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IET: Government should not to play an apprenticeships "numbers game"

Paul Davies, Head of Policy at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), has made a statement on government investment in apprenticeships.

CPA: Increased Lending to SMEs Essential for Economic Recovery

The Construction Products Association has welcomed today’s announcement of the government loan guarantee scheme, which the government says will provide £20 billion over the next two years to help the country’s major banks lend to SMEs. However, more will need to be done if lending to business is to improve significantly and help deliver the economic recovery the country needs.

BSA Welcomes Ownership Commission Report

The Building Societies Association warmly welcomes the publication today of the report of The Ownership Commission. Commenting, Adrian Coles, Director-General of the BSA said:

Prospects for Construction Diminish as New Orders Suffer Sharp Fall, says CPA

The prospects for construction output weakened still further as the latest new orders figures from the Office of National Statistics for the final quarter of 2011 showed a fall of more than 15% compared with the same quarter one year earlier.

The Federation of Small Businesses on female unemployment, growth hopes, and more

The Federation of Small Businesses on female unemployment, growth hopes, and more.

FSB: George Osborne urged to turn small steps into giant leaps for small firms to grow

The National Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), speaking tonight at the FSB’s Annual Dinner said that the Government’s tentative steps in the right direction need to become a giant leap if firms are to see genuine change in their business.

Unite: "Government has done to nothing to support manufacturing or construction"

Unite, Britain's biggest union has slammed the government for its failure to support manufacturing and construction as Britain slides towards recession.

CPA: Construction Decline Adds to Economic Woes

Today’s GDP figures, published by ONS, show that the UK economy has fallen by 0.2 per cent in the final quarter of 2011 following growth of just 0.6 per cent in the previous two quarters. The main contributors to this fall were the manufacturing and construction sectors, which fell 0.9 per cent and 0.5 per cent respectively.

CML forecasts for 2012

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) offers us their expert economic predictions for the New Year

As manufacturing sector shrinks, Unite proposes 10 pillars to support manufacturing

As Britain's manufacturing sector shrank for a second successive month in November, Unite has proposed 10 pillars to support Britain's manufacturing sector.

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Britain's GDP grew by just 0.2% in the second quarter, leading to fears that the economy will slide back into recession.

In the previous three months the growth figure was 0.5% but the Office for National Statistics said certain unique factors had influenced the latest statistics.

These include the additional bank holiday for the royal wedding and Japanese earthquake which both had a negative effect, but also the record warm weather in April which was positive.

The news will increase pressure on the chancellor George Osborne over the merits of his extensive cuts programme.

CBI: Economic recovery remains fragile

Osborne: Positive news that British economy is growing

TUC: We desperately need a plan B on growth

Unite: Osborne is no economic genius

Balls: Osborne must change course for economic growth

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David Cameron wants 'decisive action soon'

Must try harder: £35bn remains in uncollected tax

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Leveson vs Paxman: 'You could become an irrelevance'

Paxman: "Your challenge will be to stop yourself becoming a total irrelevance."

Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot"

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Jacob Rees-Mogg wants a Tory-only government to roll back the state

The Watson/Mensch love-in continues… sort of

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City Hall: Mayor Boris faces his friends and enemies

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Evidence-based policy should not be a radical concept. It needs to be celebrated.

Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, the Deafness Cognition And Language Research Centre (DCAL) hosted an event exploring the powerful benefits of bilingualism in spoken and sign languages, for hearing and deaf people alike - benefits that reach hearing and deaf people alike.

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Voice: Feeling stressed? Understand yourself? Now, move forward Conference

Application forms are now available for an exciting conference in Manchester. The fun-packed day will give you practical solutions and advice on managing stress and time to help you achieve a work/life balance.

BHA: The Marriage Debate - ‘This house would legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales'

Two weeks before the Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage draws to a close, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association is participating in a debate hosted by Catholic Voices on the motion, ‘This House Would Legalise Same-Sex Marriage’.

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CBI: Economic recovery remains fragile

Osborne: Positive news that British economy is growing

TUC: We desperately need a plan B on growth

Unite: Osborne is no economic genius

Balls: Osborne must change course for economic growth

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Confirmed: Double-dip recession even worse than feared

No 10 unleashes Tory gay marriage opposition with free vote move

No eurozone answers as crisis drifts on

Must try harder: £35bn remains in uncollected tax

Leveson vs Paxman: 'You could become an irrelevance'

Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot"

Rees-Mogg: Coalition can't fix Britain

The Watson/Mensch love-in continues… sort of

Pseudo facts? New London Assembly gets off to a rocky start

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