Publisher fights man and dog September 24, 2013 BIZARRE scenes at Labour’s annual conference in Brighton, as Iain Dale – LBC radio host and political publisher – fought a man called Stuart (and his dog called Stuart) over an anti-nuclear protest on breakfast TV. Dale is responsible for the memoirs of ex-Labour spin doctor Damian McBride. But when his client appeared on ITV [...]
London Report: UK employment figures to show lift in economy October 13, 2013 UK employment figures out this week look set to give further weight to signs of Britain’s growing economy. The September numbers, to be released on Wednesday along with unemployment statistics, are predicted to be up on last month. “Strong demand has been met by surging employment in recent months, which is lowering unemployment. [...]
McBride hit by weak Europe January 8, 2013 McBride, Europe’s leading provider of private label household products, yesterday posted a six per cent decline in revenue, measured at a constant currency rate. In a trading update, it said the firm had experienced weaker trading in December in its core European markets due to economic headwinds in the region.
London Report: UK data to show economic health September 1, 2013 ECONOMIC figures for August, released this week, are likely to give a more accurate view of the growing strength of the UK economic recovery. Manufacturing PMI numbers will be released today, followed by construction data tomorrow and services news on Wednesday. The week also includes the Bank of England’s rate decision on Thursday and a [...]
Letters to the Editor – 23/09 – Future of gaming, Care robots, Best of Twitter September 22, 2013 Future of gaming [Re: Computer games have grown up – and they’re an economic powerhouse, Friday] This is an excellent article. While George Osborne goes on about the march of the makers, the gaming industry shows exactly what Britain can do if creativity is allowed to combine with technical and scientific know-how. I even think [...]
The Long View: Don’t hate politicians: We’re partly to blame for their professional deformation September 26, 2013 I LOVE this time of year. It’s a shame politicians have to ruin it. The weather is cool and crisp but mild enough not to be winter-miserable, the year is running towards its end but there’s enough time left to get stuff finished first. Nature is filling all fruit with ripeness to the core – [...]
McBride issues profit warning as sales slide October 15, 2012 MCBRIDE, Europe’s biggest maker of retailer own-brand cleaning products, yesterday warned that first-half profits will be hit by a sharper than expected dent in sales after the wind- down of its contract manufacturing business. The firm said trading profit in the year to the end of June 2013 will be about £2m lower than previously [...]
McBride trading hitting forecasts July 5, 2012 McBride said yesterday it expects its profit for the year just ended to hit forecasts. The provider of private label household and personal care products forecast full-year revenue growth of one per cent. Net debt at the end of the year should be in line with the board’s expectations at around £82m, it said in [...]
Former Amazon UK head set to take Asos chair October 1, 2012 ONLINE fashion retailer Asos revealed yesterday it has hired the former managing director of Amazon UK to be its new chairman, replacing Waheed Alli, who will step down after 12 years with the firm. Brian McBride, who spent six years at the helm of Amazon’s UK business, will succeed Lord Alli at the beginning of [...]
Defensive stocks up on FTSE 100 October 15, 2012 The leading share index opened up this morning, helped by gains in defensive stocks. The markets have rallied since central banks took new stimulus measures to shore up the global economy, with the FTSE 100 up six per cent since late July. Medical retinal imaging firm Optos added 7.18 per cent in early deals today, [...]