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Say it with flowers — or a green greeting card…

IT’S ALL about electronic communication nowadays, but the UK still produces 200 million greeting cards each year. And as with almost everything else, that...
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Workers from across Europe strengthen our businesses

The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked to examine the impact of EU immigration in the UK. Josh Hardie, CBI Deputy Director-General, said: “Workers from across...
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Thomas Cook ceases trading, leaving tens of thousands of customers stranded...

AFTER almost 180 years in business holiday firm Thomas Cook has collapsed — leaving 150,000 Britons stranded abroad. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said...
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The Boat, the gloom and the coming boom of climate change

In a bid to encapsulate the complex challenges global warming poses to businesses and modern society, TONY LENNOX goes down the pub There’s a painted...
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Employee share ownership: Richer joins his own workforce

By RICHARD THOMAS THE ISSUE of share ownership for employees recently hit the UK headlines when Julian Richer announced he was handing 60 percent of...

Latin America: As Nations Mature Some Are Left Behind

Devoid of subtlety, headlines often fail to convey the real story. While the bumbling and stumbling governments of Brazil and Venezuela dominate the news...

Sir Richard Jolly: Development with a Human Face

In May 2012, a distinguished group of international economists and social scientists published Be Outraged: There Are Alternatives, an impassioned critique of austerity economics....
UN SD3 Good Health

SDG3: Bold efforts to eradicate epidemics and all preventable diseases

Preventing maternal mortality and infant deaths: this UN goal guns for some crucial advances. JASON AGNEW reports. SDG3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BEYOND the broad sweep...
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EV Summit sees charging sites as major block to global uptake

BV’s electric vehicle specialist RICHARD THOMAS reports from the first day of the EV Summit 2021, being held at the Said Business School of...