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Foreign Office | .@WilliamJHague: International community absolutely sickened by deaths of more t...
18:03Foreign Office
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.@WilliamJHague: International community absolutely sickened by deaths of more than a hundred unarmed men, women & children in #Syria
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Tory loyalists saying Warsi all above board. Do they mean "above board and lodgi...
18:03Patrick O'Flynn
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Tory loyalists saying Warsi all above board. Do they mean "above board and lodging"?
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Foreign Office | .@WilliamJHague: Assad regime blaming others for what's happening in #Syria, try...
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.@WilliamJHague: Assad regime blaming others for what's happening in #Syria, trying to avoid responsibility for scale of death & destruction
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David Mitchell admitting he didn't know as much about European issues as he once...
17:55Patrick O'Flynn
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David Mitchell admitting he didn't know as much about European issues as he once thought http://t.co/z5yECrRR
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In what order will they go? Hunt first, then Wasai, then Cameron? Or Wasai, Hu...
17:09Paul Flynn Mp
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In what order will they go? Hunt first, then Wasai, then Cameron? Or Wasai, Hunt, Cameron ? What's the betting odds? http://t.co/USnW3Xld
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Forum of Private Business warns of ‘challenging’ year ahead
Thursday 30th December 2010
Forum urges firms to prepare for January VAT rise
Thursday 16th December 2010
Forum urges small firms to avoid Christmas party pitfalls
Wednesday 8th December 2010
Tax avoidance plans fail to address Channel Islands VAT loophole, warns business group
Monday 6th December 2010
Orders up but profits down at smaller firms, new research finds
Friday 3rd December 2010
Changes to small business rate relief could have sting in the tail, warns small firms' champion
Friday 26th November 2010
Don´t kill off high street trade through parking charge hikes, councils urged
Wednesday 24th November 2010
National business body appoints Scottish small business ambassador
Monday 22nd November 2010
Business owners sceptical over coalition's ability to cut red tape
Monday 8th November 2010
Big business immigration loophole would be unfair on small firms, Forum warns
Friday 5th November 2010
Business group welcomes move to make public contracts more accessible to small firms
Monday 1st November 2010
Forum reacts to announcement on local enterprise partnerships
Thursday 28th October 2010
Tax measures welcome but government must go further, says business group
Wednesday 20th October 2010
Negativity to blame for polarising business confidence ahead of spending review, survey suggests
Tuesday 19th October 2010
Over half of SMEs use social media - but many question its value, survey finds
Tuesday 12th October 2010
Entrepreneurs identify health and safety concerns in new research
Thursday 7th October 2010
Prepare for wintry weather now through business continuity plans, small firms urged
Thursday 7th October 2010
Comprehensive Spending Review: business group calls for tax and red tape reform in spending cuts to boost entrepreneurship
Friday 1st October 2010
Local bank managers must be freed to lend to firms with strong orders, says business group
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Just one week left to claim £200 million in backdated small business rate relief
Thursday 23rd September 2010
Public sector should stick to its 10-day payment target despite new European standard of 30 days, says business group
Thursday 16th September 2010
Training and business support should be the focus of new local enterprise partnerships, says business group
Tuesday 7th September 2010
National insurance holiday does not go far enough, says business group
Monday 6th September 2010
Police forces failing small businesses on prompt payment, says lobby group
Thursday 26th August 2010
Forum urges small firms to tell of their banking experiences via online survey
Wednesday 25th August 2010
Forum criticises plans to tax small firms on staff parking
Monday 23rd August 2010
Undervalued properties preventing bank lending to small firms, Forum warns
Wednesday 18th August 2010
Lax security and payment complexity leaving small firms stung by credit card fraud
Wednesday 11th August 2010
New red tape rules must be backed by real culture change, says business group
Thursday 5th August 2010
Banking figures confirm decline of small business lending
