optimistic about Britain’s future.

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Speech – Budget Statement

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Lord Bilimoria today responded to the Government’s last Budget Statement of this Parliament during a debate in the House of Lords.  In his speech, he acknowledged the importance of the Government’s austerity agenda to the UK’s long-term prosperity, but stressed that more investment is needed in areas like higher education and research and development, to improve the nation’s productivity, while noting the severity of the Government’s austerity programme on the UK’s growth rate during this Parliament.

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