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Sowing for a viable future

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Britain agricultural farmers are facing various issues such as falling profits, increased capital expenditure and a rapidly aging workforce, with barely 50 percent of farms having succession in place. The new proposals for a system where the government can take the money spent on the subsidy and use it for a range of rural enterprise support, is needed.

Financial management, Personnel administration, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION--CROPS, Agricultural industry, Human resource management, Finance, Company personnel management, Farmers, Company financing

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Power to the people

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After deregulation, OFGEM, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, was formed to regulate the gas and electricity markets in the UK, following which NETA, New Electricity Trading Arrangement, and NGTA, New Gas Trading Arrangement, were also formed, to aid consumers to pay lower rates. This has led to competition in the market of energy trading.

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS, Energy, Utilities, Laws, regulations and rules, Electric utilities, Marketing, Gas industry, Energy industries, Power resources, Energy industry, Powers and duties, United Kingdom. Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

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Splendid isolation

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There were 312,000 UK telecommuters in 2000 compared with 256,000 in 1998. Companies can pay less for office space and employees can work under more flexible conditions with telecommuting.

Work Schedules, Evaluation, Work hours, Telecommuting

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