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Tag Archives: iod Responding to the secretary of State for Education’s announcements this morning on GCSE reform and the National Curriculum, Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said: “The overriding concern for employers is that the exam system must deliver rigour and high educational standards – what qualifications are called is a secondary issue. “The…  Commenting on the announcement that RBS has been fined £390m by US and UK regulators for the involvement of a number of its staff in Libor rate-fixing, Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said: “These fines are an appropriate penalty for truly outrageous behaviour on the part of some RBS employees. It… Commenting on a report released by the Office of Fair Trading today, which found that recent petrol and diesel price rises have been caused by increases in tax and the cost of crude oil, rather than problems in the road fuel market, Corin Taylor, Senior Economic Adviser at the Institute of Directors, said: “The OFT… Commenting on the autumn 2012 National Passenger Survey of rail travellers released today, showing that overall, 85% of people were satisfied with train services, but only 47% were satisfied they were getting value for money for their tickets, Corin Taylor, Senior Economic Adviser at the Institute of Directors, said: “Reliable, affordable rail services are extremely… The Department for Transport has today announced the second phase of the development of the HS2 high-speed rail network, extending the lines to Manchester and Leeds. The DfT has also postponed the decision on whether to build a spur serving Heathrow airport, pending the outcome of the Davies Commission on airports in 2015. Commenting, Corin Taylor, Senior Economic Adviser at… |
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