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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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Clegg: Tories make your family less safe

By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat’s European election campaign with a call for voters to reject the Conservatives, who will make “your family less safe”. “Labour is finished,” he said. “He [Gordon Brown] can’t even make friends with his own Cabinet colleagues. “And the Conservatives? The Conservatives want to pull the… Read more »

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The government is on the backfoot over postal service plans
Tories bully Mandelson over Royal Mail

By politics.co.uk staff The Tories will remove their support for the government on partial privatisation of the Royal Mail if it offers concessions to Labour backbenchers, the party has warned. Lord Hunt of Wirral, shadow business minister, told Lord Mandelson: “The Conservative party position could not be clearer. U-turn if you want to; the Conservative… Read more »