economy

Nick Clegg calls on firms to help build a 'John Lewis economy'

2012-01-16 12:36 - 447 reads - 1 comment
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat leader
Nick Clegg has called on businesses to offer shares to their employees, saying it will boost productivity and unlock growth.

UK economy 'on brink of recession'

2012-01-13 11:15 - 368 reads
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The UK economy is "teetering" on the edge of contraction, accountany firm BDO has warned.

Video: Economy worse now than a year ago, Vince Cable admits

2011-10-20 10:21 - 858 reads
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The UK economy is in a worse state now than it was 12 months ago when the government's spending cuts were announced, the business secretary has confessed.
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Make 'tough policy choices' or face another recession, government warned

2011-10-11 10:57 - 713 reads
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The government must make some tough decisions to boost businesses or face further economic stagnation, the British Chambers of Commerce has warned.

Government business policies 'out of touch with reality'

2011-10-03 09:25 - 586 reads
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The government's policies have been condemned as doing little to kick-start growth and being "too timid" with the reality of the UK’s economy.

Entrepreneurs less economically upbeat, but planning expansion

2011-07-06 08:57 - 366 reads
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Entrepreneurs are less optimistic about the economy than they were 6 months ago, but still upbeat enough to be planning expansion and new ventures.

Snow blamed for economy's shock decline

2011-01-25 12:00 - 915 reads
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The UK economy contracted by 0.5% between October and December last year and the wintry weather was partly to blame, the Office of National Statistics has said.

Federation of Small Businesses New Year message: We will step up. But so must the government

2010-12-31 00:02 - 2418 reads - 1 comment
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John Walker, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, looks back at 2010 and forward to what's ahead for SMEs in 2011.

Vince Cable's CBI speech in full: Businesses need a "broader choice of banks"

2010-10-25 14:06 - 1557 reads
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Business secretary Vince Cable's speech at the 2010 Confederation of British Industry conference.

Video and transcript: Ed Miliband's CBI speech - Labour will "stand up for small business"

2010-10-25 11:09 - 2115 reads
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In a speech at the 2010 CBI conference, Labour leader Ed Miliband has admitted his party has failed to understand small businesses.
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