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City Spy: Darling puts the boot into everyone

02.09.11
Former Chancellor Alistair Darling is sticking the knife into, well, almost everyone in his memoirs... more

Let's be wary of banks' dire warnings

31.08.11
It is fair enough for Angela Knight to issue siren warnings about how the nation will plunge down the tubes if the politicians dare to meddle with the banking sector... more

Reform banking without posturing

31.08.11
There is, if you are a banker, never a good time for banking reform... more

Business steps up campaign over bank ringfence rules ‎

30.08.11
Business lobbies have stepped up their campaign against plans to force British banks to ringfence their retail operations from other parts of their business... more

UK's 'entrenched' employment crisis will not be solved by economic recovery

13.06.11
The Government is urged to tackle the UK's "structural jobs deficit" after a leading business group warned that deep-rooted problems would not be solved by the economic recovery... more

Former Cabinet minister pleads with Government to implement Bribery Act

17.03.11
The Government should immediately end the delay in implementing new anti-corruption laws, a former Cabinet minister said today... more

Clear strategy on growth a must, says CBI boss

09.02.11
The head of the UK's top business group says the Government must deliver a clear strategy for growth with the next Budget as it downgraded its forecasts for the British economy... more

Plans to break up banks could harm UK's global position, warns major business lobby

04.02.11
British banks must not be broken up as a result of a government review on the sector since this could harm the UK's role at the helm of global finance, the CBI says... more

There's no time to waste, says the CBI's new broom

02.02.11
Interview: John Cridland has made 'urgency' his watchword as he tries to regalvanise British business... more

CBI chief calls on Government to 'step up the pace'

31.01.11
The new head of the CBI said he was optimistic about the economy but called on the government to come up with a growth strategy as strong as its austerity drive... more

Ken Clarke delays Bribery Act after protests from business chiefs

31.01.11
The government has delayed new anti-bribery laws after a storm of protests by business chiefs... more

City Spy: Battered Bernie Ecclestone is back fighting with a spoiler

03.12.10
Bernie Ecclestone is back to throwing metaphorical punches rather than receiving real ones... more

John Cridland stepping up to be ‘voice of business’ at CBI

15.11.10
John Cridland lands the £310,000-a-year job as the director-general of the CBI... more

Employers fear for staff morale as they hold back on pay

18.10.10
Firms are worried about maintaining the morale of their staff as they continue to hold off from pay rises, according to research... more

Tax-free amount staff can put into pension is cut to £50,000 a year

14.10.10
Tens of thousands of London professionals will have to rethink their retirement plans drastically following a crackdown on pension tax breaks... more

Business leaders urge law change amid fears of further strikes

04.10.10
Country's biggest employers' group calls for changes to strike ballots and employment law amid warnings of increased industrial action in the coming months in reaction to Government's spending cuts... more

Save Crossrail, business chiefs urge George Osborne

20.09.10
George Osborne must protect Crossrail and other vital infrastructure projects in the government spending review, industry chiefs urge... more

Firms condemn 'rush' to axe default retirement age of 65

29.07.10
Business chiefs accuse the Government of rushing the scrapping of the default retirement age at 65... more

Emissions tax on individual planes 'would damage UK'

19.07.10
Government plans to replace Air Passenger Duty with a per-plane tax would be “ineffective and damage competitiveness”, business leaders warn... more

Financial services growth slower than expected

28.06.10
Growth in the UK financial services industry has been slower than expected despite the sector posting its strongest performance since Northern Rock's collapse in September 2007... more

Business chiefs demand tougher strike ballot laws

21.06.10
Business leaders call for changes to strike ballot rules so action cannot be approved by a “relatively small turnout” of union members... more

'£4 in cuts for £1 in taxes' needed to tackle deficit

10.06.10
The Government needs to make £4 in spending cuts for every £1 in tax rises as it tries to reduce the UK's deficit, the CBI business group says... more

Public sector pay cuts crucial for UK's finances, says CBI

19.05.10
Business leaders call for an immediate freeze in public sector pay that should last two years... more

Recovery from recession will be 'fragile' warns CBI

21.12.09
Workers should be braced for more job losses and pay freezes next year in a "fragile" recovery from recession, the CBI warned... more

It's official: Britain is on the way back

11.11.09
Latest: Britain is on the road to economic recovery, the Governor of the Bank of England said... more

BT boss says scrap GCSE exams to boost literacy

15.10.09
Chairman of BT calls for GCSEs and A-levels to be replaced by the International Baccalaureate... more

Bank of England damps down talk of a rate rise

17.06.09
The Bank of England made it clear that interest rates are unlikely to move upwards any time soon... more

How the experts are seeing it

24.04.09
A long way to go before we get back to positive growth... more

Exports plummet despite weak pound

18.02.09
Exports fell off a cliff this month in a devastating blow to manufacturers hoping the weak pound would boost demand from overseas... more

Hundreds of firms 'to go bust by Christmas'

06.11.08
Hundreds of small firms will go bust by the end of the year if ministers fail to deliver quickly on their pledge to increase bank lending, business leaders have warned... more


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