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Saturday 5 December is Small Business Saturday, a day when government, local councils and businesses promote the importance of small business to everyday life. SMEs account for 60% of all private sector employment and have played a crucial role deliv...

The Blue Sea Food Company is a West Country business that employs ex-offenders. Watch Richard’s story and find out why this company believes that employing disadvantaged people will help them expand their business. Devon Crab is among...

Two years ago, some of the UK’s biggest companies announced Movement to Work, an initiative to encourage employers across the country to help unemployed young people. Over 200 UK employers are now committed to the Movement. To date, they have d...

The Business Show kicks off (3rd 4th December 2015 It's a free business exhibition to attend and offers a wealth of opportunity, advice and information crucial for ongoing business growth within a challenging econom goes the blah blah. The event welc...

A top economist Thomas Piketty has said in a recent article in a French Newspaper Le Monde that income inequality plays a big part in fueling radical Islamic terrorism that originates in the Middle East. Piketty, famous for his best-selling book Capi...

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry on funeral poverty and bereavement benefits Coinciding with a week of BBC programming on death and bereavement, the Commons Work and Pensions Committee is launching an inquiry into “funeral poverty&r...

Live from the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee EVIDENCE SESSION: Local welfare safety net 9.30am, Wednesday 2 December, Wilson Room, Portcullis House The Work and Pensions Committee is holding an inquiry into the “local welfa...

Treasury Committee Live Wednesday 2 December 2015 Meeting starts at 2.15pm Witnesses: Panel of Economists; Representatives from the Institute For Fiscal Studies Subject: Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 The 2016 Budget wil...

Katie Hopkins has been in the news you may know.  Students at Brunel University turned their backs on Katie visiting the University for a Benefits Debate and they walked out on mass. The student body was very unhappy at allowing her to...

The Spanish elections are approaching and they are a good barometer to watch, in regard to anti-austerity sentiment in Europe.  Newcomer Ciudadanos has caught up with Spain's long-established political parties and will tie three ways with them i...