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Category Archives: Economics
Critical path in stopping Domestic Abuse
On Tuesday a report into Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence was jointly published by a number of national inspection agencies entitled “The multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse”. The report raises a number of vital issues yet appears to have … Continue reading
We need a renewable energy focal point
It is clear from my recent visits to the sea front and views from various parts of the Downs that the Rampion windfarm is fast developing, with apparently over half the turbines already in place. Last weekend I visited Lancing … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Economics, Environment, Youth Issues
Tagged Solar Farms, Wind Farms
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What to do with £140m of public money
The way in which we spend public money or rather how it is spent on our behalf varies wildly depending on ones point of view. This weekend Boris Johnson has written a piece in the Telegraph, once again promoting the … Continue reading
Lets have some consistency
The decision to remove the 1% limit on pay for two areas of the public sector but to insist that the increase is paid for out of existing budgets has some very clear implications. The public services concerned, Police and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Police Officer, Prison Service, Public Sector
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The impact of Hurricane Irma on BVI
The terrible news that the British Virgin Islands has been badly impacted by Hurricane Irma has tended to focus on the impact on the lives of a small number of wealthy individuals. Clearly the devestation in the area surrounding the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Hurricane Irma, Tax Havens
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The DfE ate our Brexit Homework
When I was a student, the required levels of Summer homework throughout my education was relatively superficial. However I have a friend who studies Law at Oxford where the beginning of each term commences with a series of exams, so … Continue reading
The challenge of public procurement
As we prepare for our departure from the EU there are some businesses and many politicians that are pleased that the European procurement rules will drop away. Indeed a few days ago in Brighton & Hove news Councillor Steve Bell … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged LUPC, Procurement Consortia, Public Procurement, SUPC
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We need honesty from Brexiteers
The news this week emerging from a 14 page document published by David Davis under the title “Future Customs Arrangements” is that there are two options under consideration for our departure from the EU and the transition period and despite … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Davis, Iain Duncan Smith, Nigel Lawson
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A vital link from Business to Education
Today the TES online magazine has published an article entitled ‘Colleges should be key in widening access to University’. I agree with the article by Julia Belgutay but don’t believe it goes far enough. There is of course a vital role … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Youth Issues
Tagged Apprenticeship, Julia Belgutay, SME, TES, University
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Cocoa Life good – fairly traded bad
The latest news in the changes to Fairtrade branding seems bound to cause challenges for consumers who are keen to support the producers of the food they purchase. Several years ago I had the pleasure of joining a small group … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Economics, Education, Environment
Tagged Cred, Fairtrade, Green and Blacks, Greg Valerio, Sainsbury
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