Fixing rates is a safer option March 4, 2012 ALONG with discussing our regularly inclement climate, house prices and mortgages are a national obsession of the British. However, according to the latest research from unbiased.co.uk, there is room to take the level of interest in the interest we pay on our mortgages up another notch. Unbiased.co.uk has recently found that only 49 per cent [...]
Remember UK Plc’s vast contribution February 27, 2012 IT is sometimes argued, including by government advisers, that the state should promote small firms above large ones. These people even argue that small, insurgent entrepreneurs are morally superior to larger, more bureaucratic multinationals. I disagree, but I can see where they are coming from: I too would much rather work for a small, nimble, [...]
Carbon policies will hit UK May 15, 2011 CLIMATE change policies proposed by a Westminster committee would harm UK companies, a leading manufacturers’ group will claim today. Recommendations from the climate change committee would commit the UK to a 30 per cent reduction in carbon emissions with no guarantee of peer countries following suit, the EEF said. International competitiveness and investment prospects for [...]
Green agenda is a big political risk July 11, 2011 Energy minister Chris Huhne engaged in a battle of words yesterday, dismissing claims that the UK could end up with energy prices “towards the highest in the EU” – as calculated by the Electricity Policy Research Group at Cambridge University. “Absolute nonsense” snapped Huhne, arguing that prices would eventually be lower if the UK moved [...]
Green agenda is a big political risk July 10, 2011 Energy minister Chris Huhne engaged in a battle of words yesterday, dismissing claims that the UK could end up with energy prices “towards the highest in the EU” – as calculated by the Electricity Policy Research Group at Cambridge University. “Absolute nonsense” snapped Huhne, arguing that prices would eventually be lower if the UK moved [...]
Huhne announces £110bn shake-up for UK electricity July 12, 2011 ENERGY secretary Chris Huhne has said more than £110bn is needed to keep Britain’s lights on, in the biggest shake-up of the electricity market since privatisation in 1990. The cash is needed to build the equivalent of 20 large power stations and upgrade the grid, as a quarter of the UK’s generating capacity shuts down [...]
Huhne announces £110bn shake-up for UK electricity July 12, 2011 ENERGY secretary Chris Huhne has said more than £110bn is needed to keep Britain’s lights on, in the biggest shake-up of the electricity market since privatisation in 1990. The cash is needed to build the equivalent of 20 large power stations and upgrade the grid, as a quarter of the UK’s generating capacity shuts down [...]
Shale gas drilling gets go-ahead May 23, 2011 Britain does not need to impose a moratorium on drilling for unconventional gas sources, a parliamentary committee said yesterday, two weeks after France recommended making a freeze on shale gas drilling permanent. There is no evidence that fracking, a process that involves injecting water, sand and chemicals into shale rock formations to extract trapped gas, [...]
20 of the world’s largest donors December 21, 2011 1 BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION US The William H Gates Foundation was created in 1994 to work to improve global health. Created with an original stock gift of $94m (£60.5m), the foundation merged with the Gates Learning Foundation in 2000 to create the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The largest philanthropic organisation in the [...]
M&A to dine out next year December 11, 2011 BRITAIN’S restaurants and bars sector is expected to enjoy a resurgence in mergers and acquisitions next year, thanks to a pick-up in private equity demand, a report by the accountancy firm BDO has revealed. While sales across the industry are predicted to remain subdued, top high street chains such as Yo! Sushi, Pizza Express and [...]