Reactions to the Budget
The design industry is broadly welcoming the help for small businesses unveiled in the Budget yesterday.
Arts institutions suffer in university budget cuts
University of the Arts London has had its central Government funding cut by 4.7 per cent and the Royal College of Art by 3.5 per cent in the latest round
Pre-Budget Report ‘unhelpful to design businesses’
Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report is ‘rather unhelpful’ to the design industry, financial experts say.
The budget proves disappointing for design
The Chancellor’s latest Budget was a disappointment for many business experts in the industry. Emily Pacey reports on their concerns The design industry found little solace in last week’s Budget,
Budget offers meagre pickings for design sector
The design industry has found little in this year’s Budget to protect it from the effects of what the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday called a ‘deepening world recession’. ‘The
Seat aimed at budget carriers unveiled as Factory refreshes Jet 2 cabins
Innovations in aircraft interiors traditionally happen at the premium front end, but a seat created by Factory Design, launching this week, is aiming to buck the trend.Clark – a lightweight
Pre-Budget report ‘will make no difference’
Financial experts say the effect of Chancellor Alistair Darling’s pre-Budget report on the design industry will be ‘negligible’. Yesterday, Darling unveiled plans to pump £20bn into the economy and cut
Design budgets will be cut as consumers reduce spending
In response to last week’s Voxpop (DW 18 October), which asked: what implications are there for design consultancy businesses as a result of the measures announced in the Chancellor’s Pre-Budget
Pre-Budget Report promises more funds for DIUS
Alistair Darling was under pressure last week to balance the financial winners and losers as he delivered his first Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review to Parliament since succeeding Gordon
Design consultancies must budget carefully to stay ahead
We should not be surprised by Willott Kingston Smith’s findings that staff costs are down per head within design groups (see News, page 3). It is heartening to see the
Budget good for design but could be a lot better
The proposed new design centre in Newcastle announced in Gordon Brown’s Budget last week is certainly a step in the right direction for the industry. The intention is to build
Brown’s Budget promises to boost design industry
The design industry is set to benefit from measures put forward in Chancellor Gordon Brown’s Budget last week, which seek to increase the contribution design can make to productivity growth. The Design Council,
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