10/08/2017 While cutting edge start-ups flourish in the UK, the evidence suggests that lack of suitable long-term finance (patient capital) is preventing them from realising their potential to join the elite group of world-leading firms valued in excess of $1bn

10/08/2017 Wide-ranging questions under three general headings comprise the ‘Call for Evidence’ that kickstarts the Migration Advisory Committee’s ‘important and extensive’ enquiry into the social and economic impacts of Brexit on the UK labour market.  MAC’s enquiry will also report

10/08/2017 The urgent actions that local authorities must take to tackle any roadside pollution hotspots that exceed legal limits and the funding that will enable them to put their plans into operation are set out in ‘Air quality plan for

10/08/2017 NEW DATA PROTECTION BILL WILL INTRODUCE ‘RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN’ (UK) Measures to give people greater control over their personal data and place new restrictions on the ways in which businesses and social media harvest, manage  and exploit it

Business News 10th August 2017 TAX Amazon refuses to reveal tax details Amazon has refused to reveal how much it paid in UK tax last year after it emerged it actually received a £1.3m rebate. Amazon achieved sales of £7bn