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Entries from January 2012

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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Tags: Airports · UK Economy

South East IP – new website for small business in the south-east of England

Derek Smalls - Tuesday 24.01.12, 13:50pm

A new website is bringing the latest research from leading institutions to investors and businesses in the South East.
A new collaboration between five of the South East’s leading research institutions launched today. South East IP brings together the latest research from five research institutions across the South East, making it available to business and investors [...]

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Tags: Business News · Small Businesses

Shipping industry faces its “Deepwater Horizon moment”

Edwin Huxley - Wednesday 18.01.12, 15:24pm

The shipping industry has been warned by a leading maritime lawyer that it may soon face its “Deepwater Horizon moment” in the event of a mega containership casualty.
Speaking at a Maritime London lunch earlier this month, Holman Fenwick Willan partner Andrew Chamberlain said that the consequences of a serious incident involving one of the larger [...]

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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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Tags: Publications · UK Economy

How to impress in a job interview

Terry Lane - Monday 02.01.12, 18:39pm

When looking for a new job you may be one of hundreds or even thousands applying for  every vacancy.  If you are one of those people that perform well in interviews then you need to do all you can to be sure you are given the opportunity to shine.
Following a recent television debate about youth [...]

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