All three parties are failing UK business: Digby Jones lays out his policy challenge October 9, 2011 NOW that all the nonsense of party conference season is over, as Westminster heads back to work and the rest of us continue to try and earn an honest living, what did we hear from the mouths of our political masters? Did any of the three main parties show the UK business community that they [...]
All three parties are failing UK business: Digby Jones lays out his policy challenge October 9, 2011 NOW that all the nonsense of party conference season is over, as Westminster heads back to work and the rest of us continue to try and earn an honest living, what did we hear from the mouths of our political masters? Did any of the three main parties show the UK business community that they [...]
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you… October 9, 2011 WHAT constitutes a tough call? It’s got nothing to do with the scale of a decision – it can be easy enough to decide to buy or sell a company. Nor has it much to do with immediate circumstances – tough calls can crop up in good times as well as bad. No. In my [...]
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you… October 9, 2011 WHAT constitutes a tough call? It’s got nothing to do with the scale of a decision – it can be easy enough to decide to buy or sell a company. Nor has it much to do with immediate circumstances – tough calls can crop up in good times as well as bad. No. In my [...]
A European Tobin tax won’t just hit London October 9, 2011 FOLLOWING the events of the past few months, there has never been a more important time for London’s financial services industry to build close links with Brussels. That is why I will be travelling to the City of London Brussels Office’s annual reception tomorrow and why, once there, I – along with the executive director [...]
A European Tobin tax won’t just hit London October 9, 2011 FOLLOWING the events of the past few months, there has never been a more important time for London’s financial services industry to build close links with Brussels. That is why I will be travelling to the City of London Brussels Office’s annual reception tomorrow and why, once there, I – along with the executive director [...]
RAPID RESPONSES October 9, 2011 Missing numbers I am sure the MPC appreciates the theory of the velocity of money and the effect increasing the money supply will have. If I can, then I am sure Mervyn King does. Which begs the question, why did they launch more QE, even sooner than expected? I work in the property sector and [...]
RAPID RESPONSES October 9, 2011 Missing numbers I am sure the MPC appreciates the theory of the velocity of money and the effect increasing the money supply will have. If I can, then I am sure Mervyn King does. Which begs the question, why did they launch more QE, even sooner than expected? I work in the property sector and [...]
In a chaotic world, business needs competent generals. A military expert weighs in October 6, 2011 VINCE Cable is not known for his military commentary. So when he recently declared that the economy more closely resembled warfare than any other human condition, he caught the headlines; I believe he also got it dead right. Why are we surprised by the analogy? Business and warfare are fundamentally forms of adversarial engagement, where [...]
The great green roadblock in the path of recovery October 6, 2011 DAVID Cameron wants the coalition to be the “greenest government ever”. But it is doubtful this aim is compatible with strong growth and economic recovery. New Labour’s climate change targets were very ambitious but the coalition has now gone even further. The government has committed to targets that imply in just twenty years’ time nearly [...]