http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/ en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 The Business Secretary has today released a joint consultation paper with the Treasury which sets out options to help boost lending to businesses. Commenting, David Frost, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/government-action-must-improve-relationship-banking-with-business.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/government-action-must-improve-relationship-banking-with-business.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:17:56 GMT Business A clear majority of businesses surveyed believe the emergency Budget struck the right balance between spending cuts and tax rises, according to the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Monthly Business Survey http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/business-support-for-decisive-deficit-reduction.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/business-support-for-decisive-deficit-reduction.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:01:18 GMT Business Commenting on the preliminary GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2010, published today by the ONS http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/strong-gdp-figures-must-not-lead-to-early-interest-rate-rise.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/strong-gdp-figures-must-not-lead-to-early-interest-rate-rise.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:05:55 GMT Business The Government has launched a consultation on the future direction of skills policy, called “Skills for Sustainable Growth” http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/strong-skills-base-essential-for-growth-of-uk-firms.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/strong-skills-base-essential-for-growth-of-uk-firms.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:32:05 GMT Business Commenting on the retail sales figures for June published today by the ONS http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/positive-retail-sales-must-not-lead-to-complacency.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/positive-retail-sales-must-not-lead-to-complacency.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMT Business Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes published today by the Bank of England http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/mpc-minutes-reinforce-case-for-low-interest-rates.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/mpc-minutes-reinforce-case-for-low-interest-rates.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:11:28 GMT Business Commenting on the creation of the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/business-supports-the-creation-of-an-office-for-tax-simplification.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/business-supports-the-creation-of-an-office-for-tax-simplification.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:23:19 GMT Business Commenting on the public finance figures published today by the ONS, and the bank lending figures released by the Bank of England http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/new-data-highlights-difficulties-facing-the-economy.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/new-data-highlights-difficulties-facing-the-economy.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:29:04 GMT Business On October 14th, 751 business leaders from across the 27 EU member states will gather in the hemicycle of the European Parliament to debate and vote on issues affecting their companies in the wake of the global recession. http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/751-businesses-given-platform-to-directly-lobby-european-parliament.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/751-businesses-given-platform-to-directly-lobby-european-parliament.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:19:57 GMT Business Commenting on the labour market figures released today by the ONS http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/positive-labour-market-figures-must-be-supported.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/positive-labour-market-figures-must-be-supported.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:36:42 GMT Business Commenting on the June inflation figures, published today by the ONS http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/mpc-must-keep-interest-rates-low-despite-mixed-inflation-figures.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/mpc-must-keep-interest-rates-low-despite-mixed-inflation-figures.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:14:04 GMT Business Commenting on the revised and delayed GDP figures for the first quarter of 2010 http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/revised-gdp-figures-highlight-major-challenges-facing-the-economy.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/revised-gdp-figures-highlight-major-challenges-facing-the-economy.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:58:23 GMT Business Commenting on the May trade figures published today by the ONS http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/rebalancing-the-economy-towards-exports-must-accelerate.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/rebalancing-the-economy-towards-exports-must-accelerate.html Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:57:18 GMT Business Commenting on today’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/bcc-supports-decision-to-keep-interest-rates-on-hold.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/bcc-supports-decision-to-keep-interest-rates-on-hold.html Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:55:14 GMT Business Commenting on the manufacturing output figures for May http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/manufacturing-recovery-is-on-the-right-track.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/manufacturing-recovery-is-on-the-right-track.html Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:46:21 GMT Business Results from the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Economic Survey suggest that the UK economy saw further growth in the second quarter of 2010, building on the improvement in the first three months of the year. http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/bcc-economic-survey-points-to-continued-uk-growth.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/bcc-economic-survey-points-to-continued-uk-growth.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 08:54:00 GMT Business Commenting on the choices facing the Monetary Policy Committee at its July meeting this Thursday http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/low-interest-rates-are-critical-to-recovery.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/policy/press-releases_1/low-interest-rates-are-critical-to-recovery.html Sun, 4 Jul 2010 00:01:54 GMT Business For the UK’s millions of small and medium-sized businesses, the impact of employee absence through illness can be huge. http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/business/press-releases_2/bcc-helps-launch-new-health-for-work-adviceline-for-small-businesses.html http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/zones/business/press-releases_2/bcc-helps-launch-new-health-for-work-adviceline-for-small-businesses.html Thu, 1 Jul 2010 11:53:06 GMT Business