General Election 2010

Tories pledge to support 'a new generation of British Facebooks'

2010-03-12 11:37 - 2677 reads
David Cameron
A new generation of Facebooks set up by UK entrepreneurs and new market incentives for SMEs are among the bold claims included in the Conservative Party's ICT manifesto.

Budget 2010: The tax predictions

2010-03-05 15:49 - 3500 reads
Alistair Darling and his Budget box
The forthcoming Budget offers the government an opportunity to make a powerful statement of intent ahead of the election. But will Alistair Darling bottle it?

VAT hike 'a near certainty' under next government

2010-02-16 11:13 - 1888 reads
tax
Current trends and the lessons of the past indicate that a 2.5% rise in VAT is almost inevitable after the general election no matter which party wins.

Business Link faces the axe under Tory government

2010-02-15 15:44 - 3770 reads - 9 comments
Business Link logo
The Conservative Party would scrap government advisory service Business Link if it wins the next election, an MP has claimed.

Cable: Entrepreneur-friendly UK critical to recovery

2010-01-25 10:56 - 1049 reads
Vince Cable, business secretary
While small businesses will play the key role in the UK's economic recovery, an environment friendly to their needs is still lacking, Vince Cable has claimed.

Mullins It Over: If I was prime minister...

2010-01-13 09:00 - 1906 reads - 9 comments
Mullins It Over
Kicking off a new column, entrepreneur Charlie Mullins dishes the dirt on the Labour government and reveals what he would do if he was in charge.

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