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RSSBusiness Support (33)

Date Title Comments
2009-09-28 Cash for Clunkers should continue 9
2009-08-20 Credit insurance - latest update 9
2009-08-14 Skills: What or where? 7
2009-08-07 Easier access to public sector contracts 7
2009-07-31 New support in accessing finance 49
2009-07-31 Don't jeopardise agency work 22
2009-07-28 Advanced manufacturing: activity is no substitute for activism 12
2009-07-23 Manufacturing the green economy 8
2009-06-09 UPDATE - Trade Credit Insurance 37
2009-05-19 Meet the Mayor and learn about export opportunities 3
2009-05-01 Don't panic 13
2009-04-30 Swine Flu Update for Business 3
2009-04-16 Campaign for short-time working support continues 1
2009-04-15 UPDATE on Credit Insurance 0
2009-03-31 Help for your business - 'Solutions for Business' 2
2009-03-23 More details on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme 5
2009-03-20 Benefit from duty-free imports of components from outside the EU 6
2009-03-17 Support for your business - Automotive Assitance Programme *UPDATE* 0
2009-03-17 Support for your business - Automotive Assistance Programme *UPDATE* 0
2009-03-12 Manufacturing event in London 0
2009-03-11 Manufacturing Your Future 2
2009-03-11 Support for your business - Automotive Assistance Programme 30
2009-03-06 Rate Relief for Small Business? 0
2009-03-04 Help for companies in Yorkshire and the Humber 1
2009-02-26 Making sure we get the message 0
2009-02-20 Support for your business - Enterprise Finance Guarantee 17
2009-02-20 Help for the auto industry? 0
2009-02-19 Stephen Radley on 'Real Help for Business Now' 0
2009-02-18 Pensions help for businesses 1
2009-02-13 Support for companies in the South East 0
2009-02-12 Helpful stuff 0
2009-02-11 Support for your business - Asset Purchase Facility 2
2009-02-05 Support for business - Overview 1

RSSClimate & Environment (17)

Date Title Comments
2010-02-15 What now for climate change policy? 0
2009-12-19 The Copenhagen Accord 0
2009-12-18 Deal or no deal? 0
2009-12-16 The climate talks: a stock-take 0
2009-12-15 Sectoral approaches fall by the wayside in climate talks 0
2009-12-14 Talks on Kyoto Protocol break down 0
2009-12-12 The world reacts to draft climate plans 0
2009-12-11 Heat is turned up in Copenhagen 0
2009-12-11 Chinese want developed countries to shoulder burden of emissions cuts 0
2009-12-10 Deadlock at climate talks 0
2009-12-09 Tick tock 0
2009-12-09 Media hyperbole is in full swing in Copenhagen 0
2009-12-08 The real work begins 0
2009-12-07 Climate talks underway 0
2009-12-04 New 'Green Finance Blog' from Green Alliance 0
2009-12-02 Copenhagen – The competitiveness issue 0
2009-12-02 Preparing for Copenhagen 0

RSSEconomy (231)

