BILL OF THE WEEK August 14, 2011 WHEN the world has gone mad, stick to what you know, thought six asset managers as they chose Green’s on Cornhill for a nerve-restoring lunch in the week the markets went into meltdown. The soothingly traditional venue delivered comfort food including fish and chips, Dover sole and rump of lamb as clients’ stocks plunged, served [...]
BILL OF THE WEEK May 22, 2011 FOUR Mayfair hedge funders started as they meant to go on when they met for lunch at the Simon Parker-Bowles-owned Green’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar in St James’s. Crab salad and two-dozen oysters were accompanied by a vintage bottle of Krug champagne, followed by two bottles of Grand Cru Chablis to complement their Dover Sole [...]
SeaFrance strike heads into a fifth disruptive day April 5, 2010 A STRIKE by French ferry workers which has been disrupting cross-Channel services from the Kent port of Dover appeared to be heading into a fifth day last night. SeaFrance had to cancel all Dover to Calais sailings after union members walked out on Friday in a row over new working practices. It has advised customers [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 11, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES CHINA BANKS FEAR FALLING CONFIDENCE Faltering confidence in the Chinese economy could threaten the plans of the country’s banks to shore up capital reserves, the head of China Construction Bank, has warned. On top of the projected $22bn initial public offering of Agriculture Bank of China, announced last week, CCB and Industrial and [...]
Brussels rule jeopardises South African gains March 14, 2010 WE BRITS suffer from a sort of “oscillating Channel syndrome” when it comes to our place in the community of northern (and now wider) Europe. In our isolationist moods we see those 34 sea kilometres to Calais as a handy barrier. But as pragmatic traders we have known for millennia that the Continent’s shallow sea [...]
High Speed 1 will make Kent even more commutable June 11, 2009 THE Garden of England has always been an attractive location for commuters looking for fresh air and plenty of green countryside. Towns such as Tonbridge and Sevenoaks have long been classic commuter towns for those working in the City, but other parts of Kent have been out of reach for those who work in London. [...]