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RSSBusiness Support (39)

Date Title Comments
2010-10-29 Plan A: Part 3: The government must invest in the UK’s productive capacity 0
2010-10-28 Plan A: Part 2: The government must provide business with clarity and stability 0
2010-10-27 Plan A: Part 1: The government must become a better partner to business. 0
2010-08-02 Has Cameron found the 'Two Thirds Way'? 1
2010-06-28 Who says our manufacturers can't compete? 1
2010-06-17 Support is needed for investment 0
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 (20)

Date Title Comments
2011-05-10 Could the green elephant in the room please stand up? 0
2010-07-13 Energy Policy Test of Leadership 0
2010-06-21 Time to rethink climate change policy 0
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

RSSGrowth (357)

Date Title Comments
2011-11-23 Dismantling the regulation that acts as a barrier to growth 0
2011-08-30 Is credit insurance becoming an issue again? 0
2011-08-19 A case for supply-side reform 0
2011-07-26 Manufacturing output highest since October 2008 (@duncanweldon @adamjlent) 0
2011-07-25 @AllisterHeath and @UKParliament are talking growth and taxes 0
2011-07-11 Economic Prospects - UK Outlook 0
2011-06-20 Adieu to the Euro? 0
2011-06-20 Claimant count debate on @FTAlphaville 0
2011-06-14 @TimHarford on the need to embrace failure 0
2011-06-13 David Smith: Could expanding credit be the right Plan B 0
2011-06-08 Historical Oil Prices (via @zerohedge) 0
2011-06-06 Stephanomics on the IMF's UK assesment: Mind the caveats and risks 0
2011-06-06 Is Cable's strike warning justified? 0
2011-06-02 Is there a rough ride ahead for an already beleaguered UK housing market? 0
2011-06-02 Is the US economy in a holding pattern? 0
2011-06-01 What are the manufacturing PMIs tellling us? 0
2011-06-01 FT Alphaville on housing market woes 0
2011-05-31 Could skills shortages push up manufacturing pay? 0
2011-05-16 3 key mistakes the ECB made on Greece 0
2011-05-16 Were the seeds of the crisis sown in mid-2001? 0
2011-05-13 Manufacturing is punching above its weight 0
2011-04-27 Plateau-onomics: An economy on the mend? 0
2011-03-10 Manufacturing a recovery: Innovation, IT and Infor 0
2011-03-08 Manufacturing and the 'Enemies of Enterprise' 0
2011-03-01 Pharma firms see 'Patent Box' as a subsidy 0
2011-01-24 What if.....business was running the growth review? 0
2011-01-18 Willets is answering the wrong questions on innovation 1
2010-12-17 Can UK learn from US reforms to cut taxes on investment and growth? 0
2010-12-07 Manufacturing growth keeps on rolling 1
2010-12-03 Week in Review - 3rd December, 2010 0
2010-11-29 Credit conditions improve a little, but the verdict is: "job half done" 1
2010-11-24 What do q3’s GDP and investment figures say about rebalancing? 1
2010-11-22 Growth is the next challenge for manufacturers 1
2010-11-19 Week in Review - 19th November, 2010 0
2010-11-17 Let's be ambitious about manufacturing 1
2010-11-15 Currency wars: what does it mean for manufacturers? #fx #cwars 0
2010-11-12 Week in Review - 12th November, 2010 0
2010-11-10 Currency wars - the story so far 0
2010-11-09 Manufacturing is driving the recovery 0
2010-11-05 Week in Review - 5th November, 2010 0
2010-11-01 How can government build on the current strong growth rates? 0
2010-10-29 Week in Review - 29th October, 2010 0
2010-10-29 Plan A: Part 3: The government must invest in the UK’s productive capacity 0
2010-10-29 Is a ride on the QE2 a good 'Plan B'? 0
2010-10-28 Plan A: Part 2: The government must provide business with clarity and stability 0
2010-10-27 Plan A: Part 1: The government must become a better partner to business. 0
2010-10-26 Going for growth 1
2010-10-26 Growth story so far - UK:OK? 0
2010-10-25 Nevermind 'Plan B', we need a 'Plan A' for growth 0
2010-10-21 Manufacturers on Innovation: We need to convert innovations to commercial products in the UK 0
2010-10-20 Manufacturers on Innovation: De-risking a bigger investment in growth 0
2010-10-20 Manufacturers on Innovation 1
