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Sarah Green

Sarah Green

On course to consolidate our finances

NOW we’ve had a few days to reflect on last week’s Budget, it is clear that the Chancellor has stuck to the fiscal course set out in the Emergency Budget and the Spending Review, to consolidate the public finances over the course of this parliament.Read

Uncertainty reigns at year's beginning

HAPPY new year and as we pass through January trying to keep track of our new year’s resolutions, I wanted to have a look at the year ahead and what it brings for business.Read

Action must match green ambitions

NO ONE can doubt that the coalition Government has great green ambition. We’ve seen this in some of the policies it has announced, including the green investment bank and the green deal.Read

Meeting the education challenge

WITH Parliament approving the Government’s new higher education funding legislation, business will now need to do more to support and encourage young people.Read

Making cuts and smart choices

THIS week includes two major events for CBI North East. This evening Richard Lambert will speak directly to a packed audience of 400 key business people at the CBI North East annual dinner.Read

Let North take a lead on energy

ENERGY from Waste is a key opportunity for the North East. Last week the CBI called for the Government to encourage the use of non-recyclable waste to meet the UK’s energy needs. This is crucial for reducing the amount of rubbish being sent to landfill sites and meeting ambitious climate change targets.Read

Concerns are growing over strikes

AS THE Government takes the necessary steps to reduce the deficit, there is growing concern that industrial action across the public sector could increase.Read

Government must focus on growth

THE CBI expects the UK economy to continue to grow, and at a slightly faster pace in 2010 than had been expected.Read

Spending cuts can’t hit growth

THIS week, the CBI called on the Government to protect economic growth in its forthcoming spending review.Read

Let's work together to help growth

A WEEK ago The Journal headlined: "Six days to save the North East". Yesterday, CBI North East, the Northern Business Forum umbrella, and 12 local authorities represented by the Association of North East Councils submitted a proposal to the Government for a strategic economic partnership.Read

Coalition determined in its efforts

ONE hundred days into the life of the coalition government seems like a good moment to review its progress.Read

Weakened demand to stall growth

CRITICAL to re-balancing the economy is a strong exporting SME manufacturing sector. Therefore, CBI welcomed the results of our latest survey which indicated that stronger demand and companies rebuilding stocks of goods helped boost production among the UK’s smaller manufacturers in the last quarter.Read

Investors need clear framework

UNCERTAINTIES over the Government's proposals for energy and planning are causing investors to doubt whether they should still commit to major infrastructure projects.Read

It is critical we invest in apprentices

THE UK economy is facing real employment and skills challenges and high-quality apprenticeships are a vital part of the solution.Read

Creativity needs care

THE UK has the largest creative sector in Europe, one of the world’s largest music industries and one of its most advanced digital TV and radio markets.Read

UK aviation industry's carbon role

BRITISH business is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the heart of the CBI's support for the 2050 target to reduce UK emissions by 80% is the need to promote cost-effective approaches that balance the need to reduce emissions while enabling economic prosperity.Read

New era is not serendipity

THE business community, including the CBI, is working with the region's 12 local authorities on proposals to secure economic development and ensure growth and diversification continues. Sarah Green explains.Read

UK remains off pace with green plan

LAST week, the CBI released its fourth climate change tracker, a tool used to monitor progress against the priorities set out in the CBI's 2007 climate change report, Climate Change: Everyone's Business.Read

The benefits of business being heard

IN a challenging economic climate it is critical that business has a strong voice. Over the last week we have had significant lobbying success in two key areas of economic policy, the result of months, and in some cases years, of work.Read

Getting back to economic health

IN LAST week's emergency Budget the Chancellor presented a credible plan for the public finances and producing a convincing growth strategy for the longer term.Read

Author Profile

Sarah Green is director of CBI in the North East. She joined the CBI after spending two years as internal communications manager for the North East regional development agency, One NorthEast. She is a qualified solicitor and has held senior posts in a range of organisations, including professional services firm Arthur Anderson and international law firm Clifford Chance.

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