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Obstacles stopping airport expansion causing Britain to fall behind

Derek Smalls - Tuesday 24.01.12, 14:09pm

In a new paper released today, The Case for Aviation, Kwasi Kwarteng MP calls for a new planning compensation system to tackle the problems stopping the development of our aviation industry. He argues:

London is falling behind other European cities. Paris and Frankfurt enjoy 1,000 more annual flights to the three largest cities in China than [...]

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Government shouldn’t worry about our happiness

Derek Smalls - Sunday 15.01.12, 15:17pm

New research suggests the government’s strategy of measuring and explicitly promoting happiness over other objectives is counter-productive and a waste of money.
The report, “…and the Pursuit of Happiness: Wellbeing and the Role of Government”, examines the flaws in attempts to measure happiness. It suggests that:

The government should not be trying to measure or maximise happiness [...]

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Could 2012 return to M&A downturn seen three years ago?

Derek Smalls - Thursday 15.12.11, 08:16am

The OECD’s prediction that the UK economy could slip back into recession does not bode well for any subsequent quarters’ M&A figures when referencing mergermarket’s data at the time the country last saw consecutive quarterly contractions in growth.
The 12 months between Q2 in 2008 and the equivalent period a year later saw the country slip [...]

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North West Business Failures Up Just 0.2% Year on Year in Second Quarter 2011

Derek Smalls - Tuesday 26.07.11, 10:16am

Equifax analysis shows businesses struggling in Q2 2011, as failures across the UK increase compared to Q1 2011 and year-on-year.
According to the latest Business Failures figures from leading business information provider, Equifax, the number of businesses going bust has risen by 2.2% in Quarter 2 2011, compared to Quarter 1. In the North West business, [...]

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Support for Plan to Cut Public Spending & Taxes

Terry Lane - Wednesday 13.07.11, 00:01am

A new research report from the Institute of Economic Affairs‘ (IEA) titled ‘Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes‘ states government spending would be cut by an additional £215bn a year (to around 30% of GDP) and deliver tax cuts equivalent to around £7,500 per household
The research shows how the government could reduce public spending by an additional [...]

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