21 Nov 2007
The 'amazingly high rate of absence' at two government departments may have provoked the wrath of the House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee. But without wishing to sound cynical, is anyone really surprised?
20 Nov 2007
Tales of woe may abound in the financial markets, but one company appears to be keeping the British end up. SSL, owner of the Durex and Scholl brands (an unlikely pairing if ever there was one), posted an upbeat results statement on Tuesday after seeing a big jump in first-half profits.
07 Nov 2007
MT has always championed flexible working – if done right, it can lead to a happier, better-motivated and more productive workforce. But the government’s plans to extend this right, announced yesterday in the Queen’s Speech, will have expensive implications for British businesses – so however noble...
31 Oct 2007
The Competition Commission’s long-awaited report on the £120bn UK supermarket industry finally arrived today – and believe it or not, it’s a bit of a damp squib.
23 Oct 2007
Here at MT, we’ve seen some weird and wonderful products in our time. But a face mask made of bird poo?
09 Oct 2007
Who’d be Chancellor of the Exchequer? Alastair Darling put in a robust showing on Tuesday in his first big outing since replacing Gordon Brown, but couldn’t escape opposition taunts that he had pinched most of his best ideas from them.
09 Oct 2007
All eyes will be on Downing Street this afternoon, where Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling is preparing to deliver his first Pre-Budget Report.
03 Oct 2007
So the first figures showing the effect of the smoking ban are in – and it’s not looking good if you’re a seller of ‘coffin nails’. UK cigarette sales fell by 11% during July, the first month of the ban in England, compared with a year earlier.
18 Sep 2007
For most working people, getting in to see your local GP in any kind of reasonable timeframe is like trying to get a lunch appointment with the Queen. By the time you’ve booked a slot and arranged to take time off work, chances are it’ll be too late to do you any good.
11 Sep 2007
Sir Derek Wanless will today confirm what most of us already knew – that the Labour government is getting a rotten return on investment from the £43bn it has spent trying to produce a first-class health service.