But let's face it: These are cable channels with relatively modest audiences, and their impact is sometimes exaggerated inside the Beltway echo chamber.

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Chief executive of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group Jerry Blackett said the impact on the economy would be "more than just good news for Jaguar Land Rover".

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If he does, and if People Before Profit's Eamonn McCann builds on past results in Foyle it could have an impact on the level of rhetoric in the hitherto rather uninspiring Stormont chamber.

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Businesses in the capital also echoed the concerns about the impact of transport disruptions, a survey of 160 firms by the London Chamber of Commerce (LCC) showed.

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Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce's Emma Antrobus said it would bring a "significant economic impact".

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Arguments over the economy and the impact of tomorrow's budget on Wales were rehearsed today - because tomorrow, the chamber will be empty - or should I say under half full, or is that over half empty?. Labour and Plaid Cymru AMs (including the Presiding Officer, though not, apparently, including Dafydd Elis Thomas) are staying away.

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