There are lots of brownfield sites in Stoke, but they are not suitable for building executive homes. It needs to be surrounded by fields. It needs to be on greenbelt land. That's what executives want. John Caudwell brownfieldbuildexecutive Change image and share on social
When my back's to the wall, I want to fight. John Caudwell backfightwall Change image and share on social
E-mails are the cancer of modern business. John Caudwell businesscancermail Change image and share on social
I have a helicopter that I use for U.K. business trips, and I fly myself. I have a yacht in Antibes in the south of France, which is a sort of indulgence, as we only use it for about four weeks a year. The rest of the time, it is chartered out to people as a business. John Caudwell antibebusinesscharter share on social
Taxes aren't the way to go. They'd strangle the economy; you wouldn't create the wealth. And nothing squanders money as well as a government. What we need is to encourage rich people to give. John Caudwell createeconomyencourage Change image and share on social
I had challenges to overcome as a child, and that was good. John Caudwell challengechildgood Change image and share on social
My favourite thing is to come down to London from my home in Staffordshire in the helicopter and then get my bike out of the back and cycle into London. It's wonderful. John Caudwell backbikecycle Change image and share on social
Knowing that my ancestry had all been quite wealthy and owned their own businesses probably left me with the ambition to replicate what they'd done. John Caudwell ambitionancestrybusiness Change image and share on social
I make no apology for wanting to make a profit - the more I make, the bigger percentage will go to charity. So most of the work I do now is motivated by that. John Caudwell apologybigcharity Change image and share on social
I will stay living in Staffordshire. Other people would be moving offshore. I am reasonably happy to help support the British economy. I have done very well out of Britain. John Caudwell britainbritisheconomy Change image and share on social
