Lord Mandelson

Business Department hit hardest by Osborne's axe

2010-05-24 09:53 - 1352 reads
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is to bear the brunt of the government's £6bn programme of cuts.

Mandelson accuses Tories of 'deceiving' bosses over National Insurance plans

2010-04-01 13:21 - 2083 reads - 1 comment
Peter Mandelson
The Tories tricked some of the UK's biggest business names into backing proposals to axe Labour plans to increase National Insurance if they come to power, Lord Mandelson has claimed.

Government backed Google campaign 'undermines UK business'

2010-02-25 14:53 - 2122 reads - 2 comments
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A government-endorsed Google initative providing free websites to small businesses has been branded a project which poses a risk to the future of UK-based web companies.

Mandelson on the recession: 'It could have been worse'

2010-02-12 20:31 - 1245 reads
Peter Mandelson
While times have been tough for small businesses over the past 18 months it could have been much worse, Lord Mandelson has claimed.

Mandelson turns to Germany for technology innovation lessons

2010-02-05 15:22 - 2487 reads
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Business secretary Lord Mandelson has visited Berlin on a fact-finding mission to invigorate innovation in the UK.

EU debates fines for public sector late payers

2010-01-28 10:12 - 1646 reads - 1 comment
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Calls to impose penalties on public sector bodies which take too long to pay for services supplied by small businesses have been debated by European politicians.

Ministers launch strategy to rebuild economic growth

2010-01-07 17:06 - 1652 reads
Going for Growth
The government has placed entrepreneurship and innovation at the heart of a new plan aimed at rebuilding the UK's economic growth.
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