2014 October 03

Memo to George: trade unions and charities aren’t opposed to business: it’s exploitation and abuse we can’t stand

Posted on October 3 2014

George Osborne has said today to the Institute of Directors that businesses: get out there and put the business argument. Because there are plenty of
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Which of these human rights, I ask, would we wish to discard?

Posted on October 3 2014

The following is from a speech from the late Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill, former Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and Senior
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Wonga’s failure suggests that what we really need is low cost credit for those who really need it

Posted on October 3 2014

Wonga has messed up. It’s lent to people who could not pay hundreds of percent interest rates. It’s even lent to people who just did
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Country-by-country reporting will be good for the economy – according to PwC

Posted on October 3 2014

According to EU focussed website Euractiv: Forcing banks in the EU to publish their turnover and taxes will help the economy, according to research for
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A new economy may be closer than you think

Posted on October 3 2014

I am intrigued by the continuing decline of the big supermarket chains. Leave aside Tesco’s accounting problems at the moment and the impact on share
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