Clooney gives dirty politics an airing October 27, 2011 Film IDES OF MARCH Cert: 15 Sex, ambition and betrayal are all part and parcel of the race to become the President of the United States. Or so it seems in the Ides of March. Whoever wins Ohio’s Democratic Primary reaches the White House, and Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney) is relying on his press [...]
Clooney gives dirty politics an airing October 27, 2011 Film IDES OF MARCH Cert: 15 Sex, ambition and betrayal are all part and parcel of the race to become the President of the United States. Or so it seems in the Ides of March. Whoever wins Ohio’s Democratic Primary reaches the White House, and Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney) is relying on his press [...]
David Cameron must listen to his MPs October 24, 2011 IF you imagine that yesterday’s mass rebellion by Eurosceptic Tory MPs is only of interest to anoraks, think again. It demonstrates that there are now three parties in the coalition: the anti-Cameron Tory rebels who will be voting against him at every opportunity; the centrist Cameron Tories, many of whom actually agree with the rebels [...]
Heroes of 1981 mourn Dilley October 5, 2011 MEMBERS of England’s legendary 1981 Ashes-winning side have lined up to pay tribute to fast bowler Graham Dilley, who died yesterday aged 52 following a short illness. Dilley represented his country in 41 Tests and 36 one-day internationals between 1979 and 1989, but will be best remembered for the part he played in England’s remarkable [...]
Heroes of 1981 mourn Dilley October 5, 2011 MEMBERS of England’s legendary 1981 Ashes-winning side have lined up to pay tribute to fast bowler Graham Dilley, who died yesterday aged 52 following a short illness. Dilley represented his country in 41 Tests and 36 one-day internationals between 1979 and 1989, but will be best remembered for the part he played in England’s remarkable [...]
Gulf Keystone drafts in former Army chief October 3, 2011 THE FORMER head of the British Army, Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, has been appointed a non-executive director of oil company Gulf Keystone. Lord Guthrie, who was chief of the defence staff between 1997 and 2001, is a cross bench member of the House of Lords. He was director of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited from [...]
Meandre can give Fabre another Arc September 29, 2011 SUNDAY’S Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe now looks set to be run on unusually quick ground with Paris having been bathed in sunshine all week. John Gosden’s Nathaniel, a mudlark who was originally many people’s idea of the possible winner, will stay at home and his place is now taken by stablemate Masked Marvel. [...]
US may charge S&P over sub prime ratings September 26, 2011 CREDIT rating agency Standard & Poor’s could be hit with legal action from the US markets regulator for mis-rating a risky package of sub-prime mortgage bonds in 2007, it disclosed yesterday. S&P said the Securities and Exchange Commission was considering recommending action against it for violating securities laws in its rating of a collaterised debt [...]
Investors well and truly out of luck September 22, 2011 WHAT a rout. The markets took a major battering yesterday, in what looked like a belated wake-up call. The Eurozone crisis is getting worse, a major sovereign default in the EU is becoming closer and growth in the West is grinding to a halt. There was talk last night that some Eurozone banks may need [...]
Gosling shines in both romcom and action films September 22, 2011 Film CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE Cert: 12A YOU wait all year for a Ryan Gosling film (well, some people do, perhaps) and two come along at once. Here he plays Jacob, her muscle-bound playboy who takes cuckolded dad Steve Carrell under his wing to tutor him in the ways of being a right stud. Crazy, Stupid, [...]