Another sector, another business shutdown. Today’s news that the Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society is to close its branch network with the loss of 1,660 jobs is terrible news for the economy. More high street premises will now stand empty and more people will join the list of unemployed. Following so close on the heels of [...]
More bad news for the UK’s manfacturing sector with the collapse today of van maker LDV with the loss of 4,000 jobs. As the FT reports, this follows LDV’s attempt to secure government aid of £20-£30m, which was ultimately unsuccessful. While Lord Mandelson’s refusal to offer a bail-out might seem hard hearted, it must be [...]
News from across the Atlantic courtesy of the Economist suggests that new jobs are on offer…just not yet. Evidently hiring patterns are changing, which adds to the importance for candidates to do everything that they can to customise each CV to the job on offer.
With the ongoing scandal about MP’s expenses one might be forgiven for forgetting that the dishonesty of a few public servants is not the real issue. In that hackneyed but succinct summary by Bill Clinton: it’s the economy stupid. A short article in the Times today serves as a useful reminder: Shell to axe 10,000 jobs, Jessops [...]
Now, this blog isn’t primarily a political blog. However there are things that are done in the name of politics that affect us all, and right now the behaviour of our government is having a profound impact on the ability of millions to get on with their everyday lives. In particular, the government’s inept management [...]
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Earlier this week, British Telecom announced a further 15,000 redundancies. To put that in context, imagine if Sir Alan Sugar addressed every man and woman in Newport Pagnell with his customary charm:
“Newport Pagnell…this task has been a bloody disaster from beginning to end. You’re fired”
And lest anyone is tempted to comment ‘no bad thing’, remember [...]
As Gordon Brown trumpets his global deal, the reality on planet employment is looking grim. As the BBC has headlined today, 2% of Northern Ireland’s manufacturing jobs have been lost this week alone. The biggest losses came from Bombardier Aerospace (1,000 made redundant) and while it might be tempting to think of this as denying [...]
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Today, 24 March, is both the anniversary of the birth and death of John Harrison (1693 - 1776). If you have never heard of Harrison or the H4 read on, for his contribution to putting the Great into Britain is one we should seek to emulate today.
Harrison, a self-educated clock-maker, solved a problem that had [...]
The Daily Telegraph’s jobs’ monitor makes for pretty grim reading, especially when you realize that the total number of jobs lost (the actual number is currently 102,183) have all gone in the last 4 months. Not only does that mean that there are 100,000 fewer people in work and a corresponding number of businesses that are [...]
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