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Ofcom looks favourably on Orange/T-Mobile application to deliver 4G services

Mainstream 4G mobile services could be available in the UK as early as this year, under proposals outlined today by Ofcom.
Everything Everywhere,  the mobile phone operator running two of the UK’s most famous brands - T-Mobile (UK) and Orange (UK), has submitted an application to Ofcom to use its existing spectrum to deliver 4G services. [...]

£158 million investment in e-infrastructure to power growth and innovation

UK scientists and businesses will have access to the most sophisticated technology keeping them at the cutting edge of research and development, as details of the Government’s multi-million pound e-infrastructure investment were announced today by David Willetts.
The investment includes £43 million for ARCHER, a new national supercomputer to support advanced research, such as complex chemistry [...]

Script - Ed Miliband’s speech to 2011 Labour Party Conference

This is a copy of the script for Ed Miliband speech to the 2011 Labour Party Conference.  It should be checked against delivery.
Ed Miliband’s Conference Speech 2011
Thank you Conference.
It’s great to be in Liverpool.
Labour Liverpool.
A generation ago a Labour leader came to Conference to condemn the behaviour of a Labour Council in Liverpool.
Today I come [...]

Flexible freelancers can help Government cost cutting

Freelancers can play a vital role in Britain’s economic fight back and the UK’s 1.4 million freelance workers provide great value for money to both the public and private sectors.
That was the rallying call from PCG, the voice of freelancing, following today’s Comprehensive Spending Review that seems certain to change the social and economic landscape [...]

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RSS World Business Report

  • WBR: Wall Street Update 18 May 12 May 18, 2012
    We review Facebook's first full day on the US stock market. And as President Obama announces he's keen to tackle hunger in Africa, we talk to those who work directly with small-scale farmers in Africa.

RSS Peter Day's World of Business

  • GlobalBiz: Through The Mill: 19 May 12 May 19, 2012
    The Lancashire cotton industry, in the north of England, was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British economy. Peter Day finds out how it struggles to survive. Producer: Sandra Kanthal Editor: Stephen Chilcott
  • GlobalBiz: Dragon's Den (2): 12 May 12 May 12, 2012
    In the second of two reports from China, Peter Day looks at private financing. Until now a somewhat grey area of the financial market but crucial to the growth of their small and medium business enterprises. Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Stephen Chilcott

RSS The Bottom Line with Evan Davis

  • Bottom Line: Ruthlessness 29 Mar 12
    Hard-boiled or soft-hearted - when is it right to be tough at the top? Evan Davis and his executive guests debate ruthlessness in business. Plus, capitalism in places that business overlooks - they also talk about investing and selling in deprived areas.
  • Bottom Line: Decisions 22 Mar 12
    Anatomy of a decision. Evan Davis and guests discuss executive decision making using examples from their professional life. They also swap thoughts on stress – their own and that of their employees.

RSS Money Box

RSS A Week of You and Yours

  • YYHighlights: School Dinners, DAB radios and UCAS forms
    This week, we talked to young blogger Martha Payne about how healthy school dinners really are and discussed the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency's claim that voluntary recalls are working perfectly well. We looked at the digital listening target for 2015 against the latest RAJAR figures, explore the practicalities of a blanket opt-out for pornogra […]