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		<title>SMEs still not catching on to social networking</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/467/smes-still-not-catching-on-to-social-networking</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting results from a survey by Insurantz.com showing Small businesses are still not catching on to social networking.

Just 16% of UK SMEs embrace sites like Facebook or Twitter as essential tools for business
56% of businesses put off by lack of understanding
65% have yet to see any benefit from social networking
Leisure and tourism industry most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VAT rises to 20% - Emergency, Post-Election, Budget - June 22nd 2010</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/453/vat-rises-to-20-emergency-post-election-budget-june-22nd-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chancellor George Osborne announced today that the standard rate of VAT will rise to 20% from 4th January next year (2011).
This is one of his measures for accelerating the reduction of the nation&#8217;s deficit.
Other measures included:

2 year pay freeze for public sector workers earning over £21,000.
reducing tax credits for families earning over £40,000.
and what he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 looks set for the scrapheap</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/450/ir35-looks-set-for-the-scrapheap</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PCG (the professional association supporting freelancers, contractors and consultants) was established to fight the introduction of IR35, so today’s announcement that it is to be replaced will be welcomed by freelance workers throughout the UK.
It is a triumph for common sense over political dogma.
In the Coalition’s full programme for Government, published today (20th May) the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Cameron is appointed as UK Prime Minister</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/442/david-cameron-is-appointed-as-prime-minister</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At around 8.40pm today David Cameron, leader of the UK&#8217;s Conservative Party,  stood on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street and said:
Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted.
He went on to say,
In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon Brown sets Labour leadership contest in motion</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/431/gordon-brown-set-labour-leadership-contest-in-motion</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 16:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At just after 5pm today ( May 10, 2010), Gordon Brown announced that he would be willing to step down from the post of Labour leader staying no longer than is needed to set political reform in motion and assure economic growth.  He stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street and said:
If it becomes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 May 6th UK Election Results in Hung Parliament</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/421/2010-may-6th-uk-election-results-in-hung-parliament</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 19:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The final seat, contested in yesterday&#8217;s general election, returned its result just before 5pm today.
The resulting number of seats won, as collated by the BBC, are distributed as follows:

Conservative: 306
Labour: 258
Liberal Democrats: 57
Democratic Unionist Party: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
Sinn Fein: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic and Labour Party: 3
Green Party: 1
Alliance Party: 1
Independent (Sylvia Hermon): 1

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New observations of volcanic dust</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/414/new-observations-of-volcanic-dust</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Met Office scientists have been working with the Universities of Reading and Hertfordshire to gather comprehensive data about the potential danger to aircraft from the volcanic plume that has been emitted from the recent eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland.
The volcanic dust was measured using newly-developed probes that attach to meteorological balloons that can be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lets go to it. Prime Minister Gordon Brown Announces UK General Election on May 6th 2010</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/399/prime-minister-gordon-brown-announces-uk-general-election-on-may-6th-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Gordon Brown has returned from his visit to Buckingham Palace where he asked the Queen to dissolve parliament on 12 April ahead of the General Election to be held on May 6th.
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		<title>Could the Ice Jacket replace the Ice Cube?</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/460/could-the-ice-jacket-replace-the-ice-cube</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Steadman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Form and function have seamlessly merged in the development and introduction of an utterly new and unique Barwares device, the Ice Jacket.

Designed to conveniently and attractively encase a manufacturer&#8217;s bottle of spirits in ice for service and presentation, the Ice Jacket &#8212; developed and introduced by The Ice Jacket accommodates a wide range of manufacturers&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Budget 2010 - Measures For Supporting Business and Growth</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/391/uk-budget-2010-measures-for-supporting-business-and-growth</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/391/uk-budget-2010-measures-for-supporting-business-and-growth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Treasury has released further information following the Chancellor&#8217;s Budget Statement (Wednesday March 24th 2010). The following is an excerpt from the notice that outlines the particular measures for supporting business and growth.
 
The Government took decisive action to support the economy during the financial crisis and its aftermath. As the UK emerges from [...]]]></description>
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