Stephen Timms

Business rates are killing Digital Britain

The government's Digital Britain industrial policy may fail to meet its original goal unless it changes the way it values broadband networks for business tax, a Computer Weekly investigation has revealed. Most network operators...

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Britain's offshore havens asked to bump up taxes

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's overseas financial havens should bump up taxes to wean their economies off credit crunch hit banking, insurance and funds services, a government commissioned report said on Thursday.

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A social timebomb is set to explode in Britain

The true jobless total is already over five million – and the young are hardest hit, says Edmund Conway. Real unemployment has hit five million Photo: EPA One of my favourite moments from the television series The Wire comes...

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Digital Champion

Martha Lane Fox, Britain's digital inclusion champion, tells HARDtalk why she believes it is vital that everybody is given internet access and training Getting online can save people money and allow them to earn more, says...

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Government to make data available through single portal

Tom Young, Computing , Wednesday 28 October 2009 at 11:17:00 Web supremo Tim Berners Lee is helping the government open up data in one place online Sir Tim Berners-Lee is helping the government develop a "single point of...

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UK's N Rock Asset Management may be sold, not soon - Timms

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Timms said on Wednesday he envisaged the asset management arm of Northern Rock could be sold, but not in the short term. The sale would not be...

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Mandy declares 'three strikes' war on illegal file sharers

Hopes 'legislate, enforce' mantra will beat piracy Lord Mandelson has reiterated the government’s plans to clamp down on illegal P2P file sharers by declaring a “three-pronged approach” to tackle online piracy in the UK.…...

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UK should look to French 'three strikes' model to combat piracy says Vivendi chief

Britain should protect its musical heritage says global entertainment boss JeanBernard Levy who has launched a strong attack on UK ISPs saying they should be more supportive of the law and the creative industries.

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Muslim Writers Awards opens up to youngsters

THE Muslim Writers Awards will be holding an awards ceremony dedicated exclusively for young Muslim writers. Writers from the ages of eight through to 16 can now enter and winners for both best short story and best poetry...

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Summit on climate change

RESIDENTS debated local green issues at a Climate Change Question Time. More than 30 people quizzed a panel on how decisions in the borough were affecting people in countries such as Bangladesh, which is suffering increased...

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