Date Title Comments
2010-03-01 Part 1: How UK manufacturing weathered the recession 0
2010-03-01 UK manufacturing leading the recovery 0
2010-02-10 Manufacturing recovery is underway 0
2010-02-01 Manufacturing activity at 15-year high 0
2010-01-27 Tax policy & industrial activism 0
2010-01-26 A weak recovery 0
2010-01-25 Thinking and acting differently 0
2010-01-21 More evidence of a good christmas 0
2010-01-08 The US economy on the mend 0
2010-01-06 What's worrying the markets 0
2010-01-05 What to worry about in 2010 0
2010-01-04 2010 - some 'up', but not much 'swing' 0
2009-12-11 Did the PBR put 'industrial activism' on the back-burner? 0
2009-12-09 EEF's Member Briefing: An overview of the 2009 Pre-Budget 0
2009-12-09 PBR goes for easy targets and avoids tough choices 0
2009-12-08 What to expect from the Pre-Budget 0
2009-12-07 EEF Q4 2009 Business Trends 0
2009-12-04 A sober economic outlook 0
2009-12-03 Imbalanced growth = Painful recession 0
2009-12-03 The FT: How to make it 0
2009-12-01 Tax credits for manufacturers 0
2009-11-30 Light at the end of the tunnel for credit? 0
2009-11-24 £1bn ... investment cuts this time 0
2009-11-20 Week in Review - 20th November 0
2009-11-13 Week in review - 13 November 2009 1
2009-11-05 Manufacturing output: what's up is down 0
2009-11-02 Manufacturing PMI up to 53.7 0
2009-10-30 Closing the funding gap 1
2009-10-29 US out of recession...for now 1
2009-10-28 Recovery watch 2
2009-10-23 What happens next? 1
2009-10-22 Yes, manufacturing can save our economy 2
2009-10-22 John Redwood: Manufacture or Collapse? 1
2009-10-22 A reality check on the state of the recovery 1
2009-10-13 Figuring out inflation 1
2009-10-06 Raising the pension age 2
2009-10-05 The importance of innovation in a recession 7
2009-10-02 US auto sales fall 9
2009-10-02 The spending 'payback' 8
2009-10-01 Backwater Revisited 8
2009-09-30 'The genuine nobility of manufacturing' 8
2009-09-30 Seaside summit predicts wave of innovation 9
2009-09-29 A new National Investment Corporation? 10
2009-09-28 Cash-for-clunkers withdrawal 9
2009-09-28 Cash for Clunkers should continue 9
2009-09-25 Is Germany 'stealing jobs'? 11
2009-09-25 EEF at the Party Conferences 9
2009-09-15 That's clear then..or not. 10
2009-09-15 King and negative interest rates 8
2009-09-15 Why isn't inflation lower? 7
2009-09-11 Week in Review - 11 September 2009 7
2009-09-11 Vauxhall has new owners 9
2009-09-08 Index of Production data confirm long, halting recovery 7
2009-09-07 US employment data looking up? 8
2009-09-07 Manufacturing recovery to be anaemic 6
2009-08-26 Did the VAT cut work? 7
2009-08-24 A tale of two defence industries 8
2009-08-21 Week in Review - 21 August 2009 7
2009-08-14 The taxman's R&D trap 7
2009-08-14 Week in Review - 14 August 2009 0
2009-08-11 UK car scrappage scheme is working 13
2009-08-10 Steve Radley's Great Debate 7
2009-08-05 Why economists can't make up their minds 8
2009-08-05 EEF on Reuters: Government must act on bold promises to UK manufacturers 8
2009-08-04 The MPC's next move? 12
2009-08-03 Manufacturing PMI rebounds in July 10
2009-07-31 Econimic update - July 2009 11
2009-07-31 New support in accessing finance 49
2009-07-31 US economy contracts by 1% in second quarter 31
2009-07-31 Don't jeopardise agency work 22
2009-07-30 Lord Mandelson's letter to the FT 12
2009-07-29 EEF in Guardian: Manufacturers need to evolve, adapt and grow 15
2009-07-29 Advanced Manufacturing: What the papers said 11
2009-07-28 Advanced manufacturing: activity is no substitute for activism 12
2009-07-24 Week in review - July 24 2009 6
2009-07-24 What the GDP numbers really mean 8
2009-07-23 Why does everything cost £1bn pounds? 7
2009-07-22 China's growth is built on shaky foundations 6
2009-07-22 Quantitative easing road show 5
2009-07-21 The dire state of the UK's public finances 3
2009-07-17 Week in Review - 17 July 2009 4
2009-07-14 Auto industry outlook: looking up? 9
2009-07-13 What are EEF's economist's thinking about? 7
2009-07-12 Week in review - 13 July 2009 0
2009-07-08 UK small businesses lack forex expertise 2
2009-07-06 UK car scrappage scheme lifts orders 4
2009-07-06 Interest deductibility and reform of the corporate tax regime 2
2009-07-02 David Smith gives Gordon Brown some much needed advice 2
2009-07-01 What can manufacturers do? 0
2009-07-01 Manufacturing is our future. Discuss. 1
2009-07-01 Manufacturing. Our future. 23
2009-06-24 A dangerous tit for tat on trade 2
2009-06-23 It's too early to make any firm conclusions about the potential direction of the recession 0
2009-06-23 The future for the defence industry in the UK 1
2009-06-22 Too big to fail? 1
2009-06-22 The outlook for China 4
2009-06-22 Rail freight puts freeze on green shoots 3
2009-06-19 Week in review - June 19 2009 1
2009-06-19 Manufacturing pay settlements hit new record low 1
2009-06-18 Good news, bad news 0
2009-06-17 Britain: digital backwater? 3
2009-06-12 Week in Review - 12 June 2009 0
2009-06-10 Steve Radley on the economy 10
2009-06-09 If the election campaign has started, will industrial policy be the battleground? 2
2009-06-09 Election campaign began today 1
2009-06-09 UPDATE - Trade Credit Insurance 37
2009-06-09 A stable recession? 0
2009-06-08 'Dead cat' recession? 39
2009-06-05 Reshuffle update 2
2009-06-05 Reshuffle provides continuity 1
2009-06-05 Week in Review - 05 June 2009 0
2009-06-01 Manufacturing outlook stabilising 3
