Maths teaching has been stuck in a vicious circle to our economy’s detriment November 10, 2013 IF YOU’RE gloomy about the UK’s economic future, some recent additions to YouTube might cheer you up. One features a girl icing and re-icing a cake in red, white and chocolate. Another has 15-year olds sporting big fake Poirot moustaches. And in a third, a collection of battered buckets pours water in, and out, of [...]
Letters to the Editor – 11/11 – Interest rates, House building, Best of Twitter November 10, 2013 Interest rates [Re: The UK’s hawks are right – but so are the Eurozone’s doves, Friday] Interest rates at 2.5 per cent would restore real returns to those with savings and pensions. At the same time, it would kill the corrosively damaging house price bubble – itself the product of supply rationing by the state, [...]
Tech powerhouse who wants to save our ailing high street November 10, 2013 Annabel Palmer meets Dan Wagner, back in the limelight with latest venture Powa Technologies HE may be one of Britain’s most prominent tech entrepreneurs, but Dan Wagner has had more than his share of career ups and downs and scathing headlines. In the 1980s, he was subject to criticism from the financial community for his [...]
Four ideas from Silicon Valley on creating scale from Britain’s startups November 10, 2013 UK STARTUPS don’t lack enthusiasm (over 440,000 have been founded in 2013 so far), but Britain lags behind the US in the number that reach scale. This is an economically important issue. A report by the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme found that just 1 per cent of all firms – high-growth small [...]
Walking home for Christmas November 10, 2013 Help the thousands of ex-military personnel who struggle to get back into work by ditching London’s public transport, and making the final journey home before Christmas on foot TODAY, on Remembrance Day, we commemorate the servicemen and women who have given their lives in the line of duty. It’s also a time to remember those [...]
Culture and shopping in Shanghai and Hong Kong November 10, 2013 When Michelle Filmer went to China, she split her time between its two most vibrant cities. From luxury to history, she selects the top ten highlights of her visit 1. THE BUND The waterfront area in central Shanghai that runs along the west bank of the Huangpu river is known as The Bund. The west [...]
Tired of the rain? Try these winter getaways November 10, 2013 NOW THE embers of Bonfire Night have fizzled out, the nation can get on with the serious business of preparing for Christmas. But what about afterwards? Once the pudding has been gobbled up and the fairy lights have been put away, all that remains is frost, a terrifying credit card bill, and indigestion. Our winter [...]
Premier League: Van Persie haunts nervy Arsenal as Moyes enjoys best United day November 10, 2013 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 vs ARSENAL 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger blamed nerves after his Premier League leaders were brought back down to earth by familiar foes, Manchester United and their former Gunners striker Robin van Persie. His first-half header earned United boss David Moyes the biggest triumph of his nascent tenure, lifted them to within [...]
Djokovic ready for battle with Nadal in bid to retain Tour title November 10, 2013 DEFENDING champion Novak Djokovic is anticipating a thrilling ATP World Tour final when he locks horns with world No1 Rafael Nadal at the O2 Arena tonight. Djokovic overcame Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-3 last night to join Nadal in the final after the Spaniard had earlier beaten Roger Federer 7-5, 6-3. The Serbian’s victory was [...]
England Ashes injury scare as Pietersen sent for a knee jab November 10, 2013 ENGLAND are hopeful Kevin Pietersen will be fit to play in this week’s final Ashes warm-up match after the batsman was sent for an injection yesterday on his knee. While the squad jetted to Sydney, where they are set to face New South Wales on Wednesday, Pietersen flew to Melbourne to see a specialist, having [...]
