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	<description>One life. Live it.</description>
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		<title>The Government&#8217;s business strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hewish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government recently announced a number of policies to help British businesses. They have launched the updated and overhauled businesslink.gov.uk website. This is now the primary gateway for businesses, of whatever scale, seeking support and information from the Government. It’s backed by a new telephone contact centre and many thousands of new business mentors. They ]]></description>
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		<title>Apprenticeships in Wycombe increase by over 50%</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Optimism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest figures for apprenticeships show an above average increase across Buckinghamshire. The average South East increase of 44% was also bettered by our neighbours in Beaconsfield (50%) and Chesham and Amersham (53%). Wycombe’s own increase of 51% should also be seen against the total number of places. We saw an increase from 420 to ]]></description>
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		<title>Equitable Life Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2011/05/equitable-life-update-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, my researcher Tim attended the APPG on Equitable Life. The biggest issue discussed was that of pre-1992 policy holders who have been excluded from the compensation mechanism. The group heard from Honor Blackman, who is set to receive a full 100% compensation, while two other victims of the Equitable Life collapse were told they would receive ]]></description>
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		<title>Inflation and over-regulation</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2011/02/inflation-and-over-regulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure this morning of visiting a medium-size third-generation Wycombe family business. These were the issues which came up: * Inflation is now distorting their business at all levels, from customers&#8217; needs, through staff pay to input costs. * Over-regulation is grotesque in their industry. They must comply with over 12000 pages of ]]></description>
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		<title>Cover article in Business First Magazine: It&#8217;s not enough to bash the bankers.</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2011/01/cover-article-in-business-first-magazine-its-not-enough-to-bash-the-bankers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business First Magazine has published a cover story by me and my Cobden Centre colleague Robert Sadler, It&#8217;s not enough to bash the bankers. In the article, we argue that the collapse of the present banking orthodoxy is inevitable. So-called &#8220;quantitative easing&#8221;, plus the inflationary combination of central banking with fractional reserve deposit taking is ]]></description>
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		<title>How can Britain be competitive in tomorrow&#8217;s world?</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/11/how-can-britain-be-competitive-in-tomorrows-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a moment, I am popping out to speak at a Berks, Bucks &#038; Oxfordshire Conservative European Forum event, How can Britain be competitive in tomorrow&#8217;s world? Here is an ex-Prime Minister of Georgia giving the answer: That is: Low and flat taxes Legislative commitment to reducing the government&#8217;s fiscal footprint (IE spend less!) Deregulation ]]></description>
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		<title>An encouraging day in Wycombe</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/11/an-encouraging-day-in-wycombe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I visited High Wycombe&#8217;s Cash Converters, where I learned how this firm provides a valuable service to some of the people who struggle most locally. I arrived with a predictable range of questions about fees, fraud and the avoidance of handling stolen goods and, I have to write, I was impressed by the ]]></description>
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		<title>The Legatum Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/11/the-legatum-institute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, I had lunch with the remarkable Legatum Institute. Their vision: To advance human liberty and a more prosperous and secure world, through researching and promoting the integration of human dignity, liberty, and development. To encourage the adoption of sound policies grounded in a holistic understanding of the human person, the wisdom and prudence ]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Wycombe on the map</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/10/putting-wycombe-on-the-map/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/10/putting-wycombe-on-the-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hewish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the second of my short videos promoting the Wycombe Business Expo which starts this Thursday]]></description>
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		<title>Wycombe Business Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/10/wycombe-business-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/10/wycombe-business-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hewish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video I give my views on the business prospects of Wycombe as well as lending my support to the Wycombe Business Expo. I will be publishing a video each day leading up to the event. Scheduled to happen every year, the first Wycombe Business Expo is on Thursday 28th October 2010 at the ]]></description>
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