Friday 30th July 2010
Forum voices opposition to 'crippling' retirement age plans
Thursday 29th July 2010
Tougher approach to banks backed by new research showing small firms struggling to access finance
Monday 26th July 2010
Ten-day public sector payment not being passed along supply chain
Monday 12th July 2010
Forum uses freedom of information act to expose poorly-paying police forces
Thursday 8th July 2010
Computer giant Dell entered into late payment hall of shame
Monday 28th June 2010
Emergency budget: the response from small businesses
Friday 25th June 2010
Small business support group welcomes key budget victories for SMEs
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Forum welcomes key small business budget victories
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Almost 80% of Welsh small firms support prompt deficit reduction, survey finds
Wednesday 16th June 2010
Budget's deficit reduction policies should go easy on small firms, says business group
Monday 14th June 2010
Three quarters of Scottish SMEs support deficit reduction plans, survey finds
Thursday 3rd June 2010
Forum responds to government's regulation-busting action plan
Thursday 3rd June 2010
Forum of Private Business advises employers to plan ahead for World Cup watching
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Forum highlights SME impact of Queen's Speech
Tuesday 25th May 2010
Small firms can show Whitehall how to do more with less, says Forum
Monday 24th May 2010
Forum reacts to release of full coalition agreement
Thursday 20th May 2010
Debt reduction plans backed by three quarters of small firms, survey finds
Tuesday 18th May 2010
New national insurance policy better for small firms and jobs
Wednesday 12th May 2010
Business group welcomes new PM and imminent Tory/Lib Dem coalition
Tuesday 11th May 2010
Small firms urgently need post-election certainty, warns business group
Friday 7th May 2010
Small businesses see election as platform for change but feel threatened by uncertainty
Wednesday 5th May 2010
Forum helps party leaders brush up on small business issues ahead of tonight's TV debate
Thursday 29th April 2010
Iceland volcano: Forum advises businesses how to manage stranded staff
Tuesday 20th April 2010
Equality Act guidance may leave small firms confused, Forum warns
Friday 16th April 2010
Scrap hikes in fuel duty to help struggling firms, says business group
Monday 12th April 2010
Economic improvements overshadowed by late payment, according to latest barometer of small business
Tuesday 6th April 2010
Forum lays out vital small firm-friendly measures in election manifesto
Thursday 1st April 2010
Nine out of ten small firms unhappy over Budget 2010
Monday 29th March 2010
Forum celebrates key victories for small firms in Budget
Wednesday 24th March 2010
Budget reaction – Forum of Private Business statement
Wednesday 24th March 2010
Only one in five small firms concerned about the Budget, survey finds
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Help small firms spearhead economic recovery, urges business support group
Friday 19th March 2010
Opportunities and challenges in the downturn just like in the 1970s, says business group
Thursday 18th March 2010
Forum of Private Business announces key changes providing tailored support for small firms
Thursday 11th March 2010
Recession-fighting firms focusing on sales and marketing, survey finds
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Beware the 'cowboy' rating surveyors, warns business group
Friday 5th March 2010
Secret millionaire to speak at Forum of Private Business event
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Figures show small firms losing out on energy deals compared to big businesses
Wednesday 24th February 2010
Think smallest first when policy-making, FPB tells government
Monday 22nd February 2010
NHS prompt payment survey finds wildly varying performance among trusts
Monday 15th February 2010
The Forum of Private Business (FPB)
Thursday 11th February 2010
Iceland boss under fire from FPB over comments criticising new protection for suppliers
Thursday 4th February 2010
Small business support group calls for default retirement age to stay
Monday 1st February 2010
Latest survey finds deep anger over tax system among small firms
Thursday 28th January 2010
Play fair when enforcing music at work laws, says FPB
Thursday 21st January 2010
SMEs seeking finance are not presenting the correct management accounts to lenders
Thursday 14th January 2010
Supermarket watchdog welcome, but more is needed to help small shops and suppliers
Wednesday 13th January 2010
Small businesses given breathing space over pension reform but fear sting in the tail
Tuesday 12th January 2010
Employee absenteeism because of bad weather could cost £230 million
Tuesday 5th January 2010

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