EX-FA BOSS BARWICK LANDS NEW CITY ROLE January 27, 2010 SOMETHING of a coup for law firm Lewis Silkin yesterday, as it announced the appointment of former Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick as a consultant in its sports law team. Barwick, of course, departed the FA under a bit of a storm cloud back in 2008, after fans and commentators alike placed the blame [...]
Outrage as telephone tax looms June 16, 2009 MILLIONS could be hit by a new “telephone tax” under government plans to fund broadband for all. Lord Carter’s long-awaited Digital Britain Report, published yesterday, outlined plans to slap a £6-a-year levy on households with a telephone line to help pay for universal broadband access. The TaxPayers’ Alliance last night said it was “inappropriate” to [...]
Carter under attack over Digital vision June 16, 2009 CRITICS were yesterday lining up to say that Lord Carter’s Digital Britain Report had failed to prepare the nation for a digital future. The communications minister, who is leaving the government this summer, outlined plans to use part of the BBC’s “switchover surplus” – money earmarked to pay for the digital switchover – and a [...]
Sugar keen to keep TV role June 7, 2009 SIR ALAN Sugar will take his lead from Andrew Lloyd Webber – created a Tory peer in 1997 – when he hosts major BBC show The Apprentice while serving as a Labour peer, aides to the tycoon remarked to City A.M. yesterday following Tory complaints. A spokesman for Sugar, set to be made Lord Sugar [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 15, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES SKF SEES LITTLE HOPE OF QUICK RECOVERYSKF, the world’s biggest producer of industrial bearings, has dashed hopes of a quick recovery in global manufacturing after its chief executive said a broad upturn could be several years away. Tom Johnstone told the Financial Times that even by 2011 it was impossible to say whether [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 15, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES SKF SEES LITTLE HOPE OF QUICK RECOVERYSKF, the world’s biggest producer of industrial bearings, has dashed hopes of a quick recovery in global manufacturing after its chief executive said a broad upturn could be several years away. Tom Johnstone told the Financial Times that even by 2011 it was impossible to say whether [...]
OTHER GOLF VENUES September 28, 2009 BROCKET HALLJust 22 miles north of London, Brocket Hall is a spectacular location with two championship courses which are at their most beautiful in autumn. There is also a driving range, a putting green and you can hone your skills at the Faldo Golf Institute. To make the most of the location, you can also [...]
Aussie raider Scenic the banker to Blast his way into the history books July 9, 2009 AUSTRALIAN sprint sensation SCENIC BLAST arrived at Royal Ascot last month with a big reputation and certainly didn’t disappoint. The five-year-old overcame a terrible draw to bolt up in the King’s Stand where he had two of today’s opponents Fleeting Spirit and Equiano in behind. He was held up throughout the early stages of that [...]
Aussie raider Scenic the banker to Blast his way into the history books July 9, 2009 AUSTRALIAN sprint sensation SCENIC BLAST arrived at Royal Ascot last month with a big reputation and certainly didn’t disappoint. The five-year-old overcame a terrible draw to bolt up in the King’s Stand where he had two of today’s opponents Fleeting Spirit and Equiano in behind. He was held up throughout the early stages of that [...]
Noble Storm perfectly drawn to cause upset in Sandown’s feature June 11, 2009 IT WAS an ‘Irish Day’ at Epsom last Saturday when Sea The Stars ran away with the Derby and it’s Irish Day again at Sandown tomorrow when the Esher track celebrates everything the Emerald Isle has to offer. It promises to be a fantastic day out with plenty of other attractions as well as the [...]