Forum Brief: Work-life balance
Policy Consultation 27 May 2003
Britain's bosses have launched a fierce attack on calls to improve the "work-life balance" of employees.
Forum Brief: Credit card transparency
Policy Consultation 16 May 2003
Following an article for ePolitixPlus by Labour MP Barry Gardiner, the Nationwide Building Society has called for other providers to help increase transparency in the credit card market.
Forum Brief: Directors' pay
Policy Consultation 24 April 2003
Union leaders have slammed corporate chiefs in receipt of huge pay deals at a time of slow economic growth.
Forum Brief: Banks and small businesses
Policy Consultation 14 April 2003
A new report has accused Britain's top banks of being biased against small firms.
Forum Brief: National Insurance increases
Policy Consultation 31 March 2003
Gordon Brown has been warned that his long-planned rise in National Insurance contributions is taking effect at the "worse possible time".
Forum Brief: credit review
Policy Consultation 6 March 2003
Consumer affairs minister Melanie Johnson has set out a new drive to tackle loan sharks. A fast track tribunal system allowing people to challenge unfair credit or loan agreements was
Stephen Timms: Corporate Social Responsibility
News Article 13 February 2003
I am delighted by the wealth of responses that my article generated. Clearly there are a large number of well informed and passionate people engaged in a wide variety of
Forum Brief: Internet use
Policy Consultation 10 February 2003
The growth in internet use has slowed, according to research by Oftel.
Forum Brief: Personal debt
Policy Consultation 5 February 2003
The DTI's task force on overindebtedness has issued its second report.
Forum Brief: John McFall responds to euro debate
Policy Consultation 23 January 2003
The Treasury select committee is currently undertaking an inquiry into "Britain and the euro".
Forum Brief: Corporate social responsibility
Policy Consultation 15 January 2003
In response to a request from trade minister Stephen Timms, ePolitix.com Forum members have set out their views on corporate social responsibility.
Forum Brief: Small Business research
Policy Consultation 1 October 2002
Britain's fast growth entrepreneurs are younger and better educated than owner managers of slow growth firms according to new research from Barclays out today.
Forum Brief: Banking report
Policy Consultation 30 July 2002
The Commons Treasury committee has today criticised the big banks for failing to open up to competition.
Forum Brief: Social Enterprise plans
Policy Consultation 23 July 2002
Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt is today launching a new strategy designed to assist social enterprises.
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.
