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Capital Punishment!

Polly Toynbee writes an excellent post in this mornings Guardian entitled; Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit is being strangled Her argument is spot on. The banks, even those majority owned by the tax payer, are punishing those that stood by them in … Continue reading

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Where will the new jobs we need come from?

All over the developed world we hear a similar story.  Rising unemployment in the face of improving (in various degrees) economic conditions.  Take the United States.  It’s gross domestic product has recovered from the recession far better than in Britain, … Continue reading

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Staff Turnover costs the UK £42BN per year! What are you doing about it?

A new report is out this week from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.  It is a frightening read.  In the last 12 months, despite one of the toughest economic climates on record and rapidly rising unemployment, “an average of 10.4 % of UK staff … Continue reading

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Thank you, David Cameron, what about the rest of the world?

No sooner had I published my previous post extolling the virtues of government truly engaging with business, than David Cameron unveils his panel of leading industry bosses he says will help to the shape the UK Governments economic policy. He … Continue reading

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We elected you, what are you doing to help us?

Unemployment in the Eurozone is 10%.  In the US 9.6%, the UK 7.8%.  Do you know what the means in terms of the number of people out of work?  I did the maths.  Its frightening.  Clearly this is why politicians … Continue reading

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National Service the answer to skill shortages?

An article in yesterdays Daily Telegraphy (www.telegraph.co.uk) by Richard Tyler got me thinking, is bringing back National Service the answer to skill shortages and high unemployment amongst young people, young men in particular? Compulsory National Service was abolished long before … Continue reading

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Positive role models required to inspire a generation

According to statistics from the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, the number of long-term youth unemployed (aged 16 to 25) in Britain now stands at 342,000 (although this number is falling, albeit only slightly, but falling nonetheless).  Perhaps most … Continue reading

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