Hacking at the Mirror was rife, says Hipwell December 21, 2011 PHONE-HACKING was widespread at Piers Morgan’s Daily Mirror, a former columnist at the tabloid said yesterday, as the Leveson enquiry unearthed further evidence of the illegal practice in the press. James Hipwell said he witnessed daily hacking by Mirror showbusiness reporters working a few feet from his own desk in 1999. Hipwell said he believed [...]
US agrees a funding deal for next year December 12, 2011 US LAWMAKERS agreed late last night to fund the government through next year, potentially avoiding a shutdown that would have further eroded Congres’ tattered reputation ahead of the 2012 election. A group of Republican and Democratic politicians in charge of government spending agreed on how to fund crucial government functions until the current fiscal year [...]
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya… Is it time to intervene in Syria? February 8, 2012 YES MICHAEL WEISS THE question is not whether or not the West ought to intervene in Syria but when it will. For 11 months, President Assad’s regime has rejected all offers for substantive reform, while massacring upwards of 7,000 civilians, displacing tens of thousands more and running a network of arbitrary detention facilities rivalling Saddamist [...]
A market solution will save money and end the dispute over Falklands sovereignty February 21, 2012 A S SOON as The Iron Lady hit the silver screen, it brought back memories of the Falklands War — a war that officially commenced on 2 April, 1982, only three short years after Margaret Thatcher assumed the reins as Prime Minister. Since 1833, Britain has been able to maintain its colonial settlement of the [...]
At a glance: The latest euro rescue plan December 6, 2011 ● Enforced balanced budgets Governments will be forced to keep budget deficits below three per cent of GDP each year. Real fiscal restraint may give ECB boss Mario Draghi the confidence to loosen policy and to start printing money, presumably the deal’s secret objective. ● “Automatic” punishments Previously, budgetary offenders were only punished if a [...]
FTSE slips as Eurozone downgrades sap confidence January 16, 2012 The FTSE 100 edged down in early trading as the Eurozone crisis sapped confidence with France losing its Triple A rating and Greece teetering on the brink of a disastrous default. Markets are now worried the Eurozone’s bailout fund, EFSF, might lose its Triple A rating after France, the fund’s second-largest guarantor, was stripped of [...]
FTSE slips as Eurozone downgrades sap confidence January 16, 2012 The FTSE 100 edged down in early trading as the Eurozone crisis sapped confidence with France losing its Triple A rating and Greece teetering on the brink of a disastrous default. Markets are now worried the Eurozone’s bailout fund, EFSF, might lose its Triple A rating after France, the fund’s second-largest guarantor, was stripped of [...]
Merkel and Sarkozy agree new Eurozone reforms December 5, 2011 France and Germany have agreed on a series of reforms to address the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said after leaving a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Sarkozy said the plans will be presented to EU President Herman Van Rompuy on Wednesday. “We want to make sure that the imbalances [...]
Tuesday option for Manchester’s Europa clashes December 8, 2011 MANCHESTER rivals City and United face a fresh dent to their pride with the grim prospect of having their home Europa League fixtures shunted to a Tuesday afternoon a distinct possibility. Uefa regulations prevent teams from the same city playing on the same day and with both teams guaranteed a home second leg by virtue [...]
Tuesday option for Manchester’s Europa clashes December 8, 2011 MANCHESTER rivals City and United face a fresh dent to their pride with the grim prospect of having their home Europa League fixtures shunted to a Tuesday afternoon a distinct possibility. Uefa regulations prevent teams from the same city playing on the same day and with both teams guaranteed a home second leg by virtue [...]