Health Secretary Andy Burnham, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley and Lib Dem health spokesperson Norman Lamb came together for cross-party talks on the funding of care and support at an event hosted by Age Concern and Help the Aged. What’s your thoughts on this please?

Local Yellow Pages delivered yesterday; Preston and Blackburn today. Both now in the Bin. Cutting back? These chaps not heard of Yell.com? # @WendyJacob I quite get CRAFT moments too in reply to WendyJacob # @AngryBritain Strange hands on Cheryl's chest will get rid of the bronchitis (coughing it up) no doubt. Few days it [...]

Start Rose has taken much flak over the years for his grandiose job title of executive chairman and the refusal to bend to the whims of the corporate governance lobby by splitting the roles of CEO and chairman. But when it comes to understanding the great British public, Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose [...]

Should the Tories get into power later this year, would-be small-business minister Prisk says that one of his first acts would be to scrap the organisation. “We believe that Business Link is failing in its task,” he says. “Many surveys show that only a small proportion of businesses use it, and those that do are dissatisfied [...]

Will someone tell the new Chinese carry out in Tarleton that they need another phone line. Starving and can't get though calling. # Off to Taylors Farm; Burscough. Rump steaks to die for being bought be me very shortly. Friends and family dinner tomorrow. Fantastic. # @UKBusinessLabs very heavy night indeed. in reply to UKBusinessLabs [...]

Some people think ‘franchises’ are ‘businesses packages’ – they are not….. So what is a ‘business package’? There are some organisations which enable the budding entrepreneur to start in business by providing the necessary equipment, expertise or training to do so within a package. For example, you need to start a business manufacturing garden ornaments. [...]