Sir James Dyson in a call for the UK to return to innovation and manufacturing
Sir James Dyson, in a report commissioned by the Conservative Party, has recommended a vast overhaul of the UK manufacturing and technology businesses.
Sir James is most widely recognised for his vacuum cleaner, but is an accomplished inventor …read more
While Britain experiences almost South Pole levels of cold, gas suppliers cut off supplies to almost 100 companies for the first time in nearly twenty years to ensure the rest of us receive enough to keep us warm.
This has been seized on by the opposition of course who claim that this is proof of an ancient creaking supply system …read more
BRUSSELS -The European Commission has now cleared the way for the take-over of Cadbury by the U.S company Kraft Foods Inc by the way of public offer after the commission concluded that the deal would not impede competition anywhere in Europe.
The deal is conditional upon …read more
My contention is that overall inflation will not rise by much in the coming year, if at all. However, inflation for big ticket items may well go down as inflation for everyday essentials will, I believe, start going up.
I have therefore, on a completely unscientific basis, chosen 38 items, some of which I buy some I don’t, to form a benchmark. These items are selected from the sort of items families buy every week, i.e. those that have the most immediate effect on the home finances. …read more
With numbers in the region of six million, public sector workers now make up about 20% of the workforce. According to the Sunday Times they also earn on average 7% more than their private sector counterparts, retire earlier with better pensions and work fewer hours. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) average public sector pay went up to £22,405 last year but the private sector only enjoyed £20,988 a divide of 7%. …read more
Only a very small number of the 20,000 UK residents with off-shore accounts have come forward and declared their interests to the Inland Revenue according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph. This will leave many, if they get caught with steep fines and penalties. The government believes there is some £2 billion to be harvested from these accounts. …read more
