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With the nights drawing in, and a dank, dark, grey rainy day outside; here at the ABC HQ, we felt you might need some cheering up.

We just love the Waterlust videos and we hope this one might hit the spot

Warerlust - in their own words: Blending science, art and sport, we publish film, photography and art online that explore how people interact with water and will hopefully get you thinking

www.waterlust.org

Enjoy

The Northern Powerhouse is an abstract concept to grap but the figures below are anything but abstract - they show clearly the difference between the economic position of those that work in the North compared to those who live and work in the South. London incomes compared to the plight of the North for example. 

The Northern Powerhouse contains 4.5 million jobs, accounting for 16 per cent of all Britain’s jobs. These jobs are not evenly spread across the region; 27 per cent of all jobs within the Northern Powerhouse are in Manchester City Region, and 22 per cent in West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Source: IPPR

The attatched Northern Powerhouse Fact Sheet should interest those who want to learn more about the region.  

News that all tax offices in Wales outside Cardiff are to close by 2021 is a damning indictment of Tory priorities and will lead to huge job losses in Wrexham, Swansea and Porthmadog, according to Plaid Cymru AM Rhun ap Iorwerth.

The closures of HMRC tax offices in Wrexham, Porthmadog and Swansea will leave just the Cardiff office serving Wales, with much of the work for the north being carried out in Liverpool or Telford. The Wrexham office employs about 350 staff, Swansea 300 and the Porthmadog office, which houses HMRC's Welsh-language call centre, about 20 workers.

Plaid Cymru's Shadow Economy Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth AM, said:

"These HMRC closures will mean huge numbers of job losses and will be a major blow to Wales' economy and especially to those hundreds of workers and families directly affected directly by the closures.

 “Successive UK Governments over the past decade have been intent on closing tax offices and these latest plans show the complete disregard this Tory government has for Wales.

"These workers in Wrexham, Swansea and Porthmadog cannot be expected to relocate to Cardiff, or move over the border to Telford or Liverpool. Not only will hundreds of people lose their jobs and livelihoods but HMRC's only Welsh language centre will close. These job losses would also be devastating for local businesses who rely on these workers to spend their wages in the local area. 

"This is a damning indictment of Tory priorities – closing tax offices, cutting jobs, when big corporations continue to play the tax system."

HMRC job losses 'a damning indictment of Tory priorities', says Plaid Cymru

Welfare should give everyone the chance of decent work and ensure those who have contributed to the system are rewarded for doing so. So says the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research). In this report on Freedom of Movement in the EU and the Welfare State, the IPPR sets out their ideas. IPPR (formerly the Institute for Public Policy Research) writes: “A different approach to reforming EU migrants’ access to welfare could address the concerns of the British public, be more likely to win over European partners and be fairer to EU migrants … [It would] restrict out-of-work rather than in-work benefits and ensures migrants’ home countries pay their unemployment benefits for longer.”

The IPPR in their own words:

IPPR is the UK's leading progressive thinktank. We are an independent registered charity with more than 40 staff members, paid interns and visiting fellows. Our main office is in London, with IPPR North, IPPR's dedicated thinktank for the North of England, operating out of offices in Newcastle and Manchester, and IPPR Scotland, IPPR’s dedicated thinktank for Scotland, operating out of offices in Edinburgh..

Our purpose is to conduct and publish research into, and promote public education in, the economic, social and political sciences, and in science and technology; including the effect of moral, social, political and scientific factors on public policy and on the living standards of all sections of the community.

The report can be downloaded here:

The Resolution Foundation - the UK's current top think-tank, have generously agreed to share their thinking with the ABC. Here is what the Resolution Foundation have to say about the latest labour market economic data, just released from the ONS.

Record employment but summer slowdown in pay recovery

The Office of National Statistics figues show a generally improving picture. For a detailed analysis of the figures please review the following article.

The Business Show is one of the UK’s top shows. 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 economy.

The event welcomes businesses from a cross-section of industries, and remains more committed than ever in providing you with everything needed to improve, evolve and expand your business.

VISITING THE SHOW

Show Opening Times

Thursday 3rd December: 10am – 6pm
Friday 4th December: 10am – 5pm

Location

Olympia London
Hammersmith Road
London
W14 8UX

This is a show cataloge

http://issuu.com/prysmgroupltd/docs/tbs_sg_olympia15_digitalsg?e=6346174/31036853

The New Start Scotland Exhibition is about to start. It will be held this week on the 12th & 13th November at the SECC, Glasgow. 

You might want to attend this fantastic event hosting a wealth of information, assistance and encouragement. 

There are 150+ market leaders exhibiting, receive guidance from some of the most revered Scottish Entrepreneurs and network with over 10,000+ like-minded visitors. We gather there will be Sir Tom Farmer and a whole host of other seminar speakers and exhibitors at New Start Scotland. 

New Start Scotland also runs alongside the Scottish Business Exhibition, making up part of Scotland's largest business event. If you are thinking of starting a business this is a great place to get information and ideas. 

Click here for the show guide: 

http://issuu.com/newstartexhibitions/docs/nss_showguidefinal__2_?e=19744883/31127795

The sick note has been replaced by the Fit note which is the informal name for the Statement of Fitness for Work. Your doctor will assess you and if he or she decides that your health affects your fitness for work, they can issue a fit note and advise that: you are "not fit for work" you "may be fit for work taking into account the following advice"

We have found this PDF that is worth having if you need to understand the new system. 

‘Framing’ is a term used in the field of propaganda. This is where the name of something is changed to make things sound better. Swamps therefore become Wetlands. Friendly Fire is a better term for shot by your own side, despite it being very a very unfriendly experience one might imagine?

Work Coaches - does not seemed to have caught on with the public? A term, a shade too American sounding perhaps? Welfare makes people sound more dependant, and it detracts from the idea that Social Security is actually benefit that you the public, have actually paid for as an insurance pay-out. I am not sure that calling a Sick note a Fit note is going to get people back to work any quicker? No doubt Ian Duncan Smith and his team at the DWP have a different view. 

You can download this usdeful PDF Fit Note Guidance below. 

Coming up on the calendar is the National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition.

The exhibition dates are: Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November 2015 at the NEC, Birmingham

Whether you’re looking for your next step up the ladder or to kick start your engineering career, the National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition offers a vast array of opportunities for all engineering and construction professionals and graduates. Entry is free. You can register here: www.engineerjobs.co.uk/my-engineer-jobs/step1  

If you have experience in the construction field, polish up the CV this could be well worth a visit