What the other papers say this morning – 27 August 2013 August 26, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES MPs step up campaign to break up RBS MPs are stepping up their campaign for a break-up of Royal Bank of Scotland amid suspicions in Westminster that RBS and Treasury officials will try to scupper a good bank-bad bank split. In a letter in today’s Financial Times, the influential Parliamentary Commission on Banking [...]
Bargain Booze owner to raise £65m in London Aim listing July 17, 2013 THE COMPANY behind Bargain Booze announced plans yesterday to launch on London’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim) as the north west-based off-licence chain looks to target thirsty shoppers in the south of England. Conviviality Retail, which also trades as Bargain Booze Plus, Select Convenience and Thorougoods, said it hopes to raise £60m to £65m through a [...]
Daft planning rules are pushing up the price of food in shops January 8, 2013 IF you travelled abroad over Christmas, you will have noticed that goods in shops are often cheaper than in the UK. A uSwitch survey cited by the Institute of Economic Affairs shows that a food basket costs roughly a fifth more in the UK than it does in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Once again, [...]
Daft planning rules are pushing up the price of food in shops January 7, 2013 IF you travelled abroad over Christmas, you will have noticed that goods in shops are often cheaper than in the UK. A uSwitch survey cited by the Institute of Economic Affairs shows that a food basket costs roughly a fifth more in the UK than it does in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Once again, [...]
Reach new heights July 25, 2013 Growing pressure on open spaces in the capital has created a surge of interest in properties with roof terraces. Naomi Mdudu rounds up the best on the market. Kensington Roof Gardens, Boundary, Soho House: us Londoners are suckers for a rooftop terrace. Great views over the city and a relaxing spot to indulge in a [...]
Great Portland raises £140m for shopping spree in the West End November 14, 2012 GREAT PORTLAND Estates yesterday announced it had raised £140.6m from a placing of shares that will help fuel another shopping spree in London’s West End. The London-focused developer, which already owns swathes of West End property, said it plans to use the proceeds to buy “unloved assets”, let on cheap rents which it can refurbish [...]
London rules | City A.M. March 18, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Capital’s share of UK economic output reaches its highest ever level as the rest of the country flounders LONDON’S share of UK economic output is higher than at any point in history, according to figures uncovered by City A.M. London’s 21.9 per cent share of output was even bigger than the 21.5 per cent it produced [...]
London rules | City A.M. March 18, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Capital’s share of UK economic output reaches its highest ever level as the rest of the country flounders LONDON’S share of UK economic output is higher than at any point in history, according to figures uncovered by City A.M. London’s 21.9 per cent share of output was even bigger than the 21.5 per cent it produced [...]
Match made in Heaven February 27, 2013 MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM is Britain’s most intriguing film- maker. Averaging a movie a year, he’s made a sci-fi love story (Code 46), one the most sexually explicit mainstream films ever released (9 Songs) and a trio of increasingly loose adaptations of Thomas Hardy novels. And when Hardy doesn’t inspire, he’s got Steve Coogan. The pair have [...]
What the other papers say this morning August 23, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Cameron pressed on Greening David Cameron is coming under increasing pressure to appoint a new transport secretary in next month’s cabinet reshuffle after the prime minister admitted his support towards the expansion of Heathrow – a policy implacably opposed by Justine Greening. Republicans eye gold standard The gold standard has returned to mainstream [...]