Aussienomics: Big cuts, no QE, booming growth June 6, 2012 BRITS jealous of Australia’s weather, sporting prowess and wine will now have to add an Australian economic miracle to their list of gripes. Welcome to the world of Aussienomics. The country’s GDP growth of 4.3 per cent in the last year has come as Australia’s government cut spending by far more than Britain’s has. Round [...]
Is Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, justified in defending his £12.9m pay deal? June 6, 2012 YES Jeffrey Rosen WPP believes in rewarding performance. Sir Martin Sorrell’s compensation is 85 per cent performance related, with a five year co-investment plan which rewards only superior performance and requires him to take a financial risk rather than benefit from one-way options. Sorrell has no notice period, thereby ensuring no reward for failure. The [...]
RAPID RESPONSES June 6, 2012 Going Swiss [Re: Britzerland: The UK’s relationship with the EU needs some Alpine air, yesterday] I was so pleased to read Ruth Lea’s sensible article. I’ve long believed that the argument that we needing to be round the table of the EU to exert influence was totally spurious, especially because every other member state has a contradictory [...]
Nintendo’s Wii U is an E3 hit June 6, 2012 The world’s biggest gaming event, E3, is well underway in LA – and it is Nintendo that has everyone talking. It showed off, for the first time, a working version of its new Wii U, a baffling tablet/console hybrid that promises to put a new spin on gaming. And it needs to: the Japanese company [...]
E3 gives some reasons to be very cheerful June 6, 2012 Rumours of the death of console gaming have been greatly exaggerated. Popular wisdom holds that the explosion of smartphones will eventually sound the death knell for the traditional games machine. With Nintendo and Sony both struggling, and Microsoft diversifying its Xbox into a cross platform behemoth that will do everything from playing music to loading [...]
THE BEST UPCOMING GAMES ON SHOW AT E3 June 6, 2012 Dead Space 3 | Various platforms The survival horror classic is back. This time more of the action takes place on the surface of a deserted planet that isn’t a million miles away from the one in Ridley Scott’s Alien. If it lives up to the last two, buying this will be a no-brainer. Beyond: [...]
Accessorise your summer look with some choice pieces June 6, 2012 WOMEN Eeugenia Kim Abby belt-trimmed straw sunhat, £230, netaporter.com Gleaming gold, this straw hat is just the right amount distressed, making for a beach-ready but oh-so-chic summer look. Top Shop Geo Triangle Collar, £15, topshop.com Elegant and easy, this collar necklace looks too classy to be cheap and cheerful, despite the price tag. The triangles [...]
Murray admits meeting match after Ferrer forces early exit June 6, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray yesterday exited the French Open at the quarter-final stage after a 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Spain’s David Ferrer inspired largely by the Scot’s erratic performance. Murray carelessly hit 59 unforced errors and though his demeanour suggested a genuine desire to advance to the tournament’s final four against Ferrer’s [...]
D-Day for Cook as London 2012 hopes recede June 6, 2012 BRITISH taekwondo star Aaron Cook is today poised to discover whether the place at London 2012 he believes is rightfully his has been snatched away. National governing body GB Taekwondo yesterday rejected Cook for a third time after being told to reconsider their nominations for this summer’s Games by the British Olympic Association, who have [...]
Springboks coach backs debutants to deliver June 6, 2012 SOUTH Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has backed his three debutants to be a success against England during Saturday’s Test in Durban, even though his bold team selection is uncharacteristic for the Springboks. Three of their eight starting forwards, locks Juandre Kruger and Eben Etzebeth and flanker Marcell Coetzee, will receive their first caps, suggesting South [...]
