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Businesses must invest in midlife and older workers to unlock economic growth, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Phoenix Insights, the think tank addressing the challenge of longer lives, is calling on businesses to boost economic growth by supporting lifelong learning opportunities among mid and late-career workers, including giving clearer job and career progression assurances for those who retrain Never Too Late to Learn report says UK lags behind other OECD countries in its… Read more »

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HRH The Princess Royal is the new BASC Patron

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is delighted to announce Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as the Association’s new Patron.   In response to her acceptance, BASC Council chairman, Eoghan Cameron, said: “We are privileged that The Princess Royal has accepted the invitation to become our new Patron. The news has been warmly welcomed… Read more »

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MPs warn extra funding could be needed for overstretched armed forces
UK forces in Iraq ‘overstretched and under-resourced’

British armed forces in Iraq are overstretched and face “serious problems” with their equipment, a highly critical report has warned today. The Commons defence committee praises the work that UK troops are doing but expresses alarm that a lack of resources is hampering their operational capabilities. Defence secretary Des Browne said action was being taken… Read more »

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Spectre hope to tap into public sentiment against the war
New party to fight on anti-war platform

Anti-war campaigners have united under the umbrella of a new political party which they say will take on Labour in 70 constituencies at the next general election. The party, known as Spectre, features among its membership prominent anti-war campaigners like Rose Gentle and Reg Keys, both of whom stood for parliament in the last general… Read more »