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BCC and Accredited Chamber mentions in the national media

MEDIA MONITOR: Tuesday 6^th July 2010

Today

BCC released the results of the Q2 2010 Economic Survey today and it featured in most national newspapers, including in:

Financial Times, pg. 3. (A number of Chambers are also quoted, including the North East, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire & Humber.)

The Times (+ quote of the day)

The Guardian

The Independent

Wall Street Journal (x2)

Daily Telegraph

The Daily Mail

The Sun

The Scotsman

Metro

City AM

BBC News online

Reuters

David Frost was interviewed about the survey results on:

Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up To Money

Radio 4’s Today Programme

BBC Breakfast

Good Morning Scotland

Sky News

CNBC Europe

Steve Hughes was interviewed on Bloomberg.

David Kern was quoted on Business Week talking about the new appointment of Martin Weale onto the Monetary Policy Committee.

Today’s top story:

UK economy continued to grow, says BCC

The UK economy continued to grow in the second quarter of this year, according to the BCC’s Quarterly Economic Survey. The business group has predicted growth for the three months to the end of June of between 0.6% and 0.7%.

Features in: BBC News. Tele, pg 10. FT, pg 3. Times, pg 39. Guardian, pg 22. Indy, pg 38.

Key articles on the Chamber Network’s policy priorities:

Graduates warned of “record” 70 applicants for every job.

Graduate vacancies are set to be down 6.9% this year, with nearly 70 students chasing each job, according to a survey by the Association of Graduate Recruiters.

Features in: Guardian, pg 1. FT, pg 4. Mail. Indy.

More news...

OBR chief, Sir Alan Budd, to step down. Tele, pg B1.

Chancellor appoints NIESR head Weale as MPC member. Tele, pg B2. FT, pg 3. Guardian

Libya interested in BP. Tele, pg B1.

Clegg gambles on early referendum on voting reform. Times, pg 3. Guardian, pg 6. FT, pg 2.

Labour’s funding under threat as Coalition plans to squeeze union levy. Times, pg 10.

Unions vow to fight redundancy terms. FT, pg 2.

Eric Pickles attacks council “non-jobs”. BBC News.

For more information, please contact the BCC press office on 020 7654 5813/5812.