2010-10-19 UK Manufacturers on Innovation: 'Re-investing for recovery' 0
2010-10-18 Even amidst cuts, government can catalyse investment in innovation 0
2010-10-15 Week in Review - 15th October, 2010 0
2010-10-12 The modern era of manufacturing 1
2010-10-12 Will Sir Philip Green's Review really change public procurement? 1
2010-10-11 What are the alternatives to a currency war? 0
2010-10-08 Week in Review - 8th October, 2010 0
2010-10-06 Currency wars could leave all sides scarred 0
2010-10-01 Currency Wars - a risk to recovery? 0
2010-10-01 Week in Review - 1st October, 2010 0
2010-09-27 A taxing problem for the government 0
2010-09-24 Week in Review - 14th September, 2010 0
2010-09-23 Banks need to focus more on customers and rebuilding trust 0
2010-09-22 Competition is the solution to financial short-termism 0
2010-09-22 Vince Cable channels Adam Smith: Don't forget the second law of markets is competition 0
2010-09-17 Rebalancing and manufacturing 0
2010-09-16 So what is rebalancing anyway? 0
2010-09-14 The costs and culture of regulation 0
2010-09-13 Growing Pains 0
2010-09-10 Week in Review - 10th September, 2010 0
2010-09-09 Them and U.S. – why has the trade deficit widened? 0
2010-09-08 57 varieties of LEPs 0
2010-09-03 One 'less positive' PMI figure doesn't mean it's over for growth 1
2010-09-03 Do we need a new model of financing for investment? 1
2010-09-03 Week in Review - 3rd September, 2010 0
2010-08-27 What do today’s GDP and investment figures say about rebalancing? 0
2010-08-27 Week in Review - 27th August, 2010 0
2010-08-25 Exchange rates and exports: should we really expect a link? 0
2010-08-20 Week in review - 20th August, 2010 0
2010-08-13 Week in Review - 13th August, 2010 1
2010-08-06 If you can’t lower prices, what can you do? 0
2010-08-06 Week in Review - 6th August, 2010 0
2010-08-03 Demand, but what about supply? 1
2010-08-02 Q3 off to a good start 1
2010-08-02 Has Cameron found the 'Two Thirds Way'? 1
2010-07-30 Dreaming of India 0
2010-07-23 Growth building but is it sustainable? 0
2010-07-23 Boom, boom, pow? 1
2010-07-23 Week in review - 23rd July, 2010 0
2010-07-21 Anybody have any spare capacity? 1
2010-07-20 Tax simplification on the way 0
2010-07-16 Week in Review - 16th July, 2010 0
2010-07-13 Energy Policy Test of Leadership 0
2010-07-09 Week in review - 9th July, 2010 0
2010-07-02 Week in Review - 2nd July, 2010 0
2010-06-28 Who says our manufacturers can't compete? 1
2010-06-25 A little perspective on growth and austerity 0
2010-06-23 Emergency Budget - plenty of pain, but for how much gain? 0
2010-06-18 Week in Review - 18th June, 2010 0
2010-06-17 Support is needed for investment 0
2010-06-11 Week in Review - 11th June, 2010 0
2010-06-10 The future of Europe depends on... 0
2010-06-04 Week in review - 4th June, 2010 0
2010-05-28 Week in review 0
2010-05-24 A good start on savings 0
2010-05-21 Week in review 0
2010-05-18 Where next for monetary policy? 1
2010-05-14 Week in review 1
2010-05-13 With election over, a VAT rise should be part of the debate 1
2010-04-30 Manufacturing investment 1
2010-04-29 Will the UK catch the sovereign swine flu 1
2010-04-28 Where will public sector cuts hit the hardest? 1
2010-04-28 The once and future chancellor(s) on the economy 0
2010-04-28 The election and the economy 1
2010-04-26 And I thought it was about the economy 0
2010-04-23 Manufacturing grows by 0.7%, GDP up by 0.2% 0
2010-04-20 Manufacturing and the volcano 0
2010-04-14 UK Exports OK 0
2010-04-12 Labour Manifesto: The real debate on work/life balance? 0
2010-04-09 Tax and spend - time to answer the real questions 0
2010-04-06 Four weeks for the politicians to tell us what they really think of manufacturing 0
2010-03-29 The Tax Challenge 0
2010-03-24 Budget 2010 - Not much to shout about...thankfully 0
2010-03-24 Crystal ball gazing 1
2010-03-01 Part 1: How UK manufacturing weathered the recession 1
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? 4
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 2
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 (18)

Date Title Comments