2009-06-01 More on EEF business trends 6
2009-06-01 Worst could be over, timing of upturn certain... 0
2009-05-29 Month in Review - May 2009 0
2009-05-29 Back to the future 6
2009-05-28 The £750mn magic trick 2
2009-05-28 GM Europe talks breakdown 0
2009-05-27 GM Europe at the crossroads of business and politics 1
2009-05-26 Nuclear power warning for UK 2
2009-05-22 EEF CEO Gilbert Toppin on the challenges facing manufacturing 2
2009-05-21 Alarm bells ring on public debt 1
2009-05-20 Some good news for the car sector 1
2009-05-19 Inflation continues to fall 0
2009-05-18 EEF's 'Sickie' Survey 0
2009-05-15 Week in review 0
2009-05-14 Government makes Eurofighter decision 2
2009-05-12 Contraction in manufacturing output slows 0
2009-05-08 Week in review 0
2009-05-08 Manufacturing input prices 5% lower than a year ago 0
2009-05-07 Bank extends asset purchase programme 1
2009-05-07 UK car sales down 24% in April 0
2009-05-05 What to expect from the EU jobs summit 2
2009-05-05 What we got up to last week 0
2009-05-01 Week in review 1
2009-05-01 UPDATE: Manufacturing pay growth continues to fall 0
2009-04-29 More q1 gloom 0
2009-04-24 Q1 contraction worse than expected 0
2009-04-24 Our final verdict on the Budget 2
2009-04-23 Budget 2009: What the blogs said 1
2009-04-22 Budget 2009: Car-scrapping scheme 24
2009-04-22 Budget 2009: Public Finances 3
2009-04-22 Budget 2009: The business view 1
2009-04-22 Budget 2009: What to look for. 1
2009-04-21 UPDATE on Credit Insurance v2 1
2009-04-20 New Approach, New Jobs? 2
2009-04-17 Week in Review - 17 April 2009 0
2009-04-15 Scrap that? Citroen is 0
2009-04-15 UPDATE on Credit Insurance 0
2009-04-09 Week in review 0
2009-04-09 No surprises from the Bank of England 0
2009-04-09 Coming soon to a town near you? 0
2009-04-07 Manufacturing production down, but not by as much 0
2009-04-06 What we want in the Budget 2
2009-04-03 Week in review 0
2009-04-02 G20 update - $1 trillion for IMF and global trade 1
2009-04-02 Surprise increase in house prices 0
2009-04-02 G20 update - the process, protests and progress 1
2009-04-01 Take to the streets - to support manufacturing 0
2009-03-31 Movement on business rates 0
2009-03-27 Roots of recovery 0
2009-03-27 Week in review 0
2009-03-27 EEF in the news 1
2009-03-26 Tax and a manufacturing future 1
2009-03-25 The long-term health of the UK economy: public finances and the recession 6
2009-03-25 Manufacturing pay growth slides 1
2009-03-24 RPI inflation hits zero 1
2009-03-24 Manufacturers want to invest for upturn, but tax system holds them back 2
2009-03-23 Markets rally on US Treasury toxic-asset plan 1
2009-03-20 Week in review 0
2009-03-18 Not on your Neelie 1
2009-03-18 Benefits of Short-Time working 5
2009-03-18 Unemployment exceeds 2m 1
2009-03-17 Support for your business - Automotive Assistance Programme *UPDATE* 0
2009-03-17 The reality of rebalancing 0
2009-03-16 G-20 update: much ado about nothing 3
2009-03-13 G20 to focus on stimulus, regulation and IMF 5
2009-03-13 Want a quick review of the week? 1
2009-03-12 So far, so good? 0
2009-03-11 The Toyota Model? 0
2009-03-10 Continued contraction? 1
2009-03-10 Taking stock, part 2 2
2009-03-09 A sub-prime crisis, by way of London 2
2009-03-09 What we got up to last week 0
2009-03-06 Week in review 0
2009-03-06 Reviewing the Bank's magic act 0
2009-03-06 Rate Relief for Small Business? 0
2009-03-05 Bold, but will it work? 1
2009-03-05 BoE cuts rates to 0.5%/will spend £75billion on quantitative easing 0
2009-03-05 Credit constraints continue 0
2009-03-03 Helping the automotive sector 0
2009-03-03 Just grin and bear it? 2
2009-03-02 Calls grow louder for short-time working support 0
2009-03-02 Elsewhere... 1
2009-03-02 No let up in downturn 0
2009-03-02 Stephen Radley on the outlook for manufacturing 4
2009-02-27 Some good news amongst the gloom? 0
2009-02-26 Technical details of the recession 0
2009-02-26 Taking stock 1
2009-02-24 Bad news on business investment 1
2009-02-23 FT Manufacturing Barometer points to stormy weather 2
2009-02-20 What we've been up to this week 0
2009-02-20 A green recovery? 1
2009-02-20 Help for the auto industry? 0
2009-02-19 UPDATE: Manufacturing pay nosedives 0
2009-02-18 'Cappucino Economy'? 4
2009-02-18 World Wide Worries 2
2009-02-18 Manu-servicing the future 0
2009-02-18 Pensions help for businesses 1
2009-02-17 UPDATE: Latest inflation data 0
2009-02-17 Conservative Party plans for local government 2
2009-02-17 Progress on credit insurance? 0
2009-02-16 Protectionism and a global slump 1
2009-02-13 As easy as flicking as switch? 0
2009-02-13 Support for companies in the South East 0
2009-02-12 Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin 0
2009-02-12 Budget date confirmed 1
2009-02-11 Short time to stem job losses 2
2009-02-11 Support for your business - Asset Purchase Facility 2
2009-02-11 Being boring 1
2009-02-10 The end of monetary policy? 0
2009-02-10 Role reversal, will Government start to look to industry for support? 2
2009-02-06 Giving Manufacturing a good name 0
2009-02-05 Support for business - Overview 1
2009-02-05 Key rate cut to 1.0% 3
2009-02-05 Unconventional monetary policies 2
2009-02-03 Empty-headed policy on business rates 2
2009-02-03 Ball Boys or Players 4
2009-02-02 Snow, strikes and the free movement of labour 3
2009-02-02 Good and bad news about manufacturing activity 0
2009-01-26 Downturn hits Corus 0

