What the other papers say this morning – 04 November 2013 November 4, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Aircraft carrier cost to rise to £6.2bn Britain will this week reveal another substantial increase in the cost of building its two new aircraft carriers, declaring that total funding for the programme will rise by another £800m to £6.2bn.Philip Hammond, defence secretary, is expected to say that a new set of demands – [...]
Business groups urge PM to make good on tax cuts October 2, 2013 DAVID Cameron must make good on his defence of the free market by cutting taxes and boosting investment in the economy, business groups warned yesterday. The Prime Minister used the final day of the Conservative party conference in Manchester to deliver a rhetroic-heavy speech in defence of free markets, attempting to define the next election [...]
Jaguar Land Rover adds 1,700 more jobs in the West Midlands September 9, 2013 JAGUAR Land Rover is creating 1,700 new jobs in the West Midlands, the British car manufacturer announced today. The company has pledged to invest almost £1.5bn in a new aluminium body for its next models, requiring new staff at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Solihull. The announcement comes less than a month after reports that [...]
UK needs to stop deliberately inflating residential land prices August 14, 2013 MY column yesterday revealing that the French are building three times more homes than the British every year – an astonishing fact which highlights the gravity of our housing supply crisis – elicited a number of typical counter-arguments. The most common was that the French have plenty of land, and we don’t, so it isn’t [...]
Best of the Brokers January 27, 2013 BSKYB Peel Hunt rates the broadcasting group “hold” with a target of 845p ahead of first half results due on Thursday. The broker expects BSkyB to report 3.4 per cent revenue growth to £3.45bn and flat operating profit of £577m as a result of higher programming costs. Longer term, Peel Hunt has concerns about growing [...]
A tropical triathlon paradise August 11, 2013 Tempted to give it a tri? Laura Williams discovers you could do a whole lot worse than St Lucia I USUALLY associate triathlons with unflattering wetsuits and cold, murky water, so it was welcome news that the Caribbean island of St Lucia will be hosting its first ever triathlon in November. Forget shivering changeovers – [...]
Nadiya De La Vega can strike for Henderson in Paddy Power November 14, 2013 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS CHELTENHAM’S OPEN MEETING THE National Hunt season kicks into overdrive this weekend with Cheltenham’s Open meeting. This is one of my favourites of the whole year and it promises to be a three-day extravaganza of jumping action. Some great horses have won the fixture’s highlight, tomorrow’s Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.30pm), but [...]
A more competitive UK won’t come from government targets November 12, 2013 GOVERNMENTS shouldn’t try to centrally plan economies. It is absurd for the coalition to have decreed that it wants UK exports to reach £1 trillion a year by 2020, for example. Of course, UK firms need to produce more; and of course in doing so they will need to sell more overseas. But plucking impressive-sounding [...]
Wi-Fi in planes set to land in Europe after Inmarsat reveals in-flight plans June 5, 2014 Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat, has announced plans for an integrated telecommunications network to raise air passenger connectivity services across the EU. European passengers, in the near future, will be able to enjoy an unbroken onboard Wi-Fi service, such as those that have gained popularity in the US. The London-based company confirmed that it was in advanced discussion with British [...]
UK finance body lands co-operation deal with colossal Chinese bank June 17, 2014 The government has been keen to promote business ties with China since at least the beginning of the current coalition – today’s visit by Premier Li Keqiang has been no exception. TheCityUK today signed a memorandum of understanding with a massive Chinese government bank, with a little help from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office [...]