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The Member Directory lists all the Central Lobby policy experts.

'Further education is the engine of the economy'

The price of not investing in skills and education is too high says Toni Fazaeli, chief executive of the Institute for Learning.

Making the Green Deal work for all businesses

There is a genuine and understandable fear from many SMEs that the Green Deal will exclude them and be just for the large corporate companies, says Nigel Rees, chief executive of the Glass and Glazing Federation.

Will the Green Deal live up to the hype?

The Green Deal is no quick fix for the current ills of the construction industry, says Duncan King, technical officer at the Construction Products Association.

'Defeating Dementia'

To mark the launch of a new report, 'Defeating Dementia', by Alzheimer's Research UK, Julian Huppert MP calls for greater investment in dementia research.

Micro businesses key to a successful economy

Anne Marie Morris MP calls on the government to create conditions in which micro businesses can prosper, to provide stability in the economy.

Government recognises currently levels of sight loss as 'unacceptable'

Organisations working in the field of eye health have welcomed the government's commitment to preventing of sight loss.

End of an era for Post Office

Billy Hayes of the Communication Workers Union has claimed that today's Post Office announcement "paves the way" for the end of the service.

Poverty in later life 'remains an issue'

Age UK's new report on poverty shows that 4.5 million of people over 60 can only afford the basics.

New reforms could 'neglect our children'

Baroness Massey explores how bills currently under consideration in Parliament might adversely affect child poverty levels.

'1.5 million children in the UK experiencing neglect'

Action for Children is holding the Parliamentary launch of a major review of child neglect in the UK.

MP urges action on health inequalities

Chi Onwurah MP calls on the government to look again at the "profound consequences" of their failure to properly address health inequalities.

Business is a 'social contributor, not pariah'

Richard Harrington MP says a new generation of entrepreneurs are vital in creating the growth and jobs needed now and for decades to come.





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