Darling: I almost got rid of exasperating Mervyn King August 31, 2011 FORMER chancellor Alistair Darling has revealed that he and Gordon Brown almost fired Bank of England governor Mervyn King in 2008. In extracts of his forthcoming memoir that have appeared online, Darling calls King “amazingly stubborn and exasperating” and suggests that his term as governor would not have been renewed for a second time had [...]
The chancellor’s cuts to loss relief will hurt startups April 24, 2012 A FRIEND of mine responded to an invitation to a Big Society philanthropic event, “not sure I want to be associated with a group of tax evaders (previously known as philanthropists)”. I believe the event was cancelled. The foolishness of limiting tax relief on charitable giving has already been exposed; but there has been less [...]
The quiet diplomat who is fighting on behalf of the real squeezed middle October 16, 2011 IT is always hard to fill someone else’s shoes, especially if they belong to a larger-than-life figure such as Lord Digby Jones or Sir Richard Lambert. That was the position that John Cridland found himself in when he took the reins at the CBI just under a year ago. The mild-mannered, softly spoken 50-year old [...]
The quiet diplomat who is fighting on behalf of the real squeezed middle October 16, 2011 IT is always hard to fill someone else’s shoes, especially if they belong to a larger-than-life figure such as Lord Digby Jones or Sir Richard Lambert. That was the position that John Cridland found himself in when he took the reins at the CBI just under a year ago. The mild-mannered, softly spoken 50-year old [...]
Four simple policies to support the City September 19, 2011 IT’S the start of party conference season, and new policy ideas have already begun to pour out. As politicians from every side offer their proposals, here are four simple things the government should do to support the City. Europe is a major issue facing us as we move forward. With 90 per cent of regulation [...]
Four simple policies to support the City September 19, 2011 IT’S the start of party conference season, and new policy ideas have already begun to pour out. As politicians from every side offer their proposals, here are four simple things the government should do to support the City. Europe is a major issue facing us as we move forward. With 90 per cent of regulation [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 18, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES FRANCE WARNS OVER EURO CRISIS France has warned that European unity would be at risk if Eurozone leaders failed to take bold action to tackle its sovereign debt crisis at a crucial summit this weekend. President Nicolas Sarkozy said leaders will take “very important decisions in the coming days” and said the destruction [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 18, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES FRANCE WARNS OVER EURO CRISIS France has warned that European unity would be at risk if Eurozone leaders failed to take bold action to tackle its sovereign debt crisis at a crucial summit this weekend. President Nicolas Sarkozy said leaders will take “very important decisions in the coming days” and said the destruction [...]
NO PLAN B GEORGE IS GQ MAN OF THE YEAR September 6, 2011 BETTER LATE than never for George Osborne’s belated fortieth birthday present from Condé Nast’s UK head Nicholas Coleridge, whose glossy magazine empire last night rewarded the chancellor for his “sheer bloody mindedness”. BBC political editor Nick Robinson presented Osborne with his Politician of the Year trophy at the GQ Men of the Year Awards at [...]
City banks must not be harmed September 4, 2011 THE latest heated exchange of words between Vince Cable and senior industry figures has focused attention on the impending publication of the Independent Commission on Banking’s final report next week. This promises to be a defining moment for the industry and it is understandably provoking strong emotions on both sides. It is, therefore, worth taking [...]