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New Year’s resolution: Time to get closer to your customers?
There could be good news about the recession. There is growing evidence, both from the respected ACCA global survey (www.accaglobal.com) and recent O2 small business survey (http://bit.ly/6UGCZs), that...
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Debt is hanging around the necks of households
Debt is hanging around the necks of households, like Christmas cake on the hips. Spanish researchers* have recently confirmed the existence of a long-run relationship between house prices and home...
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It’s time for football to be regulated properly
I was looking through the football results at home last weekend and found yet more reference to the shocking number of European countries that now look to be involved in football match-fixing. While...
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The thaw may have begun….
…..but we are still in deep winter. Data out tomorrow (Tuesday 26 January 2010) is likely to show that the UK has finally emerged from recession. However, the economy is so battered and bruised that...
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What bankers need – moral compass not fat pockets
Banking bonuses were a hot topic at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week – but all they highlighted is that little has been learnt or changed in the world of banking. George Soros told the BBC’s...
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Welcome to Confused.co.uk
There is so much chaff in economic data and opinion these days, it is difficult to know what to think. First we were told that the UK economy barely limped out of recession in the final quarter of...
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General election – Prudence back in the economy?
Prudence was a lovely girl, much beloved by the sombre Gordon Brown. But when it came to the electorate dear lovely Prudence didn’t set the pulse racing. You see Prudence liked to save, Prudence liked...
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The route to business success: 5 challenges and a roadblock
Two years after the collapse of the Lehman’s Brothers investment bank the business outlook is still largely bleak. New rules in Basel iii aim to regulate the global financial system and thereby,...
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How will the Comprehensive Spending Review affect the Private Sector?
This blog first appeared as a guest blog for the Forum of Private Business How will the Comprehensive Spending Review affect the Private Sector? Soon after the election, the government announced the...
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Will Bank of England’s forward guidance work for the regions?
Paul Mackie Guest blog by Paul Mackie, president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce – co-host of the Bradford University School of Management and Bank of England event with guest speaker, Dr Ben...
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New Year’s resolution: Time to get closer to your customers?
There could be good news about the recession. There is growing evidence, both from the respected ACCA global survey (www.accaglobal.com) and recent O2 small business survey (http://bit.ly/6UGCZs), that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Debt is hanging around the necks of households
Debt is hanging around the necks of households, like Christmas cake on the hips. Spanish researchers* have recently confirmed the existence of a long-run relationship between house prices and home...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s time for football to be regulated properly
I was looking through the football results at home last weekend and found yet more reference to the shocking number of European countries that now look to be involved in football match-fixing. While...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The thaw may have begun….
…..but we are still in deep winter. Data out tomorrow (Tuesday 26 January 2010) is likely to show that the UK has finally emerged from recession. However, the economy is so battered and bruised that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What bankers need – moral compass not fat pockets
Banking bonuses were a hot topic at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week – but all they highlighted is that little has been learnt or changed in the world of banking. George Soros told the BBC‘s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Welcome to Confused.co.uk
There is so much chaff in economic data and opinion these days, it is difficult to know what to think. First we were told that the UK economy barely limped out of recession in the final quarter of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
General election – Prudence back in the economy?
Prudence was a lovely girl, much beloved by the sombre Gordon Brown. But when it came to the electorate dear lovely Prudence didn’t set the pulse racing. You see Prudence liked to save, Prudence liked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The route to business success: 5 challenges and a roadblock
Two years after the collapse of the Lehman’s Brothers investment bank the business outlook is still largely bleak. New rules in Basel iii aim to regulate the global financial system and thereby,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How will the Comprehensive Spending Review affect the Private Sector?
This blog first appeared as a guest blog for the Forum of Private Business How will the Comprehensive Spending Review affect the Private Sector? Soon after the election, the government announced the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Will Bank of England’s forward guidance work for the regions?
Paul Mackie Guest blog by Paul Mackie, president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce – co-host of the Bradford University School of Management and Bank of England event with guest speaker, Dr Ben...
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