Exports rose by 5% in July
For a long time now we have been banging on about the fact that if Britain wants to get out of this recession and repair the big hole in the public finances, then we need to export more as a country.
The ironic thing is that for some time we’ve also had an amazingly favourable [...]
UK Missing the Export Boat
GDP figures for Japan, France and Germany were released this week and they showed over 0.3% growth, great news in that it shows that the global economy is definitely on the mend. One of the main driving factors of this unexpected recovery is export, which is also great for the Euro Zone and something I [...]
Gaelic translation for Scottish Parliament, via India
Just seen a report that Scottish Parly chiefs have gone and outsourced a Gaelic Translation project to a company based in India – via a UK based company (!) – only to use locally sourced linguists (local to Scotland) for the job. This is despite Holyrood employing two in-house Gaelic speakers, of course, prompting the [...]
Lending figures add up to bad news for UK business
Just read an interesting story on BBC News about the recent war of words between the Chancellor, Alistair Darling and the British Bankers Association (BBA) concerning the supposed (disputed) increase in business lending.
Following comments made by the Chancellor, that he was “Extremely concerned” about lending levels, the BBA promptly released figures that showed an increase [...]
ALS boss reacts to Porsche payout
During the recession, the bonus culture which has (in part) helped to propel the global economy to the dizzy heights from which it has recently plummeted (sic: and subsequently buried itself under its own terminal velocity), has come under fire from just about every possible angle.
From bank bosses to outgoing MP’s, public outcry against the [...]
How Businesses Can Embrace Free Technology
Gavin Wheeldon shares his thoughts on how businesses can use free technology to become more efficient.
