It’s time to embrace the free thinkers who recognise the EU isn’t the future January 15, 2014 GEORGE Orwell would have had the EU’s number. As he memorably noted, “Political language is designed …to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” That is just the strategy the EU’s cheerleaders have been using since the start of the euro crisis. Barely a month passes without some European potentate telling us that Brussels [...]
Banking competition is already fierce – but technology will intensify it further January 15, 2014 FOR ALL the talk of competition in banking, ask yourself: have you ever felt that there is not a product for you on the market? Or that your choices are constrained? I have a current account with the same bank my family has used for years. But when it comes to my savings, I shamelessly [...]
Why Poland’s recovery from communism has lessons for Britain now January 15, 2014 POLAND was the only EU country to avoid a recession during the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Polish GDP is now 36 per cent higher than it was in 2005. To put this in context, the comparable figures for the UK and Germany are 5 per cent and 12 per cent respectively. By any standard, the [...]
Letters to the Editor – 16/01 – Market share cap, France crumbling, Best of Twitter January 15, 2014 Market share cap [Re: Miliband mulls cap on market share of banks, yesterday] The idea of forcing banks to sell branches in order to promote competition is entirely misguided. If Labour is serious about this, it needs to provide far more detail on its definition of market share – will mortgages, branch size, and the [...]
The ultimate post-Christmas regime January 15, 2014 City A.M. journalist Alex Dymoke tries out a ten week body transformation regime WHEN I was 16, I swapped tennis and football for something altogether less taxing – drinking. Since then, the closest I’ve got to doing any kind of sport was a game of pub golf during freshers’ week. Occasionally I was enlisted as [...]
Bands on the run January 15, 2014 Here’s our pick of the fitness trackers As January fitness regimes start to grind you down, regain momentum by investing in one of these ingenious gadgets that monitors your heart rate, speed and number of calories burnt. Nike Fuelband SE £129 store.nike.com Jawbone UP £99.99 selfridges.com Adidas MiCoach £40 adidas.co.uk Garmin Forerunner 10 and Footpod [...]
Top five do-it-yourself fitness apps (all for iPhone and Android) January 15, 2014 Fitocracy FREE (with in app purchases) If you’re more at home playing World of Warcraft than working out, try Fitocracy, an app that gamifies your fitness regime. You score points by exercising, allowing you to level-up, earn achievements and eventually become a fitness master. Zombies, Run! £1.99 Struggle for motivation? What if you were being [...]
Fulham facing tap-up probe over Morrison January 15, 2014 FULHAM could face a fine after the Premier League confirmed last night it was investigating a complaint from West Ham over what they believe equates to the tapping up of Ravel Morrison by their relegation rivals. Cottagers boss Rene Meulensteen, who worked with the midfielder at Manchester United, said on Tuesday that a bid for Morrison [...]
Not selectable: Finn sent home and told to learn from Johnson January 15, 2014 ENGLAND’S limited-overs cricket coach Ashley Giles has urged Steven Finn to draw inspiration from Australia’s Ashes hero Mitchell Johnson after sending the paceman home and branding him “not selectable”. Finn, who has not played a competitive match on the tour Down Under, yesterday became the third player to leave the England squad prematurely during what [...]
FA Cup: City storm to 99 not out but Pellegrini content to drop one of his star strikers January 15, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 5 vs BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini is unconcerned about axing one of his in-form strikers, after the trio all netted in last night’s FA Cup third round replay. Sergio Aguero came off the bench after eight games out with a calf injury and took less than a minute to [...]
