Lib Dems issue timber warning
News Article 15 August 2003
Ministers are failing to monitor whether timber being imported into the UK comes from illegal sources, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.
Forum Brief: DEFRA
Policy Consultation 20 January 2003
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is facing a programme of spending cuts after overspending during the foot and mouth crisis.
Paul Martin - director general of the Timber Trade Federation
Stakeholder Interview 12 November 2002
Can you explain the role of the Timber Trade Federation?
Forum Brief: House of Commons reform
Policy Consultation 30 October 2002
MPs have narrowly backed Robin Cook's modernisation of the House of Commons.
Forum Brief: Climate change levy
Policy Consultation 17 July 2002
The climate change levy represents a significant increase to business costs despite government claims that it is "fiscally neutral", according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses.
Forum Brief: CSR - Corporate response
Policy Consultation 16 July 2002
Gordon Brown has unveiled plans which will see the public sector spending more than the value of entire economy of the continent of Africa over the next three years.
Forum Brief: Environmental Budget response
Policy Consultation 17 April 2002
During his Budget speech, the chancellor said: "There is a huge potential for British firms to capture new world markets by investing in environmentally-friendly technologies and creating new businesses and
Cabinet Office can't see wood for the trees
Press Review 17 April 2002
Cabinet Office stormed in Greenpeace protest
News Article 10 April 2002
Greenpeace campaigners have staged a protest inside the Cabinet Office against the government's alleged use of wood from rainforests for doors and windows.
Salmond attacks plans for aggregate tax
News Article 13 March 2002
The government's plans to introduce an aggregate tax on quarrying could cost 2700 jobs in Scotland, the SNP has claimed .
Forum Brief: Inflation
Policy Consultation 12 February 2002
Inflation has increased to its highest level for five months in January, it has been announced.
Forum Brief: Pre-Budget report
Policy Consultation 27 November 2001
Commentary on the issues raised in the pre-Budget report.
Blair told to get tough with timber importers
News Article 10 August 2001
Friends of the Earth (FoE) has called on the government to take tough action against the importers of illegally logged tropical timber.
Kyoto 'makes no sense': Bush
News Article 29 March 2001
George W Bush has sparked anger and raised the prospect of a deep rift with Europe after he declared his "unequivocal" opposition to the Kyoto accords.
