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Lord Digby Jones has come home – with the launch of a “world-first” software firm close to his Longbridge area roots. The renowned Midland peer and former Director-General of the CBI is among seven business colleagues who have pumped a total of just unde
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Comment: Phil Redmond: Education re-evaluation by the Government sends out the wrong message
Liverpool Daily Post
ON BBC Question Time last week I was acutely aware that a couple of months ago I had written about the format revolving around “members of the public providing pre-selected questions that allow the power brokers to pontificate”. I’d forgotten about the n
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: Lord Digby Jones Kt, speaks during the IOC Executive meetings, held at the Westminster Bridge Park Plaza on April 6, 2011 in London, England. View Photo »
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Last week saw the deadline for submitting annual self-assessment tax returns. As anyone running a small business knows, the whole exercise is a pain; just another of the many time-consuming, unnecessarily complex pieces of compliance work they are oblige
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The BBC's Question Time programme is frequently like an unruly rabble of children arguing in front of a cheering mob. Thursday night, one of the questions posed on the show was why international aid should be paid to India when India is spending it's own
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The Prime Minister and the opposition leader have clashed over bankers' bonuses as unease grows over the decision to strip former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) boss Fred Goodwin of his knighthood. The award was removed from Mr Goodwin after it was decided
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Digby Jones speaks to reporters on College Green on March 23, 2011 in London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has delivered his budget to Parliament. Mr Osborne announced a greater than expected cut in... View Photo »
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Labour leads in 6 out of the last 7. No longer neck and neck. Actually this isn’t “Ipsos MORI’s regular Scottish poll”. These happen quarterly, and the next one wasn’t due till the beginning of March. Naturally, I’m pleased that they have decided to poll
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LONDON: The decision to strip the former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) boss of his knighthood marks a new high in “banker bashing” sparked by the financial crisis, and left business figures asking if it had gone too far. But other critics said Fred Goodwi
About Digby Jones
Wikipedia
Digby Marritt Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (born 28 October 1955) is a British businessman and politician. He has served as Director of the CBI (2000–06) and Minister of State for Trade (2007–08). He became an ambassador for the government's National Economic Council following a reshuffle in October 2008. Full Article
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Digby Jones speaks to reporters on College Green on March 23, 2011 in London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has delivered his budget to Parliament. Mr Osborne announced a greater than expected cut in duty on fuel amongst a raft of...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Digby Jones speaks to reporters on College Green on March 23, 2011 in London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has delivered his budget to Parliament. Mr Osborne announced a greater than expected cut in duty on fuel amongst a raft of...
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