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Could Building Houses Hold The Key To Our Economic Recovery?

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Charlie Thomas | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK

Business groups have begun lobbying the government to move away from slow-growth areas of spending and instead target house-building and infrastructur...

Former Chief of CBI Denies UK Has Had Uncontrolled Immigration, Tell That to Those on Low to Middle Incomes Who Have Lost Their Jobs Mr Lambert

Janice Atkinson | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics
Janice Atkinson

My view is that uncontrolled immigration has led to wholesale job losses for the unskilled and semi-skilled; put a strain on the housing stock and has led to men in this category earning less than their womenfolk for the first time.

UK 'Should Avoid Triple-Dip-Recession'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK

A leading business body has cut its UK growth forecast for this year but said the UK should avoid a triple-dip recession. The CBI expects the UK ec...

Charlie Thomas

Should Businesses Prepare For An EU Exit?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK

In the first part of the Huffington Post UK's analysis into how British business should react to David Cameron's EU speech, we considered whether busi...

'Britain Can't Stand On the Sidelines'

Posted 31.01.2013 | UK Politics

Sir Richard Branson has teamed up with top businessmen to caution David Cameron his plans to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU could harm ...

Leaving EU Would Not Be 'End Of The World'

PA | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Politics

Leaving the European Union would not be "the end of the world" for Britain, London mayor Boris Johnson said on Sunday. Mr Johnson - seen as a poten...

'Stop Civil Servants Wrangling Over Red Tape Cuts'

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 09.12.2012 | UK

The trade body for British industries has urged the government to get a grip on business red tape, which threatens to strangle the UK's economic growt...

Charlie Thomas

Business Backs Osborne But Awaits Detail On Tax Avoidance Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK

British businesses had much to celebrate from chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement, including work tabled for the construction industry, corpo...

The Push-Me Pull-You Energy Bill

Charlie Thomas | Posted 29.11.2012 | UK

Energy price subsidies offered to energy-intensive big industries will be paid for by smaller businesses and consumers, under new terms revealed in th...

BoJo, billionaires and 'divorce tourism'

Fiona Wood | Posted 20.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Fiona Wood

The proportion of foreign cases being heard in London remains high, even if there is evidence that the kind of settlements being awarded are slightly less generous than they were in previous years.

'The Education System Fosters A Cult Of The Average'

PA | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The UK's education system is fostering a "cult of the average", failing to help the brightest youngsters, or those most in need, business leaders have...

Olympic Games Fails To Boost Sales Figures

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK

There might have been a "feel-good factor" surrounding the Olympic Games - but it didn't prompt consumers to part with extra pennies in the nation's ...

We're Hiring! CBI Report Reveals Spike In SME Headcounts

Posted 06.08.2012 | UK

Despite continued economic gloom, the UK witnessed an 11% increase in staff numbers for small employers during May-July 2012. The news follows con...

GCSEs Narrow Pupils' Options Too Early, Says CBI

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Business leaders are questioning the value of GCSEs. There are concerns that the qualifications, taken by 16-year-olds, force pupils to narrow thei...

Chris Wimpress

The North East Is Bouncing Back - But Will It Last?

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Politics

This week's unemployment figures were an unexpected bit of good news for the country - a surprising fall in the jobless total which left Labour a bit ...

CBI Urges £500m Budget Boost To Business

PA | Posted 22.04.2012 | UK Politics

The government was urged today to give a £500 million budget boost to business through a series of changes to the tax system aimed at stimulating gro...

UK Growth Forecasts Slashed Again (But It's Not All Bad News)

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK

Leading business body the CBI has slashed the UK's growth forecasts. However it's not all bad news: household incomes will be given some much needed r...

Real Trust Must Be Actively Earned

Jane Wilson | Posted 30.03.2012 | UK Politics
Jane Wilson

Sometimes the values that we pursue in public relations can put wider social and economic issues into context. Trust is one of those values.

British Businesses Are 'Shunning' Overseas Trade

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK

Only one in five UK firms are planning to trade overseas, far fewer than in France or Germany, a study has suggested, despite warnings that growth of ...

Increasing Class Sizes Should Be Avoided At All Costs

Thelma Etim | Posted 11.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Thelma Etim

In 2009 the Guardian newspaper published an article based on a report which warned private schools would have to increase their class sizes in the fut...

UK Financial Service Sector Reports Growth Despite Weak Outlook

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK

The UK's financial services industry saw a seventh consecutive quarter of growth, despite continuing concerns over the global economy, according to th...

UK Faces 'Hard Road' Ahead, Warns CBI Boss

PA | Posted 30.12.2011 | UK

The coming year will be a hard road for the UK, but the country needs to "get on" with rebalancing the economy away from government and household debt...

FULL TEXT: PM's Speech To The CBI

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Politics

We meet at a serious time for our economy - and for business. We are trying to recover from a deep and difficult recession. Yet growth is slow i...

Economy In 'Last Chance Saloon'

PA | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK

The leader of the UK's biggest business group has warned that the economy was in the "last chance saloon" unless the decline in jobs and growth is rev...

CBI Revises Forecasts Down, Calls For 'Plan A Plus'

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 08.01.2012 | UK

The Confederation of British Industry, an influential business group, has called for a "Plan A Plus" to kick start the UK economy as the eurozone sove...