Todays date: 07/05/2012
BQ Newsletter

  • The enforcers are coming

    As I See It

    The planned new anti-bribery laws are something businesses in Yorkshire should be sitting up and taking notice of, says Fran Marwood.

  • Porridge anyone

    As I See It

    Bosses who dare to ignore a draconian new law could be risking big trouble - even jail, warns Debra Halcrow, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Newcastle.

  • Social conscience

    As I See It

    An economic downturn is no reason for changing the way you behave in business, says Todd Hannula.

  • Taxing times

    As I See It

    Deloitte's David Harker outlines the drastic financial realities the public sector must confront, and some of the bearing it may have on the private sector.

  • Capturing the imagination

    As I See It

    Carbon capture makes sense for our future climate and economy, says Yorkshire Forward chief executive Tom Riordan, who’s happy to see his agency investing in it.

  • Teesside for tourism

    As I See It

    Julia Frater, head of visitTeesvalley - the area’s Tourism Partnership – explains how Teesside has been transformed from Thatcher's 'wilderness' into a holiday spot.

  • TOP GEAR

    As I See It

    The Government, by refusing to tackle North East transport needs, makes a rod for its own back through unemployment and other economic costs, says Douglas Kell.

  • A quality of life

    As I See It

    When Estelle Chatard left her native South of France 11 years ago, she had no idea she would play a key part in helping to regenerate her adopted home in the North East.

  • End of the north south divide

    As I See It

    Have you been to South Tyneside lately? Geoff Ford of Ford Component Manufacturing recommends you cast a fresh eye over the borough.