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James Ramsbotham

James Ramsbotham

Manifesto to help region grow in 2012

THIS year is going to be an important one for the North East if the Government is to deliver on its pledge to rebalance the economy.Read

James Ramsbotham

Predictions for 2012: James Ramsbotham

PERHAPS our greatest source of pride and celebration in 2011 will provide even more success in 2012.Read

Planning rules need tweaking

ONE task at this time of year is selecting the reading material we plan to take on holiday.Read

Firms ready to shoulder burden

BBC Radio 4’s Evan Davis opened his interrogation of George Osborne on the morning after the Spending Review by demanding to know what was the Chancellor’s ‘Plan B’.Read

Create new route to help drive success

NECC has campaigned for years in order to get the message across on regional transport.Read

Job market challenge

THIS week, thousands of young people across the North East will receive their A-level results, a major milestone in their lives and a great opportunity for businesses to bolster their workforce with home-grown talent.Read

It's our duty to nurture our young

SCHOOLS and colleges across the region are fast approaching their final lessons before the very welcome six-week summer holiday. But for many pupils and students, their last school days have already passed. They are now waiting for their results to be announced in August.Read

North East needs capital investment

ONE of the most welcome, but overlooked statements in the recent emergency Budget was the commitment by the Chancellor not to make further cuts into capital budgets.Read

Crucial that businesses can thrive

EXPECTATIONS regarding the outcome of a budget have almost certainly never been lower than they are for George Osborne's emergency statement next week.Read

Need for swift action after the twitter

TWITTER is a remarkable social media tool. It enables you to discover at first-hand the thoughts of some really senior people in a friendly and open way.Read

Apprentice Jack shows true worth

THERE is a Chinese proverb which simply says "One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade". It takes time to plant trees, to nurture them to the point where they are of benefit to the people who follow after us.Read

Praise for stars giving inspiration

TONY Trapp, John Clough, Gordon Banham, Sir Mike Darrington, Paul Walker, John Cuthbert ... the names roll off the tongue for they are a Who's Who of our region's shining entrepreneurial stars.Read

Skills system is failing business

PETERBOROUGH would not feature high on the list of places I’d most like to be stranded. Furthermore, it’s definitely not where I’d want to be standing on a platform when I should be heading to the House of Commons for an event with the country’s leading skills experts.Read

Protecting economic growth is crucial

PARTY conference season is upon us, a time when the battle lines will be drawn for next year’s General Election.Read

Looking out for signs of a recovery

BARONESS Vadera sparked a media furore in January of this year when she told ITV News that she was witnessing the first "green shoots of recovery".Read

Congratulations and the best of luck at awards

MANY of you will have read the feature in The Journal on the creation of an organisation to champion North East business and been more than a little confused.Read

Look local for safe haven for your cash

THE swift collapse of the Icelandic banking sector has impacted on many quarters of the North East community.Read

We must be ready to act when economy recovers

TURBULENCE in the banking sector is causing a serious readjustment of the business world, much of which is proving painful.Read

Government has clearly robbed Peter to pay Paul

THE Government announced a package of measures this month aimed at re-energising the housing market.Read

New Rock leader the right man for the job

James Ramsbotham is NECC chief executiveRead

Author Profile

James Ramsbotham is chief executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce and was also recently appointed as chairman of the Learning and Skills Council North East. Mr Ramsbotham, who was vice-chairman of construction specialist Esh Group, writes regular columns in The Journal and is one of the most respected figures in the North East business community.

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