2011-02-14 Printing the future of production 2
2010-10-12 The modern era of manufacturing 1
2010-04-09 Tax and spend - time to answer the real questions 0
2010-04-06 Four weeks for the politicians to tell us what they really think of manufacturing 0
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 1
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 (303)

Date Title Comments
2012-02-03 Week in Review - 3rd February, 2012 0
2012-02-02 An anniversary no one will remember 0
2012-02-01 February's Monthly Briefing 0
2012-01-31 The missing GDP (UK edit) 0
2012-01-27 Week in Review - 27th January, 2012 0
2012-01-25 MPC Meeting, January 2012: Key Points 0
2012-01-23 What do manufacturers see as the biggest risk to growth in 2012? 0
2012-01-20 Week in Review - 20th January, 2012 0
2012-01-20 Manufacturers positive about their own 2012 prospects 0
2012-01-18 Manufacturers' outlook for the labour market in 2012 1
2012-01-17 Exports to emerging economies key to 2012 growth 0
2012-01-16 How do manufacturers see the next twelve months? 0
2012-01-13 Week in review - 13th January, 2012 0
2012-01-11 MPC decision tomorrow: and the likely call? 0
2012-01-10 Guardian @datastore graphic shows strong export growth in 2011, but what about 2012? 0
2012-01-09 The Eurozone crisis: how bad could it get for Europe? 0
2012-01-06 Alternative scenarios for growth in 2012 2
2012-01-06 Where will growth come from in 2012? 0
2012-01-05 Did 2011 play out how we'd imagined? 0
2012-01-03 January's Economic Briefing 0
2012-01-03 2011: a year in five blogs 0
2011-12-24 Advent 2011: 24 facts about manufacturing 0
2011-12-16 Week in Review - 16th December, 2011 0
2011-12-16 Boost competition, aid access to finance 0
2011-12-15 What are the banks and government doing to help firms access finance? Part 4: What more is needed? 0
2011-12-15 What are the banks and government doing to help firms access finance? Part 3: Credit Easing 0
2011-12-15 What are the banks and government doing to help firms access finance? Part 2: The banks 0
2011-12-15 What are the banks and government doing to help firms access finance? 0
2011-12-13 We need our banks competing hard for customers 0
2011-12-09 Week in Review - 9th December, 2011 0
2011-12-09 UK Goods Exports hit record level in October 2011 0
2011-12-06 Is the UK facing a lost decade? 1
2011-12-05 Manufacturing Outlook Survey: the key points in q4 0
2011-12-02 Week in Review - 2nd December, 2011 0
2011-12-02 The Government welcomes the ICB's recommendations on competition 0
2011-12-01 December's Economic Briefing 0
2011-11-30 Autumn Statement: What the OBR said next 0
2011-11-29 ChX pushes UK to the front of the queue on R&D 0
2011-11-29 Just two hours to go... 0
2011-11-28 Borrowing conditions back in the red as ChX pulls out credit easing 0
2011-11-24 The great energy gamble – heads you lose, tails you lose? 0
2011-11-24 Rebalancing Access to Finance 0
2011-11-24 Investment in the recovery can be part of fiscal credibility 0
2011-11-22 Ahead of the Autumn Statement: Tax reform could boost business investment and growth 0
2011-11-21 Skilled workers always sought...even in tough times 0
2011-11-17 Economic conditions impacting on finance but concerns with providers remain 0
2011-11-11 Inflation: two years of temporary factors 0
2011-11-11 Week in Review - 11th November, 2011 0
2011-11-10 Libor – up it goes 0
2011-11-09 Exports: Europe is not the only show in town 0
2011-11-09 Confidence spillover 0
2011-11-09 The trade deficit has widened, but there are reasons for optimism 0
2011-11-08 Manufacturing growing, against an increasingly turbulent backdrop 0
2011-11-04 The Dangerzone 0
2011-11-04 Eurozone and external demand - beyond the trainwreck 0
2011-11-04 Week in Review - 4th November, 2011 0
2011-11-03 MPC's Charlie Bean reiterates the need for loose monetary policy 0
2011-11-02 Why what happens in the Eurozone matters 0
2011-11-01 November's Economic Briefing 0
2011-11-01 Eurozone problems spilling into orders, highlights the need to focus on growth 0
2011-10-31 GDP - How our expectations have fallen 0
