The A3 compact saloon vs the hatch October 28, 2013 Audi is taking a punt on this new-ish segment. We find it has bags of character, if not the “oomph” factor IF THERE’S a niche to be filled in the car market, Audi is often the first there. And so it is with the new compact Audi A3 Saloon, the 47th model in Audi’s line [...]
Not convinced? October 28, 2013 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BMW 1 SERIES COUPE 120D PRICE: £24,145 0-62MPH: 7.6 SECS TOP SPEED: 142MPH CO2 G/KM: 124G/KM MPG COMBINED: 60.1MPG THE VERDICT: DESIGN Two stars PERFORMANCE Three stars PRACTICALITY Three stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three stars MERCEDES CLA 220 CDI SPORT PRICE: £29,355 0-62MPH: 8.2 SECS TOP SPEED: 143MPH CO2 G/KM: 117G/KM MPG COMBINED: 62.8MPG THE [...]
Reaching out to jargon haters October 28, 2013 The management speak that makes us want to drill down into our own heads Is there anybody out there who claims to like office jargon? Straw poll 100 people and every single one will claim to be an ardent devotee of straight-talking. Half the fun of watching The Apprentice (if there is still a drop [...]
Storm chaos as gale force winds hit Britain October 28, 2013 Cancelled rail services leave London and South East in lockdown as gale force winds hit COMMUTERS are facing chaos this morning after the looming storm heading towards southern Britain prompted rail companies to cancel and delay a swathe of services. While the exact timing of the worst of the St Jude storm could not be [...]
The generous icon who built Canary Wharf October 28, 2013 THE MAN who transformed Canary Wharf from derelict dockland into a financial powerhouse died on Friday at the age of 83. Paul Reichmann, a Vienna-born Canadian, led the construction of east London’s iconic skyscrapers after a request from Margaret Thatcher to revive the site in 1987. He saw his family company, Olympia & York, fall [...]
City analysts say carbon tax should be scrapped October 28, 2013 THE CARBON tax should be scrapped before it makes domestic energy supplies more expensive than imports, city analysts at Macquarie warned over the weekend. The UK government’s levy on coal and gas, which is called the carbon price floor, was implemented earlier this year and encourages firms to invest in low-carbon energy production. It adds [...]
Why we should all remember the man who built Canary Wharf October 28, 2013 THREE major forces help drive progress: economic and legal institutions; people, especially risk-taking buccaneers and entrepreneurs; and chance. The creation of Canary Wharf is a case study of how all three factors interact: its rise from the ashes of the bankrupt Docklands transformed London’s economy, enabling it to build and retain a world class financial [...]
Welfare reforms rolled out in London today October 28, 2013 THE GOVERNMENT’S flagship benefits reforms will be introduced in part of London from today – the first time that the scheme has been implemented in the capital. New jobseekers in Hammersmith will now receive Universal Credit, a new benefit that combines six existing payments into one package. Ministers hope that the policy – which sees [...]
Argentina coalition loses clout October 28, 2013 Argentine leader Cristina Fernandez’s allies took a beating in yesterday’s midterm election, shrinking her congressional majority, snuffing out chances of a constitutional change to allow her a third term and kicking off the contest to succeed her in 2015. Voters chose half of the lower house of Congress and a third of the Senate in [...]
Chile blocks Glencore Xstrata dam October 28, 2013 A Chilean appeals court has preventively blocked a recently approved $733m hydroelectric dam to weigh an environmental appeal, a surprise setback for owners Origin Energy and Glencore Xstrata. Opponents of the 640-megawatt Rio Cuervo project planned in the remote southern Aysen region say it would harm the environment and would be built above a geological [...]
