UK Business News

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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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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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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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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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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