Broadgate victory is great first step June 15, 2011 IT is merely a small, symbolic victory in a much bigger battle against red tape but it is great news that Jeremy Hunt will today announce that he won’t be listing Broadgate Estate, as we reveal on our front page. English Heritage’s indefensible bid to protect this unexceptional complex around Liverpool Street station, built in [...]
Broadgate victory is great first step June 14, 2011 IT is merely a small, symbolic victory in a much bigger battle against red tape but it is great news that Jeremy Hunt will today announce that he won’t be listing Broadgate Estate, as we reveal on our front page. English Heritage’s indefensible bid to protect this unexceptional complex around Liverpool Street station, built in [...]
Broadgate victory is great first step June 14, 2011 IT is merely a small, symbolic victory in a much bigger battle against red tape but it is great news that Jeremy Hunt will today announce that he won’t be listing Broadgate Estate, as we reveal on our front page. English Heritage’s indefensible bid to protect this unexceptional complex around Liverpool Street station, built in [...]
Recovery enters an uncertain phase June 2, 2011 FOR the first time for almost 18 months, I’m worried about the economic recovery. A number of key UK and global indicators released yesterday suggest that the Western nations are slowing again, with Britain not immune from the bad news. The biggest change seems to be a slowdown in manufacturing: after powering the global bounce-back [...]
Recovery enters an uncertain phase June 2, 2011 FOR the first time for almost 18 months, I’m worried about the economic recovery. A number of key UK and global indicators released yesterday suggest that the Western nations are slowing again, with Britain not immune from the bad news. The biggest change seems to be a slowdown in manufacturing: after powering the global bounce-back [...]
Petrol prices are inflicting huge pain February 24, 2011 BRITAIN is not quite America, where the price of petrol is one of the most important determinants of who wins elections. But the fact that one litre of unleaded now sets you back a crippling £1.29 is starting to become a major issue for the public here in Britain – and it is also beginning [...]
Petrol prices are inflicting huge pain February 24, 2011 BRITAIN is not quite America, where the price of petrol is one of the most important determinants of who wins elections. But the fact that one litre of unleaded now sets you back a crippling £1.29 is starting to become a major issue for the public here in Britain – and it is also beginning [...]
Mey Içki buyout is a taste of things to come February 21, 2011 RAKI, the aniseed-flavoured drink that Mey Içki specialises in, is a popular Turkish aperitif. Shareholders in Diageo will hope the deal whets Paul Walsh’s appetite for similar deals, which will allow the company to move into emerging markets for alcohol. Turkey is a good place to start. Mey Içki has the market for Raki, Turkey’s [...]
King: I was right not to raise rates January 25, 2011 GOVERNOR Mervyn King used a defiant speech last night to defend the Bank of England’s record in the face of rising inflation and a stumbling economic recovery. King’s speech came after shock figures – showing a 0.5 per cent contraction in the UK economy for the three months to December – had rocked the markets. [...]
Seek exposure to a broad set of EU stocks August 4, 2010 AFTER a tumultuous and testing first six months of 2010 for Europe, a calmer and less chaotic second half appears to lie ahead. This is, perhaps, unsurprising – after all we have just endured a sovereign debt crisis and a stagnation of growth, which sent stock markets sharply southwards. The more optimistic outlook – it [...]