2011-10-28 Week in Review - 28th October, 2011 0
2011-10-28 Reduce regulation to boost business 1
2011-10-28 GfK NOP consumer confidence indicator falls again in October, to -32 0
2011-10-27 Choke on finance remains key pressure point for growth 0
2011-10-26 Targeted support for skills needed for growth 0
2011-10-25 Ambition for tax reform must look at the whole picture 0
2011-10-24 Revamped Growth Review important for meaningful policy reform 0
2011-10-21 Growth must be at the heart of fiscal and economic policy 0
2011-10-21 Week in Review - 21st October, 2011 0
2011-10-19 Summary of MPC Minutes from 5-6 October meeting 0
2011-10-18 Inflation at 5.2% - where’s it going next? 0
2011-10-17 Targeted capital allowances are a smart stimulus to investment in troubled times 0
2011-10-17 Inflation likely to peak at over 5% tomorrow 0
2011-10-14 Week in Review - 14th October, 2011 0
2011-10-12 When does size matter? 0
2011-10-07 Better corporate bond markets? Credit easing no clearer as QEII sets sail 0
2011-10-07 Credit easing puzzle: Further loan guarantees? Securitising SME loans? 0
2011-10-07 Week in Review - 7th October, 2011 0
2011-10-07 Better corporate bond markets? Credit easing no clearer as QEII sets sail 0
2011-10-06 Will additional QE help or hinder the government’s ability to achieve its fiscal mandate? 0
2011-10-04 Is a trade war brewing? 0
2011-10-03 October's Economic Briefing 0
2011-10-03 Credit teasing 0
2011-09-23 Beardy Americans and sado-masochism 0
2011-09-23 Week in Review - 23rd September, 2011 0
2011-09-20 IMF World Economic Outlook: expect slower growth 0
2011-09-19 QE: can it really increase lending to small business? 0
2011-09-16 Response on banking competition urgent 0
2011-09-16 Week in Review - 15th September, 2011 0
2011-09-14 Manufacturing employment is falling, but at a slower rate 0
2011-09-13 Inflation is up, but at least one MPC member is more concerned about growth 0
2011-09-12 Competition needs a big boost in UK banking 0
2011-09-09 Input prices are putting pressure on margins - how are manufacturers responding? 0
2011-09-09 Week in Review - 9th September, 2011 0
2011-09-07 Manufacturing output up in July 0
2011-09-05 Video Blog: EEF's Chief Economist Lee Hopley on our Business Trends results 1
2011-09-05 EEF's Business Trends Survey - the key points 0
2011-09-02 QE or not QE, and is that the question? 0
2011-09-02 Week in Review - 2nd September, 2011 0
2011-09-01 September's Economic Briefing 0
2011-08-31 More barking dogs sought for competition gains in banking sector 0
2011-08-23 Once bitten, twice shy for manufacturers wary of moderating price forecasts 0
2011-08-23 Innovation, vigilance common themes of response to price pressures 0
2011-08-22 New Publication Manufacturing Focus highlights price rises climbing up list of manufacturers' concerns 0
2011-08-19 Week in Review - August 19th, 2011 0
2011-08-18 Auf wiedersehen wirtshaftswunder? 0
2011-08-17 August MPC minutes – the key points 0
2011-08-12 Week in Review - 12th August, 2011 0
2011-08-10 August Inflation Report - the key points 0
2011-08-09 Getting finance flowing important for all recovery plans 0
2011-08-09 Your chance to break through red tape 0
2011-08-05 Merlin sails on but BoE report shows cause for ongoing concern 0
2011-08-05 Only a test 0
2011-08-05 Week in Review - 5th August, 2011 0
2011-08-02 Stagflation - we're not stuck with it (yet) 0
2011-08-02 Level playing field for industry essential to low carbon ambitions 0
2011-08-01 August's Economic Briefing 0
2011-07-29 Effectively, interest rates are higher than you might think 0
2011-07-29 Week in Review - 29th July, 2011 0
2011-07-29 GfK Consumer Confidence Index falls further, to -30, in July 0
2011-07-28 Not all unemployment is equal 1
2011-07-22 Week in Review - 22nd July, 2011 0
2011-07-21 Growth and the Euro crisis (Part two) 0
2011-07-20 Growth and the Euro-crisis 0
2011-07-20 Bank of England Minutes – The Key Points 0
2011-07-15 Economic Prospects - Beyond 2011 0
2011-07-15 Week in Review - 15th July, 2011 0
