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If you build it, then they will come Apr 04 2011

AFTER months of deliberation the Government responded last month to the case for investing significant public resources into train manufacturing in Newton Aycliffe.Read

Just how do we balance the Budget? Mar 21 2011

MUCH consideration has been given to the key areas of concern ahead of this week’s Budget. Employment statistics show that while there is growth in some parts of the economy it is selective, sectoral and specialised; there are opportunities for skilled, largely male, experienced workers – oil and gas and automotive businesses are showing significant promise.Read

Let's dispel the myths on pensions Mar 14 2011

PUBLIC sector pensions are not running wildly out of control, unaffordable or gold-plated.Read

Women are bearing the brunt of cuts Mar 07 2011

LAST year’s general election results were interesting for a wide range of reasons, from introducing a new style of government, in the form of a coalition, to introducing the first steps to potentially major reform of the current political system; boundary changes, fixed-term parliaments and the potential of an ‘alternative voting’ process for future elections.Read

Let's talk about health Feb 28 2011

GOOD health is one of the key characteristics of good quality of life. A simple fact, yet one that is taken for granted so often.Read

No reason to panic in bank report Feb 21 2011

FOR 81 of the last 90 the governor of the Bank of England has had to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer explaining why, in his opinion, the rate of inflation has been above the bank’s 2% target and the reasoning behind the Monetary Policy Committee’s decisions on interest rates.Read

Workplace can be a key area to improve health Feb 14 2011

A KEY characteristic of good quality of life for individuals is decent health.Read

Not getting it right on equality Feb 07 2011

THE news that the recently formed Equality and Human Rights Commission is to have its budget slashed dramatically should imply that the challenge to achieve equality of opportunity in our workplaces and broader society has been met. It hasn’t.Read

Cutting help for society's vulnerable Jan 31 2011

IT is still relatively early days for the current Government and certainly it seems the approach to ‘rebalancing’ the economy can be described, at best, as embryonic.Read