Posted on Friday, January 13th, 2012
Will Kent County Council use funding wisely? The Chancellor’s recent decision to give schools another £1.2 billion for capital investment was welcome news and came just days after Education Secretary Michael Gove announced an extra £500 million for local authorities to help oversubscribed and cramped schools. While it’s unclear yet which areas will benefit from…
Posted on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
SWALE HEATING RESPONSE TO HIGH COURT RULING ON SOLAR TARIFF CUTS Responding to a High Court ruling yesterday (21 Dec) that Government plans to rush through cuts to subsidies for solar panels on homes are legally flawed, Swale Heating has urged ministers to take this opportunity to “rethink their plans”. The Government’s planned cuts to…
Posted on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
DEMELZA APPOINTS NEW CEO Demelza Hospice care for Children has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive. Following a national recruitment campaign Steve Hoy has accepted the post to lead the charity forward to the next stage of its development. “I’m delighted to be offered the opportunity to lead Demelza” said newly appointed Steve…
Posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
PORTFOLIO HOLDER’S REPORT FINANCE April 2011 From Ben Sharp of HSBC The UK economy grew by 0.5% in Q1 2011, reducing the risk of falling back into recession but confirming fears that the recovery has not regained momentum. This prompted comment from the Chancellor to the Cabinet that the…
Posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
PORTFOLIO HOLDER’S REPORT FINANCE April 2011 From Ben Sharp of HSBC The UK economy grew by 0.5% in Q1 2011, reducing the risk of falling back into recession but confirming fears that the recovery has not regained momentum. This prompted comment from the Chancellor to the Cabinet that the…
Posted on Friday, February 25th, 2011
PORTFOLIO HOLDER’S REPORT: FINANCE February 2011 From Ben Sharp, HSBC, Director Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce. Small British businesses balked at news from the Bank of England MPC minutes that three of its nine policymakers wanted to raise interest rates earlier this month. BCC wasted no time in calling publicly for the bank…
Posted on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
FINANCE January 2011 From Ben Sharp, HSBC, Director Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce. Although recovery in the UK is in its second year, the uncertainty continues. The programme of fiscal retrenchment is a downward pressure on growth at a time when concerns about inflation are pointing to a rise in…
Posted on Friday, January 28th, 2011
ECONOMIC UPDATE – JANUARY 2011 By Ben Sharp, HSBC Director of Kent Invicta Chamber Although recovery in the UK is in its second year, the uncertainty continues. The programme of fiscal retrenchment is a downward pressure on growth at a time when concerns about inflation are pointing to a rise in interest rates….
Posted on Monday, January 10th, 2011
What is a brand? A while ago I joined a discussion on LinkedIn that posed the question ‘What is a brand’. It provoked a great deal of response with people from around the world coming back with their own interpretations. To try to answer the question, let’s start at the very beginning. The word…
Posted on Thursday, October 28th, 2010
ANOTHER GREAT LEAP FOR THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION? The recession has brought many changes, and there is a strong possibility there will be many more – most associated, of course, with cost cutting. One of the most significant developments that I have noticed is the huge expansion in the use of information technology in an ever-increasing…