2011-07-14 Time to support Gymiah's calls for action on access to finance 0
2011-07-14 Economic Prospects: risks for the International Economy 0
2011-07-13 Economic Prospects - International Outlook 0
2011-07-13 Getting real about manufacturing 0
2011-07-13 Economic Prospects: what the labour market figures tell us 0
2011-07-13 Economic Prospects: what the labour market figures tell us 0
2011-07-12 Economic Prospects: what the trade figures tell us 0
2011-07-12 Risks to UK growth in the second half of 2011 0
2011-07-11 A bit more of the SME finance picture revealed 0
2011-07-11 Our outlook for the UK Economy 0
2011-07-08 Economic Prospects 0
2011-07-08 Week in Review - 8th July, 2011 0
2011-07-07 MPC holds rates steady - what about the ECB? 0
2011-07-06 Mixed news on inflation today, ahead of MPC's decision 0
2011-07-06 REC do not expect a “double dip” in employment 0
2011-07-06 Will we see a rate rise tomorrow? 0
2011-07-01 Week in Review - 1st July, 2011 0
2011-06-24 Week in Review - 24th June, 2011 0
2011-06-23 Is a high effective interest rate the reason the Bank rate remains so low? 0
2011-06-22 MPC minutes: the key points 0
2011-06-20 Will the UK economy avoid a price/wage spiral? 0
2011-06-17 Hiding behind Merlin's smoke 0
2011-06-10 Cable talks SME lending in solo show at BIS Select Committee 0
2011-06-10 Let's not call time on the manufacturing recovery just yet 0
2011-06-08 Good news for the MPC ahead of tomorrow's rate decision. 0
2011-06-08 REC Report on jobs shows Engineering continues to drive demand for workers 0
2011-06-03 Week in Review - 3rd June, 2011 0
2011-06-02 How do we encourage the innovation that will drive the recovery? 0
2011-06-01 PMI at a twenty-month low. But for how long? 0
2011-05-31 The question isn't about rebalancing. It's about how we get there. 0
2011-05-31 Good signs on credit availability but cost still a concern 0
2011-05-27 Springtime for consumers? 0
2011-05-27 Week in Review - 27th May, 2011 0
2011-05-25 Manufacturing investment - down, but definitely not out 0
2011-05-23 Is the Bank of England failing the UK? Not right now. 0
2011-05-20 Where did all the goods go? 0
2011-05-20 Week in Review - 20th May, 2011 0
2011-05-19 Labour Market Figures are good news for the MPC 0
2011-05-19 Business Growth Fund launch - now we need to see access to finance improve 0
2011-05-18 Is greater risk the route to greater innovation? 0
2011-05-18 Fastest growth in manufacturing vacancies on record 0
2011-05-17 Green Investment Bank bickering misses the point 0
2011-05-17 Inflation of expectations 0
2011-05-17 Inflation is up again, but for how long? 0
2011-05-13 Can export strength compensate for domestic weakness in 2011q2? 0
2011-05-13 Manufacturing a healthier economy 0
2011-05-13 Week in review - 13th May, 2011 0
2011-05-12 Manufacturing grows 1.1% in the first quarter 0
2011-05-11 May’s Inflation Report: The Bank’s still in a bind 0
2011-05-06 Week in Review - 6th May, 2011 0
2011-05-05 Taskforce, Budget, ICB interim report done - What now on access to finance? 0
2011-04-26 More QE – the olive branch our economy needs #EEFMPC 0
2011-04-20 Twitter debate - Where next for Monetary Policy? #EEFMPC 0
2011-04-18 More Lloyds’ branch sell-offs main competition action of cautious interim bank report 0
2011-04-18 Limited wage pressure is good news for the MPC 0
2011-04-15 Week in Review - 15th April, 2011 0
2011-04-05 A start on better bank-business relations 0
2011-04-01 What does today's PMI say about manufacturing? 0
2011-04-01 Week in Review - 1st April, 2011 0
2011-03-31 The Plan for Growth - steps towards a Growth Mandate 0
2011-03-25 Week in Review - 25th March, 2011 0
2011-03-24 Enterprise Zones – a few answers, but questions remain. 0
2011-03-23 A down payment on growth 0
2011-03-18 What manufacturers need from the Budget for Growth 0
2011-03-18 Week in Review - 18th March, 2011 0
2011-03-16 Manufacturing employment up at the end of 2010 0
2011-03-14 More than Merlin needed to deliver returns on finance 0
2011-03-11 UK Manufacturing V Rest of the world 0
