Corus get no government help!

This sucks...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8394871.stm

History...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tees/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8374000/8374944.stm

Primark - Still Bovvered?

Remember the sweat shops? Let this BBC video remind you... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7824291.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7824787.stm

Or the profits?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/14/primark-abf-clothing-sales

Ethics for evaluation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/05/primark-ethical-pledges-sweatshops

So in 2008 and early 2009 the press was castigating Primark for the way it its suppliers treated their workers. By late 2009 and early 2010, it seems that these issues are less important, or is it that Primark customers were never that bothered.

It's a recession, can we afford to be bothered?

Selfridges - Great performance in 2008 and 2009

2008
http://www.drapersonline.com/news/selfridges-profits-rise-but-xmas-sales-soften/1937529.article

http://www.retail-week.com/selfridges-profits-to-climb-after-christmas-sales-rise/1968496.article

2009
http://www.retail-week.com/multichannel/online-retail/selfridges-ready-for-online-debut-as-centenary-profits-to-hit-100m/5008544.article

Car Firm Bail Out

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/4863079/UK-given-approval-for-2.3bn-auto-bail-out.html

Shell consolidating, closing forecourts and refocusing

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/rdsb/7455835/Shell-to-boost-oil-output-as-it-closes-petrol-stations-cuts-2000-jobs.html

Government intervention

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/government-financial-support-the-requests-come-flooding-in/

Investment in the recession

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/data-watch-what-happened-to-business-investment-in-the-uk-recession/#extended

13-2 BS AQA Unit 4

Homework

Produce a mark scheme for one of the following questions:

Either: To what extent do you think the bail out of the banks was unfair on manufacturing firms such as Corus? (40)

or: How could government financial support best prevent firms such as Corus closing? (40)

• I have included a PDF link below to show what I want.
• This task must be brought with you to next Tuesday's lesson
• You should focus on the elements included in page 4 and 5 rather than the generic material as on pages 3 and 6.

http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-BUSS4-W-SMS.PDF