Paul Novak

Haulage costs could rocket under transport tax proposals

PROPOSALS WHICH COULD have a devastating effect on the transport plans and costs of British industry are now being studied by the Environment Secretary.

Mrs Castle accuses Macmillan of ‘back‐pedalling’ on equal pay

BARBARA CASTLE, ARCHITECT of the Equal Pay Act, is firing warning shots at employers who drag their feet or try to evade this issue.

Davies's dilemma: Consumer protection and company freedom

THE CABINET IS under mounting pressure from Conservative MPs to appoint an Ombudsman for Britains shoppers as part of a major review of consumer protection now being carried out in Whitehall and which will have far‐reaching repercussions for all branches of British industry and commerce.

Cash‐aid carrots to lure white‐collar men out of SE

STAND BY FOR an announcement from Chris Chataway, the Industrial Development Minister, offering cash help to firms willing to move their offices and administrative centres to the development areas, where there is a desperate need for white‐collar jobs.

Factory spies under close scrutiny

Reginald Maudling will have the ugly problem of industrial spying thrust under his nose next year. Officials at the Home Office are already hinting at registration for security firms—having noted that those which have gone beyond pure security and into espionage are small operators with backgrounds and qualifications which in themselves would not bear much investigation.