WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 9, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WATCHDOG HITS FRENCH AUDITORS French auditors have been lambasted by the UK’s leading accountancy regulator for their performance during the Greek debt crisis. Stephen Haddrill, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council, criticised the way French banks and insurers had been allowed by their auditors to post smaller losses on Greek government bonds [...]
Clegg being too simplistic on interns April 5, 2011 SO Nick Clegg wants to discourage unpaid internships, which he believes entrench privilege. It is indeed desperately important to make it easier for children from poorer backgrounds to get on in life. But Clegg’s broader arguments are overly simplistic and could actually end up reducing, rather than increasing, opportunities. It is much harder for poor [...]
Clegg being too simplistic on interns April 5, 2011 SO Nick Clegg wants to discourage unpaid internships, which he believes entrench privilege. It is indeed desperately important to make it easier for children from poorer backgrounds to get on in life. But Clegg’s broader arguments are overly simplistic and could actually end up reducing, rather than increasing, opportunities. It is much harder for poor [...]
Ascot specialist Society to Rock his rivals once again October 13, 2011 ASCOT stages the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Day tomorrow and it’s going to be some spectacle. The Champions Series has been fantastic and it is all set to culminate in a feast of horseracing at the Berkshire track. One of the biggest betting races of the day is the Group Two Sprint Stakes (2.25pm) and [...]
Ascot specialist Society to Rock his rivals once again October 13, 2011 ASCOT stages the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Day tomorrow and it’s going to be some spectacle. The Champions Series has been fantastic and it is all set to culminate in a feast of horseracing at the Berkshire track. One of the biggest betting races of the day is the Group Two Sprint Stakes (2.25pm) and [...]
Clark proposes streamlining of UK’s planning regulations July 25, 2011 A SIMPLIFICATION of the UK’s planning regulations was proposed by the coalition government yesterday, earning widespread applause from business groups. Greg Clark MP, minister of state for decentralisation, published a 52-page consultation document designed to clarify Britain’s thousands of pages of planning red tape. “The National Planning Policy Framework is the first step towards a [...]
Not the economic equivalent of war September 19, 2011 There is something bizarrely enjoyable about Liberal Democrat conferences. It is the occasion to hear our so-called equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, blame the world’s problems on men; and to listen to others being nasty to people who own or hope one day to own a nice home in London or the home counties. In their [...]
Not the economic equivalent of war September 19, 2011 There is something bizarrely enjoyable about Liberal Democrat conferences. It is the occasion to hear our so-called equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, blame the world’s problems on men; and to listen to others being nasty to people who own or hope one day to own a nice home in London or the home counties. In their [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 31, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES TOBACCO TRADE GROUP CHIEF QUITS The head of the UK tobacco industry’s main trade body has resigned after failing to persuade the coalition government to rescind anti-tobacco measures introduced under Labour. Christopher Ogden will step down in October following a review of the organisation’s structure initiated by its members, British American Tobacco, Imperial [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS August 1, 2011 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS Goldman Sachs has upgraded the house builder from “neutral” to “buy” with a target price of 159p. The broker has also upgraded rival Persimmon to “buy” after reviewing the property sector, and now expects broadly flat new-build house prices over the next two years, thanks to low build volumes and stable unemployment. Goldman [...]