The DIRT scandal: why they don't think it's all over
THIS week sees the resumption of hearings at the Public Accounts Committee. There is a tendency to think that having heard in detail about the behaviour of various financial institutions and arms of the state on the mechanics of DIRT fraud, that is the end of it.
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Strike ballot at Ulster Bank
STAFF at Ulster Bank have given their trade union the go-ahead for a strike ballot over what they claim are proposals to cut pay and get rid of hundreds of jobs.
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IDA park at Greystones could provide 7,000 jobs
A LARGE new business park in Greystones, Co. Wicklow could generate up to 7,000 jobs, the Sunday Times reports.
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EasyJet car rental firm faces inquiry into 'damage rip-off'
The car rental firm set up by the no-frills airline easyJet is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading after receiving dozens of complaints from customers that they had been ripped off.
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B&B to sell ISAs online via link-up with FundsHub
Bradford & Bingley, the former UK building society which is coming to the stock market with a stg£1.2bn-£1.5bn price tag next week, is poised to unveil plans to launch its own funds supermarket selling ISAs and unit trusts over the Web.
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Solution in a box for Sainsbury's home deliveries headache
Delivering internet-ordered goods to customers' homes when they are out is one of the central problems facing business-to-consumer e-commerce companies, but it is starting to be tackled from a variety of angles.
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Prescott to act as water industry restructuring threatens standards
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is becoming increasingly concerned about the number of water companies in the UK working on plans to separate the ownership and management of their assets and is considering launching a wide-ranging review of the structure of the whole industry.
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Start-ups not fazed by gloomy business outlook, says 3i survey
Start-up companies in the UK and Continental Europe are still confident about their own prospects, with a considerable number planning to list on the stock market despite the recent market declines.
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This woman's watching you, Big Brother
MI5, fax marketeers, nosey employers: Elizabeth France keeps an eye on them all. As Data Protection Commissioner in the UK, she makes no secret of her zest for protecting privacy.
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Blair promises to cut business red tape
Prime Minister Tony Blair will today announce plans to cut the burden of regulation on British business.
News Update, 27/11/00, 14:22
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Tobacco giant's profits hit by black market
Cigarette black marketeers who smuggle to evade high levels of duty are responsible for flat UK profits at Imperial Tobacco, it said today.
News Update, 27/11/00, 14:24
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Bank of England accused of "illegal" sackings
The Bank of England is being taken to an industrial tribunal over the sacking of six staff who refused to sign new "inferior" contracts.
News Update, 27/11/00, 14:33
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