By Claire West
Currently available by invitation only [b]Google Voice[/b] is a service that gives you one number for all your phones, voicemail that is easy as email, enhanced calling features like call blocking and screening, voicemail transcripts, call conferencing, international calls, and more.
Of course as with all things Google there…
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By Claire West
Most businesses agree with the recent sentiments expressed by the [b]Bank of England Governor[/b], Mervyn King, over the need for a clearer plan outlining how the public finances will be improved.
In the latest [b]British Chambers of Commerce[/b] (BCC) Monthly Business Survey, over three quarters of companies said they…
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By Claire West
The [b]Prime Minister[/b] has today announced the creation of the [b]UK Innovation Investment Fund[/b] to invest in technology-based businesses with high growth potential. The new fund will focus on investing in growing small businesses, start-ups and spin-outs, in digital and life sciences, clean technology and advanced manufacturing.
The Department…
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By Claire West
Changes to [b]banking regulation[/b] and supervision need to fit together if London is to remain the hub for international banking, [b]British Bankers’ Association[/b] chief executive Angela Knight warned an international audience at the Mansion House.
She said she had three things on her wish list if change was to…
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By Lea Pachta
The Prime Minister has today published a plan for [b]Building Britain’s Future[/b].
It is a radical vision for a [b]fairer, stronger and more prosperous society[/b]. [b]Public service[/b] entitlements will for the first time be guaranteed to parents, patients and communities.
New measures will also drive economic growth and…
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The UK economy contracted 2.4% in the first quarter of 2009, its biggest decline in 51 years, the latest data shows.
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UK house prices increased by 0.9% in June, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.
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Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum sentence of 150 years for a fraud that robbed investors of $65bn (£40bn).
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Tomorrow, David Melding launches his new book “WILL BRITAIN SURVIVE BEYOND 2020?”
According to the Western Mail today, it looks like it will, at the very least, reignite the debate within the Conservative Party over devolution in Wales, especially given Cameron’s acceptance of devolution in Scotland late last week (an announcement that was largely ignored by [...]

Next week, I celebrate my first year as Director of Research and Innovation at the University of Wales.
Most of my time has been spent in establishing this new area within the university, including the creation of the Global Academy and the successful implementation of the £11.4 million Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarships project. The last [...]