Companies need bold action to grow survey finds
The latest survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) finds that while the UK economy remains weak- businesses are growing.Director general John Longworth called…
Nat West computer glitch- a disaster waiting to happen
The STILL ongoing computer “glitch” was an attempt by the RBS bank to save money by sacking skilled UK staff and offshoring to fewer, cheaper,…
UK has wrong focus on cybercrime
The UK Government should focus more funds on policing the internet and less on anti virus software and snopping according to new research.Computer scientists at…
Proposed UK snoopers’ charter faces severe criticism
Civil liberty groups and ISPs have voiced severe criticism over the newly published Data Communications bill aka snoopers’ charter. The controversial bill extends the type…
Diamond Jubilee is reminder that stamina overcomes sprints
Congratulations to HRH Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee- and 60 glorious years on the throne.The millions of people who turned out to watch…
Facebook- you win some, you lose some
The rise- and more importantly the fall of Facebook’s share price continues.The finances of Mark Zuckerberg- the founder of Facebook Inc have undergone a bit…
Waterstones teams up with Amazon’s to sell Kindle book reader
In a surprising development UK bookseller Waterstones is to sell Amazon’s Kindle book reader.Only last week we posted in Digital book sales increase by 54pc…
Facebook shares- good value or over hyped tech floatation?
On the day that Facebook is floated I was asked whether they represent good value or are they another over hyped technology company.In particular I…
eBay sales targeted by HMRC tax evasion
Online eBay sales traders are the latest group to be targeted by the HMRC against tax evasion.People who trade on websites such as eBay have…
Facebook plans even bigger floatation
Facebook increases the number of shares on offer by a quarter.Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its flotation in…