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October 16, 2023

How smaller businesses can become net‑zero influencers and enablers

Richard K. Blundel, The Open University

SMEs could help the UK maintain its position as a climate change champion and ensure a long-term future for all businesses, large or small

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September 11, 2014

Hard Evidence: what do SMEs think about #indyref in Scotland?

Richard K. Blundel, The Open University

We have heard a lot about the implications of independence for Scottish business. According to the latest government statistics Scotland has 340,840 micro, small and medium-sized businesses, representing…

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June 4, 2014

Queen’s Speech 2014: the experts respond

Alan Renwick, University of Reading; Alan Woodward, University of Surrey; Alex Balch, University of Liverpool; David Elmes, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; Frank Uekötter, University of Birmingham; Iain Clacher, University of Leeds; Isabelle Szmigin, University of Birmingham; Jane Ogden, University of Surrey; Kenneth Gibb, University of Glasgow; Kitty Stewart, London School of Economics and Political Science; Richard K. Blundel, The Open University, and Tina Fawcett, University of Oxford

The government’s legislative plan for its final year has been set out in the Queen’s speech. It most notably contains a recall bill that will allow voters to sack MPs who are jailed or who have committed…

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