Considerable publicity has been given to the micro processor revolution but the applications have not percolated down to many small companies. Wariness of new technology is a barrier but computer systems and the associated software already on the market are becoming so cheap and easy to use that...

Great concern has been expressed at the appallingly low rate of commitment by British industry and commerce to training. Whilst Britain's managers must share some of the blame for this, the actual providers of training must also be considered at fault.

Divergent Prosperity: The surest indicator of the rapidly increasing divergence in prosperity between the South East of England and the rest of Britain is the large and quickly widening differential in house prices. Whilst in areas like Wales, house prices are dropping in real terms, increases...