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BCC: labour market robust but firms hampered by skills gap
BCC’s Suren Thiru comments on the labour market statistics released by the ONS today.
17 May 2017
Commenting on the labour market statistics for April 2017, released today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“With unemployment continuing to...Read More »
BCC comments on Labour manifesto
BCC responds to the Labour Party manifesto.
16 May 2017
Commenting on the Labour Party Manifesto, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“High personal taxation, sweeping nationalisation and deep intervention in business decision-making are not the hallmarks of an ambitious and enterprising society. Taken...Read More »
BCC: Inflation continues to bite as price pressures mount
BCC comments on the inflation statistics for April 2017.
16th May 2017
Commenting on the inflation statistics for April 2017, released today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“As expected, inflation resumed its upward trend in April, after...Read More »
BCC comments on Conservative Party pledge on employment rights
Commenting on Conservative Party pledge on employment rights, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“While there is little appetite in the business communities I represent for a roll-back of employment rights as the UK leaves the EU, businesses worry about the...Read More »
BCC: Businesses across the UK hobbled by mobile ‘not-spots’
Today the BCC releases the results of its digital survey on mobile connectivity.
12 May 2017
Businesses in all parts of the UK, particularly rural areas, are experiencing full or partial ‘not-spots’ in their mobile coverage according to the results of a survey released today (Friday) by the British Chambers...Read More »