RSSwe ♥ manufacturing (14)

Date Title Comments
2010-03-10 A bygone era of manufacturing 0
2010-03-05 Part 3: A government that thinks and acts differently 0
2010-03-04 A manufacturers' view: The UK needs manufacturing but not everyone understands why 0
2010-03-04 A Manufacturers' View: Why making things is so important... 0
2010-03-03 Part 2: Manufacturing's future 0
2010-03-03 Passion is contagious 0
2010-03-03 A manufacturers' view: We can be the greatest in the world 0
2010-03-02 The debate continues… 0
2010-03-02 Adapt, change & innovate or perish 0
2010-03-02 Staying ahead of change 0
2010-03-01 Part 1: How UK manufacturing weathered the recession 0
2010-03-01 If manufacturers do one thing... 0
2010-02-18 Another Industrial Revolution...with a twist? 0
2010-02-03 Do you love manufacturing? 0

RSSUncategorized (38)

Date Title Comments
2010-03-15 Dear Chancellor.... 0
2010-03-02 We Luff Manufacturing 0
2010-02-12 Skills Funding - a brave new world? 0
2010-02-02 Apprenticeship week 0
2009-11-16 BIS exists - after five months 0
2009-11-12 National Skills Strategy looks good 0
2009-11-11 Pre-Budget Report on 9th December 2009 0
2009-11-04 Smarter finance for the future 5
2009-10-28 Battle of Ideas 2
2009-09-29 Industry influence? 9
2009-08-20 A-Levels: Don't Panic? 7
2009-08-13 Green light with some yellow spots 9
2009-08-07 Week in review - 7 August 2009 7
2009-08-06 Bank shocks markets with extra money 7
2009-08-05 Is the end nigh? 6
2009-07-15 Low Carbon Industrial Strategy: a failure of ambition 6
2009-07-13 iawards may miss the mark 6
2009-07-09 STEM entries on the up 1
2009-07-09 Tweeting on Innovation Investment Fund 1
2009-07-09 Design during the downturn 2
2009-06-12 'Quantitive Stealing' 0
2009-05-31 What we got up to last week 1
2009-05-29 What the oil price spike says about global growth 1
2009-05-29 Encouraging signs from the car scrappage scheme 17
2009-05-22 Week in review 1
2009-05-13 Bank pours cold water on green shoots 1
2009-04-22 Budget built on flaky foundations 9
2009-04-22 EEF Budget Reaction 1
2009-04-20 What type of Budget? 0
2009-03-17 The cost of redundancy 1
2009-03-16 Only £200k for an electric car 0
2009-03-11 Scrap that? 3
2009-03-09 Green vision needs substance 1
2009-02-24 Imbalances, recessions and the virtues of flexibility 0
2009-02-17 The debate on temporary work 2
2009-02-16 Productivity and skills in the engineering construction sector to be reviewed 0
2009-02-16 Education, Education, Education 1
2009-02-12 Radley's Rants 2

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321 posts
991 comments

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