Chancellor must ignore siren voices September 20, 2011 HOW fast the world can change. A year ago, the data and corporate surveys suggested we would be undergoing a square root shaped recovery. The collapse of 2008-09 looked like it would be followed by a mini rebound in 2010-11 (with annual growth of up to 2 per cent), before a return to quasi-stagnation. This [...]
Media is failing public in many ways July 13, 2011 WITH the phone hacking scandal continuing to grow, and the reputation of journalists at their lowest ebb since the death of Diana, now seems like a good time to add to the media’s woes. A poll out today reveals what can only be described as another mini-scandal, this time relating to the media’s ability to [...]
Media is failing public in many ways July 12, 2011 WITH the phone hacking scandal continuing to grow, and the reputation of journalists at their lowest ebb since the death of Diana, now seems like a good time to add to the media’s woes. A poll out today reveals what can only be described as another mini-scandal, this time relating to the media’s ability to [...]
Media is failing public in many ways July 12, 2011 WITH the phone hacking scandal continuing to grow, and the reputation of journalists at their lowest ebb since the death of Diana, now seems like a good time to add to the media’s woes. A poll out today reveals what can only be described as another mini-scandal, this time relating to the media’s ability to [...]
Yen faces bleak long-term prospects May 31, 2011 IG INDEX CHRIS BEAUCHAMP The yen suffered a sharp drop on Tuesday following a double-whammy of bleak news for the Japanese economy. It fell initially after a report on April’s factory output showing growth was even lower than forecast, at 1 per cent rather than 2.2 per cent, and then retreated even further after Moody’s [...]
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY February 1, 2011 IT used to be the case that big cars were expensive and little cars were cheap. But BMW knocked that convention into a cocked hat with its absurdly successful Mini which saw droves of bright young things buy into the MINI concept and spend lots more “personalising” their cars at overly themed dealerships. Now Audi [...]
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY February 1, 2011 IT used to be the case that big cars were expensive and little cars were cheap. But BMW knocked that convention into a cocked hat with its absurdly successful Mini which saw droves of bright young things buy into the MINI concept and spend lots more “personalising” their cars at overly themed dealerships. Now Audi [...]
Small players can beat even the biggest rivals March 23, 2011 AUTHOR AND CONSULTANT THE world of work can sometimes feel like you’re completely outgunned. If everyone around you seems better-qualified, more experienced and more likely to succeed, fear not: you’re in the same boat as most companies are when they launch. We live in a world where most of us – either as businesses or [...]
1,256 SAFE DAYS FOR ALL AT BP’S LONDON HQ February 1, 2011 FULL steam ahead for the BP safety train. Following The Capitalist’s story two weeks ago about how the oil giant has been beefing up ‘elf ’n’ safety procedures in stairwell use, a source has sent in this picture (see right). Yes, that’s right, a count-down (or count-up) calendar from BP’s London HQ boasting of how many “safe [...]
Portugal to cut spending further after budget deal November 2, 2010 Portugal’s government will cut 2011 spending further to ensure it meets its budget deficit target after a deal with the opposition to pass an austere 2011 budget, Prime Minister Jose Socrates said yesterday. The deal hammered out last Friday included concessions by both the minority government and the main opposition Social Democrats (PSD). This created [...]