Bank Lending to Britain's Small Businesses Tumbles by £700m
Banks lending to small businesses tumbled by £700m despite spite of billions of pounds worth of support from credit easing schemes on offer from the UK government and central bank.
Government cuts show 10% decline in the construction industry
According to a study for union’s the construction industry has lost 89,000 jobs and shrunk by 10% since the Government came to power. Construction output is now at its lowest level since 1998.
Forty-one per cent of 2,667 small business respondents surveyed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) were victims of online crime in the 12 months ending October 2012.
Vince Cable has warned that the much-anticipated British Business Bank will not start doling out funds to stimulate the beleaguered UK economy for at least another year.
Market research provides evidence which is critical for effective decision making in government and therefore needs to be carefully commissioned, urges the Market Research Society’s Jane Frost.
Local councils must prioritise pedestrians in their urban planning and design, says Jayne Phenton, media coordinator for Living Streets, the charity that campaigns for safe and attractive streets
Alan Aldridge, executive director of the Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA) takes a look at the arguments for the government’s high-profile case regarding energy efficiency.
Although suffering from a perceived lack of political support, Intelligent Transport Systems have a proven track record in easing congestion and reducing accidents, reports the IRF