2011-03-11 UK Manufacturing V Rest of the world 0
2011-03-11 This week's figures - what do they mean for growth in 2011? 0
2011-03-11 Week in Review - 11th March, 2011 0
2011-03-07 Government cannot take it for granted that manufacturers - of any size - will invest in the UK 0
2011-03-07 Manufacturing sees a strong start to 2011 0
2011-03-04 Week in Review - 4th March, 2011 0
2011-02-28 Time for a mandate for growth 0
2011-02-25 Week in Review - 25th February, 2011 0
2011-02-21 ...so what would increase finance for growth? 1
2011-02-18 Merlin fails to spell success on finance... 1
2011-02-18 Week in Review - 18th February, 2011 0
2011-02-17 Interest rates and global rebalancing - a debate on twitter 0
2011-02-09 Merlin not enough on improving access to finance 1
2011-02-09 Today's trade figures 1
2011-02-07 Interest rates: there is danger in acting too soon 1
2011-02-07 Green Investment Bank debate rages on 1
2011-02-04 Week in Review - 4th February, 2011 0
2011-02-01 Manufacturing PMI at 62.0. At record levels. Again. 1
2011-01-28 Week in Review - 28th January, 2011 0
2011-01-27 Parallels between fiscal and economic credibility – a warning from the Far East 0
2011-01-25 Ailing recovery? Manufacturing is just what the doctor ordered. 3
2011-01-21 Week in Review - 21st January, 2011 0
2011-01-18 Where next for inflation and prices in 2011? 0
2011-01-14 Keeping the firm ahead of the game 0
2011-01-14 Week in Review - 14th January, 2011 0
2011-01-12 How will government spending cuts affect manufacturing in 2011? 1
2011-01-11 Weathering the eurostorm in 2011 1
2011-01-10 Commodity price inflation - a key issue in 2011 0
2011-01-07 Access to finance - 2011 is a big year 1
2011-01-07 Week in Review - 7th January, 2011 0
2010-12-24 EEF Advent: 24 facts about UK manufacturing #ukmfg 1
2010-12-24 Week in Review - 24th December, 2010 0
2010-12-22 Eurozone bailouts shaky reliance on growth 1
2010-12-17 Week in Review - 17th Dec, 2010 1
2010-12-10 Week in Review - 10th December, 2010 0
2010-12-06 Germany exiting the euro? I don’t think so 0
2010-12-06 Advent: 24 facts about manufacturing: Day 6 #ukmfg 1
2010-12-05 Advent: 24 facts about manufacturing: Day 5 #ukmfg 0
2010-12-04 Advent: 24 facts about manufacturing: Day 4 #ukmfg 0
2010-12-03 Advent: 24 facts about manufacturing: Day 3 #ukmfg 1
2010-12-02 Advent: 24 facts about manufacturing: Day 2 #ukmfg 0
2010-12-01 Advent: 24 facts about manufacturing: Day 1 #ukmfg 0
2010-11-30 Irish sovereign debt woes and implications for UK exporters 0
2010-11-26 Week in Review - 26th November, 2010 1
2010-11-23 Capitalising the Green Investment Bank 1
2010-11-16 Funding challenges for the Green Investment Bank 1
2010-11-16 Currency wars debate: some conclusions 1
2010-11-15 TWITTER DEBATE: Do UK companies have anything to fear from currency wars? #fx #cwars 0
2010-11-11 Currency wars: the best of the press 0
2010-11-10 China's consumption key to export growth 0
2010-11-09 Trade figures look good: how can government maintain the momentum? 0
2010-11-03 Tea Party in the House, now what for growth? 0
2010-10-25 Nevermind 'Plan B', we need a 'Plan A' for growth 0
2010-10-22 Week in review - 22 October 0
2010-10-20 Can we move from cuts to growth? 0
2010-10-15 Do we have agreement? 0
2010-09-23 ...More on rebalancing 0
2010-09-17 Week in Review - 17th September, 2010 0
2010-09-10 The other costs of lending 0
2010-09-06 Recovery continues 0
2010-09-02 Other thoughts on factors holding back exports 1
2010-08-24 Germany, China, and export-led growth 0
2010-08-24 Gilty investments? 0
2010-08-05 Conflicting signals for MPC in tough balancing act 0
2010-07-30 Week in Review - 30th July, 2010 0
2010-07-29 Stressed or charmed? 0
2010-06-21 The Budget must deliver deficit reduction and growth 0
2010-06-18 Top 10 Budget predictions 0
2010-05-28 Rebalancing - The Prime Minister gives official backing 0
2010-04-08 Manufacturing output up 0
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
2009-02-17 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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