THE public debate on corporate tax avoidance has raged over the past few months and several companies’ reputations have been dragged through the mud.Read
CHANCELLOR George Osborne will deliver his Budget next week against a backdrop of stalling growth, a ratings agency downgrade of the UK economy and reports of discontent on the Conservative backbenches. The pressure is well and truly on.Read
SAY it cautiously, but the economy might just be turning a corner. That was the message from CBI director- general John Cridland on a visit to Cumbria for the region’s annual dinner last week.
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THEY have been called the ‘forgotten army’ of firms – overlooked by policymakers but with the capacity to inject up to £50bn into the economy by 2020.Read
AS CBI director-general John Cridland said in his "half-time" assessment of the coalition's performance last week, now is the time for the Government to deliver on some of the encouraging growth-boosting measures it has promised.Read
IT is a curious situation indeed when, at a time the economy is crying out for new jobs and growth, a senior business leader should feel it is necessary to stand up at the Conservative Party conference and tell ministers to “stop knocking business”.Read
UNLESS he finally delivers some silverware to the St James’ Park (or whatever he chooses to call it) trophy cabinet, Mike Ashley’s never likely to win any popularity contests.Read
OUR political editor Will Green, at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, reported this week on comments made at the gathering by North East Chamber of Commerce chief executive James Ramsbotham.Read
LAST week I had the pleasure of interviewing the Right Reverend Justin Welsby, the Bishop of Durham, ahead of an address he gave to a group of business leaders at the Shepherds Dene retreat in Northumberland.Read
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