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'Enterprise Insight' Takes Off
Young people from across the UK and some of this country's most respected entrepreneurs today (Thursday 11 May) joined Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street for the launch of "Enterprise Insight".
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Learning About E-Learning
"bookacourse.com survey" gives fascinating insight into the impact of the Internet on training in the UK
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Internet To Change Borrowing Behaviour
Consumers are not shopping around for the best deal when arranging personal finance a survey revealed today, but this looks set to change as the Internet makes borrowers sharpen up when looking for a personal loan.
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Caught In The Net
Despite popular concerns about the onward rush of technology, says Bob Worcester, 13 million have already gone on line at home
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Elections and the BBC
Earlier this week Peter Kellner in his column in the London Evening Standard strongly criticised two aspects of BBC coverage of the London Mayor and other local elections to be held next month. First, he complained that the BBC's political journalists in London, who had commissioned a poll on the election from MORI [BBC London Live poll] had been prevented by Corporation policy from including any questions on voting intention; this is merely the continuation of a policy which we have criticised for a number of years. Secondly, he has pointed out a new restriction, which will lead to all the parties being required to run their election broadcasts before Easter, a full ten days before polling day. This, arises from the introduction of pilot schemes in a number of councils across the country, whereby a few polling stations will be open early, on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the normal polling day, so that electors who cannot vote in the usual way will be able to cast thei...
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SMEs Are Flocking To Buy And Sell Via The Internet
Survey commissioned by SME champion, mondus.co.uk, reveals 80% of SMEs would trade-unions online if there was a simple way to do it.
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Open All Hours? - People's Panel Call For More Accessible Public Services
People want key public services to be available into the evenings and at weekends according to research published today by Cabinet Office Minister, Ian McCartney. He said that work was now underway to develop plans for meeting that need.
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Nurses Spell Out Their NHS Spending Priorities
Nurses believe the biggest priority for tackling nurse shortages is for services to have the right number and type of nurses, health care assistants and other staff, according to a MORI poll for the Royal College of Nursing, published on the eve of RCN Congress 2000.
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Mediation Set To Increase As Disputes Damage Business
One in four serious business disputes has a significant impact on the parties' business and many businesses are likely to increase their use of mediation.