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Job market data reveals positive signs with “light at the end of the tunnel”
The re-introduction of the furlough scheme combined with positive news about a vaccine leads to a more optimistic view.
Is it still ‘David v Goliath?’ Independent bookshops join forces to rival Amazon
“Being an independent bookseller has for so many years been such a David v Goliath battle that it feels slightly disconcerting when someone at last hands you a bazooka instead of you peppering away with your slingshot.”
Minimum wage restaurant job receives 947 applications
It comes as Gordon Brown launches the Alliance For Full Employment, saying the pandemic "does not have to wreck the job prospects of a whole generation".
Boris Johnson pulls out of CBI conference
Early reports indicate there were no emergency fridges to hide in...
Eurozone growth soars by record 12.7% as IMF cuts growth predictions for UK
The European rebound was the largest increase since statistics started in 1995.
Banks scoop £65 million payday from 3 months of government-backed loans
Ed Miliband questioned why the government didn't get a better deal from the banks for its support.
Squashing the sombrero of recovery? IMF cut UK growth due to Covid & Brexit
Experts at the body said the initial sharp economic rebound was also being hurt by rising unemployment and stress on corporate balance sheets.
How to make sure Britain’s economy thrives post-Brexit
As a pioneer of globalization, the UK is extraordinarily well-positioned to set up SEZs successfully and to maximise their use to full effect.
The great COVID robbery: Multimillion-pound companies take bailout money and lay off their staff
Uncovering one of the biggest upward wealth transfers of our generation.