Blair promises a brighter future for transport and NHS The National Health Service and transport forms key parts of the prime minister's 21st century…
Greater roads role for contractors Private sector road contractors are to play a greater role in planning changes to the S65bn road…
Mergers of the year reviewed Some of the biggest mergers of the year are reviewed in The Independent. They include Wolverhampton …
Customers win right of appeal against PO closures The government has announced a right of appeal against sub-post office closures. The provision will …
Carmakers to scale down networks Car manufacturers plan to scale down their dealer networks in some European countries, reports…
Large millennium projects could become white elephants The Daily Telegraph thinks some of the biggest millennium projects could turn out to be white…
Shell agrees £300m sale-and-leaseback deal Shell has organised a sale-and-leaseback deal for 180 of its petrol forecourts. The value of the…
New beer tax threatens small pub operators More small pub operators could be forced out of business because of a new treasury "stealth "tax"…
Retail mergers and acquisitions expected in new year A wave of mergers and acquisitions in the retail sector look likely next year following an expected …
New measures against post office closures New measures will be announced today to give the public the right to appeal against the proposed…