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Businesses must invest in midlife and older workers to unlock economic growth, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Phoenix Insights, the think tank addressing the challenge of longer lives, is calling on businesses to boost economic growth by supporting lifelong learning opportunities among mid and late-career workers, including giving clearer job and career progression assurances for those who retrain Never Too Late to Learn report says UK lags behind other OECD countries in its… Read more »

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HRH The Princess Royal is the new BASC Patron

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is delighted to announce Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as the Association’s new Patron.   In response to her acceptance, BASC Council chairman, Eoghan Cameron, said: “We are privileged that The Princess Royal has accepted the invitation to become our new Patron. The news has been warmly welcomed… Read more »

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Lord Ashcroft is a significant contributor to the Conservative party
Tories under pressure to reveal Ashcroft residency

By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives are under severe pressure to reveal the residency status of Lord Ashcroft, one of their main donors. Information commissioner Christopher Graham said the Cabinet Office has just 35 days to end the secrecy over Lord Ashcroft’s residency status, after the Tory party consistently refused to reveal it. The peer said… Read more »

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Clarke is being challenged about his support  - or not - for a VAT cut.
Clarke challenged on his VAT-cut history

By politics.co.uk staff Ken Clarke is facing questions about his views on the VAT cut after he insisted during an interview yesterday that he had never promoted it. Appearing on Channel 4 news last night, the shadow business secretary was told by Jon Snow that the “real cause of getting the 0.1% [GDP growth] was… Read more »