Government’s “Exporting is Great” Not So Great

The Government's campaign to encourage small and medium-sized businesses to export is failing to achieve its objectives, according to new research. A QuoteSearcher survey of 618 SMEs found just seven per cent of businesses are likely to take part in the campaign, with 69 per cent of respondents saying they had ...

Remember these amazing James Bond gadgets?

If there’s one film series, which has sparked our love of gadgets, it must be the James Bond franchise. Ever since the chauffeur blew himself up with the cyanide cigarette in Dr No, we’ve been fascinated by the quirky gadgets. The scenes were Q would present James Bond with the ...

International Women’s Day Playlist 2016

In celebration of International Women's Day we've put together an unrelentingly awesome playlist of the female acts rocking our world at TLE. These range from the matriarchs who paved the way for a strong female presence in the music industry, right up to the new blood pushing the envelope at the forefront ...

Tory minister claims some homeless people decide to sleep rough

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor There has been anger after Tory minister Baroness Williams said homeless people chose to sleep rough. Charities have said "rough sleeping isn't a lifestyle choice" after her remarks in the upper house during a debate. The Communities Minister made her controversial statement as she argued ...

Scrapping of rail franchises backed by competition regulator

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have said that extra direct competition would see greater efficiency, lower fares and better use of rail capacity. They said that rival train firms should run services on the same lines, which would see an end to the franchises on ...

The case for a new Third Way

This is the latest guest feature from Richard Roberts, 26, author of Musings of a Young Londoner .  If you would like to feature on The London Economic, you can submit your articles here.   I’m a pro-capitalist social democrat. No, it’s not an oxymoron. It means roughly this: Philosophically, ...

Page 5860 of 6209 1 5,859 5,860 5,861 6,209
-->