The man putting new power into Battersea Station April 7, 2014 Rob Tincknell talks to Kasmira Jefford about British buyers and a new breed of nesters ROB TINCKNELL is leading the way up a flight of steps to the roof of Battersea Power Station’s marketing suite. “We have got to be really quiet,” he whispers, as he opens the door onto the terrace and points to [...]
The Peruvian Amazon: in search of the anaconda May 11, 2014 Steve Dinneen takes to the world’s second longest river to find its longest snake ON MY first morning on the Amazon the sun acted as a natural alarm clock, lighting up my room through gigantic floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river. As I came to, blinking through the fug of the previous night’s pisco sours, pink [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 06 February 2014 February 5, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Super rich in London boost economy London’s super-rich are “major contributors to the UK economy”, spending £4bn a year on goods and services, according to new research that underlines the financial impact of the capital’s wealthiest homeowners.Foreign investment in London property has become a political issue, with overseas buyers blamed for pricing locals [...]
City Index hires chairman as it rejigs managers October 14, 2013 CITY Index, the spread betting group two-thirds owned by Michael Spencer of Icap, is bringing in an executive chairman to try to improve its performance and to focus more on international expansion. The group is hiring Mark Preston, a banking industry specialist, who quit Lloyds Bank before its ill-fated merger with HBoS. Preston will work [...]
Any Other Business – 22/11 November 21, 2013 With their palaces, titles and crowns, it can be tempting to assume that British royalty just aren’t like us. But the Queen herself proved otherwise yesterday as she took a trip to the View from the Shard to grab a bird’s eye view of London from the 69th floor of Europe’s tallest tower. After perusing [...]
Flooding crisis: A case study in the failure of government on all levels February 11, 2014 THE STATE’S many faces have been tearing pieces out of each other as the water level rises around London commuter towns. Who is to blame for England’s flooding crisis? Eric Pickles said it was the Environment Agency, but now thinks everyone should work together. Labour’s Lord Smith, the Agency’s head, has criticised spending cuts. David [...]
Dow rises over 200 on possible six week extension to US debt ceiling October 10, 2013 John Boehner will ask Repulibcans for a six week increase to the US' $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, according to the AP. With only seven days left until the present debt deadline – that's seen as extremely positive by markets. The Dow is now up over 200 points. So we're back in Dow over 15,000 territory [...]
Q and A: What will happen if the US defaults? October 15, 2013 Q BY MICHAEL BIRD What was the deadline that passed at the end of September? A At midnight on 30 September, the deadline to avoid a government shutdown passed, meaning that around 800,000 nonessential employees of the government were sent home. Q What is the significance of events happening this week? A Treasury secretary Jack [...]
Focus on… Regent’s Park: Buy a room with a Royal Park view November 21, 2013 IF YOU’RE finding it hard to fall in love with the towers of London and you want something a bit more traditional, then look into living near Regent’s Park. The north west London beauty spot started life as a hunting ground for King Henry VIII. But at the start of the 19th century the Prince [...]
More competition would be good but Miliband is proposing little that’s new January 19, 2014 ED MILIBAND appears to be in the process of reinventing the Labour Party as the consumer party. His central theme is the “cost of living crisis”. He tells us how he is on the side of consumers in gas and electricity, freezing prices, in banks forcing competition, and in general by having consumer bodies report [...]