John Benson
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John Benson on the lessons of charity from Britain's worst ever mining disaster Published November 1 1993
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John Benson on the history of attempting to encourage people into self-employment and entrepreneurship.
Published July 31 1989
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 The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England. |
