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22nd January 2008
FSB lobbies MPs over EU Treaty
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has joined the Conservatives and the Daily Telegraph in calling again for a UK referendum on the European Union (EU) Reform Treaty. The move coincides...
22nd January 2008
Northern Rock plan "the best" says Chancellor
Chancellor Alistair Darling will continue to defend his plans for resolving the Northern Rock crisis today, after confirming that the £25bn Bank of England loan would be turned into government bonds...
21st January 2008
London hauliers get 28 days to clean up their act
Transport for London (TfL) has been praised by small business leaders, after adding a 28-day "grace period" to its new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) legislation. The LEZ scheme, which launches in...
21st January 2008
MPs call on EU to ditch biofuel targets
The cross-party group of MPs set up to oversee environmental policy is today claiming that the EU's targets for replacing conventional fuels with biofuels are actually harmful. In a new report,...
18th January 2008
Recession "not imminent" says BCC
The latest quarterly report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) indicates that, although the slowing economy is a cause for concern, a full blown recession is not imminent. The...
- 21st November 2008 Official retail figures 'hide tough condition', says BRC
- 20th November 2008 Entrepreneurs 'should be school governors'
- 19th November 2008 Small businesses urged to register hazardous substances




