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In a speech in January, George Osborne outlined the Tories’ vision of a “permanently smaller” state as an end in itself. His argument was that the size of the state – not the size of our economy – is the central challenge facing Britain. Of…
I’m a Londoner, born and bred. But part of my heart will forever be in Manchester. It was my first home away from home when I left Streatham to go to university. Now the example of Greater Manchester is inspiring a new enthusiasm amongst…
A future Labour government would consider implementing quotas to increase representation amongst women and ethnic minorities in Britain's boardrooms, the Shadow Business Secretary has suggested. Responding to reports that boardroom…
It is no secret that Labour went into the 2010 General Election without the business support we would have hoped for. However, that was then and this is now - people want to know what we have done since 2010 with the 2015 General Election…
Yesterday YouGov released survey results starkly demonstrating the rise of insecurity and falling living standards in Britain under David Cameron. The number of people feeling insecure at work has almost doubled in the past three years…
Last week Cllr Michelle Collins from Wakefield wrote a prescient piece here about the underlying sense of insecurity people face in Britain today. She is absolutely right – the reality is that David Cameron’s country is a more insecure…
This coming week - Monday 11 to Friday 15 March - is National Apprenticeship Week. To mark the event, on Tuesday we are holding a debate on apprenticeships in the House of Commons. On the eve of National Apprenticeship Week Labour has a…
Step out onto Streatham High Road, Europe’s longest continuous High Street, and our small local independent businesses will tell you how hard 2012 was. They and the UK’s other 4.76 million small businesses are hoping for a more prosperous…
By Chuka Umunna MP The BBC's Dragons' Den programme burst on to our screens in 2005. The programme is a serious international brand with versions airing in more than 20 countries. The concept involves budding entrepreneurs pitching business…
