Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Millions across England hit by fresh rail strikes

ByNathan BissittOctober 5, 2017

Strikes are disrupting rail services and the journeys of millions of commuters across the country for a second time this week. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Southern, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and Greater Anglia have walked out for 24

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Sky to remove all single use plastics by 2020

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

Sky will remove all single-use plastics from its operations, products and supply chain by 2020 in a major package of measures announced at the Our Ocean conference in Malta. By the end of 2017 all products will be made without plastic that is used once and then thrown

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Car finance not a cause for concern 'per se' says regulator

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

The UK’s chief financial regulator has downplayed concerns over households’ increased use of car loans.The Bank of England has previously warned that a rise in personal loans, including car finance products, could contribute to financial instability. But

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Google Pixel 2 phones take portrait-mode selfies

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device Google’s second-generation Pixel mobile phones are able to take “portrait mode” photos via both their front and rear single-lens cameras.Other handsets have been able to auto-blur image backgrounds for

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Bombardier-Boeing row: Coveney warns on peace process

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

The Irish foreign minister has raised concerns with the US Commerce Secretary over the potential impact the Bombardier-Boeing trade dispute could have on Northern Ireland.Simon Coveney met with Wilbur Ross in the US on Wednesday afternoon. He told Mr Ross that the

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Theresa May revives plan to cap energy prices

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

Theresa May has promised to revive a plan to cap energy prices for an extra 12 million consumers, saving them an average of £100 a year.The idea was promised in the Conservative’s election manifesto, but there was no mention of it in June’s Queen’s

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Monarch collapse: Unions take action over job losses

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

The two main trade unions representing staff at collapsed airline Monarch are preparing legal action over the handling of nearly 1,900 job losses.Unite, which represents cabin crew and engineers, said it was launching a claim over the lack of consultation.Pilots union

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Flora bidders place bets on ex-Unilever execs

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

Bidders for Flora margarine are signing up some of Unilever’s former top executives to smooth a path to a £6bn takeover of the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant’s spreads division. Sky News has learnt Sean Gogarty, who quit as the unit’s chief executive in 2015,

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Unions plot legal action after Monarch collapse

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

A union has announced it is launching legal action on behalf of the 1,800 staff who have lost their jobs following the collapse of Monarch Airlines. Unite, which represents cabin crew and engineers, is going to lodge employment tribunal proceedings over an alleged

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Why Franchisors Hate Their Franchisees

ByNathan BissittOctober 4, 2017

Your franchisor hates you, writes David Chapman. He is the head of an agency that deals with more than 20,000 franchisees on a daily basis, and says his firm consequently often finds itself in the middle of tensions between franchisors and their franchisees. Here’s