Foodie heaven in Moroccan town October 9, 2013 Philippe Agnello, head chef at Momo, explains how to make an authentic pigeon pastille I was in Morocco visiting a very good friend of mine, Omar, who returns to his hometown every summer. His family lives in Kebdani, a small remote village near Nador in northern Morocco where few tourists stray and it is rich [...]
UK economy improving but far from cured December 8, 2013 THERE can be no doubt that this Winter Budget – as it should really have been called – was a great win for George Osborne. For the first time since around 2007, Britain is moving in the right, rather than the wrong, direction. Growth has bounced back, the deficit is falling, employment is surging, unemployment [...]
South African speedball Shea Shea set to fly home at York August 22, 2013 THIS afternoon’s Nunthorpe Stakes (3.40pm) is the pinnacle of the season for sprinters and forms the next round of the QIPCO British Champions Series. Sole Power produced one of the biggest shocks in the race’s history three years ago when landing the prize at an astonishing 100/1, but he has since gone on to prove [...]
UK economy improving but far from cured December 5, 2013 THERE can be no doubt that this Winter Budget – as it should really have been called – was a great win for George Osborne. For the first time since around 2007, Britain is moving in the right, rather than the wrong, direction. Growth has bounced back, the deficit is falling, employment is surging, unemployment [...]
The Long View: We greet our new prince and future King as symbol of our hard-fought liberty July 25, 2013 THE FUTURE’S Georgian. But some people seem to have confused the nation’s celebrations at the birth of His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge with slavish adulation at the feet of royal power. Such claims make for good Twitter polemics, but little historical sense. The British are, after all, blessed with both an ancient monarchy [...]
Best of the Brokers November 26, 2012 BRITISH LAND UBS has upgraded the property firm from a “neutral” rating to “buy”, citing reduced risk from the company’s “ageing portfolio”. UBS upped British Land’s target price to 580p. COMPASS GROUP Analysts at Nomura have upped their guidance on the caterer, increasing the price target from 800p to 832p on the back of improving [...]
Debate heats up over future of London airports August 8, 2013 THE FUTURE of London’s airport capacity will move back into the spotlight this week as Heathrow prepares to make a fresh push to build a third runway, and Boris Johnson moves to distance himself from plans to build an airport in the Thames Estuary. Heathrow is expected to tell the government’s aviation commission that it [...]
Our current membership of the EU is stifling British dreams of free trade June 29, 2013 CHAMPIONING transatlantic free trade at last week’s G8 summit, David Cameron saw off a rearguard action from European governments desperate to cocoon Mediterranean farmers and French film-makers from competition. Tory veteran Ken Clarke claims British dreams of free trade can only be realised through the EU. In reality, the EU’s ebbing value as a free [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 22 July 2013 July 21, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Deutsche Bank set to shrink Deutsche Bank plans to shrink its vast balance sheet by as much as a fifth in order to comply with incoming stricter rules for financial soundness. In a big strategic step by Germany’s largest lender by assets, Deutsche is expected to tell investors that it aims to achieve [...]
Reits granted tax incentive December 5, 2012 THE GOVERNMENT has confirmed it is to introduce new legislation allowing real estate investment trusts (Reits) to invest tax-efficiently in each other. The announcement, made alongside the Autumn Statement yesterday, was welcomed by the industry who said giving Reits the same tax freedom as investing in physical buildings would boost investment into the property sector. [...]