City Matters: Delaying a decision on airports threatens London’s role on the global stage December 15, 2013 IT HAS not been a good week for airports, airlines or passengers. Not only did an air traffic control glitch lead to hundreds of flights across the country being cancelled, but thick fog also later caused significant delays and disruption in the South East. As the industry deals with the backlog, it seems somehow fitting [...]
Why higher education is this country’s secret industrial powerhouse December 15, 2013 WHEN considering the powerhouses of the British economy, most people’s minds flick to the City, or perhaps pharmaceuticals or retail. Yet it’s British universities – the envy of the world – which have the potential to save the British economy. Higher education is the UK’s secret industrial powerhouse. UniversitiesUK suggests that our universities are responsible [...]
Letters to the Editor – 16/12 – UK drugs policy, Passenger duty, Best of Twitter December 15, 2013 UK drugs policy [Re: Failing UK drugs policy should take a leaf from Uruguay and Portugal, Thursday] We need to stop this foolish and unwinnable war against cannabis. Independent research has shown that a tax and regulate policy would produce a large net gain for the UK economy, while saving millions of pounds from the [...]
The pair taking peer-to-peer to property December 15, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks with lending platform founders Anthony Fane and Graham Wellesley THE BURGEONING peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry could transform the personal loans market. It is currently worth £550m in the UK, but some experts expect that to increase to as much as £1bn by 2016. One of its newest entrants is Wellesley & Co, [...]
Christmas cheers December 15, 2013 Our very own wine buff Neil Bennett quizzes the City glitterati about their Christmas wine plans AMID the piles of Christmas wrapping paper and credit card bills, there is one gift wine lovers can give themselves on Christmas Day – setting aside a special something to share with the family. Personally, I spend far too [...]
Premier League: AVB vows to fight on after Spurs suffer another rout December 15, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 vs LIVERPOOL 5 SHELL-SHOCKED Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas insisted last night that he will not be forced to quit despite the north Londoners suffering their worst home defeat in 16 years. A brace from Luis Suarez, as well as goals from Jordan Henderson, Jon Flanagan and Raheem Sterling, inflicted a second drubbing [...]
England suffer Broad injury blow as Australia close on Ashes glory December 15, 2013 PACEMAN Stuart Broad suffered a cruel injury blow yesterday as England hurtled towards a seemingly inevitable third Test defeat and the loss of the Ashes. Broad was struck on the foot by a Mitchell Johnson delivery, leaving him unable to bowl or field in Australia’s second innings in Perth and a fitness worry for the [...]
Wenger not happy to win title if Arsenal can’t beat big rivals December 15, 2013 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger says he would not tolerate his team losing more big clashes against key title rivals even if they were to win the Premier League by beating lower-ranked sides. The Gunners went down 6-3 at Manchester City on Saturday, their third league defeat of the season, yet remain two points clear at [...]
European big guns lie in wait for English sides December 15, 2013 BAYERN Munich, Barcelona and Juventus are among the European superpowers English clubs will be hoping to avoid when the draws for the next rounds of European competition take place today. Arsenal will be drawn against Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Barca or Bayern in the last 16 of the Champions League. Manchester City can [...]
Sport Comment: Absent Murray is a worthy winner December 15, 2013 THERE was something wonderfully refreshing about the victorious Andy Murray’s absence from Sports Personality of the Year last night. On a weekend of personality-obsessed television, whether it be X Factor or Strictly, here was a genuine star who understood that hard work had got him to be a leading contender for the award in the [...]
