Why the clouds surrounding the banking industry may be starting to shift October 2, 2013 YOU COULD forgive me for being a little nervous at the prospect of the party conference season. Bankers have hardly been flavour of the month at these political jamborees in recent years. And at all three parties’ annual get togethers, there have previously been vocal elements unafraid to let rip at our industry – at [...]
Debt ceiling deal should be reached despite dire US leadership vacuum October 2, 2013 AS A masterful negotiator, leader, and parliamentarian, senator Lyndon B Johnson (who would one day become US President) noted that his near unprecedented control over the Senate, the “world’s greatest deliberative body” could be attributed to his “[understanding of] power. Whatever else may be said about me, I know where to look for it and [...]
Letters to the Editor – 03/10 – Help to Buy solution, Best of Twitter October 2, 2013 Help to Buy solution [Re: Help to Buy, yesterday] As a former chairman and chief executive of Alliance & Leicester, I welcome the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. The decision to solicit the assistance of the Bank of England Financial Policy Committee recognises the need to manage the scheme’s potential risk – a task that [...]
Feeling the cold? Get measured up October 2, 2013 The chillier months ahead demand a smart, warm suit. But where should you go for your bespoke creation THE DAYS are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping and my inbox is heaving with emails about Christmas. Winter is around the corner, and that means it’s time to update your wardrobe. You may look dashing in [...]
The new kids on the block October 2, 2013 The tablet market is no longer divided into “Apple” and “others”. With the release of Tesco’s budget Hudl and Microsoft’s revamped Surface 2, the market is hotting up in time for the Christmas splurge Microsoft Surface 2 From £359 Microsoft desperately wants to get a slice of the tablet market, surprising some observers by launching [...]
Champions League: Hart failure as City suffer Euro mauling October 2, 2013 MANCHESTER CITY 1 vs BAYERN MUNICH 3 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini conceded his team were outclassed by European champions Bayern Munich last night. Goals from Franck Ribery, Thomas Muller and former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben saw City suffer their first home defeat in Europe since 2008 on a night to forget for Joe Hart. [...]
Champions League: United make a point but Moyes demands more October 2, 2013 SHAKHTAR DONETSK 1 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 1 UNDER-FIRE Manchester United boss David Moyes insists it is too early to talk of a revival despite his side doing what no English club has done before and earning a point at Shakhtar Donetsk last night. England striker Danny Welbeck poked the visitors ahead early on and although [...]
Godolphin call in former police chief to investigate operations October 2, 2013 OWNER of troubled Godolphin stable Sheikh Mohammed has asked former Metropolitan Police chief Lord John Stevens to investigate all aspects of his equine empire. Godolphin was rocked by a doping scandal earlier this year when former trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni admitted administering banned steroids to 22 horses based at Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket, and handed an [...]
Torres let-off for scratch is farcical, says Villas-Boas October 2, 2013 PERPLEXED Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has slammed the Football Association for failing to inflict a retrospective punishment on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for his scratch on Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen. The FA said rules prevented them from penalising Torres, sent off later in Saturday’s 1-1 draw, because the incident had been seen by one of the [...]
Ferguson: Stick with Moyes, I’m not coming back October 2, 2013 FORMER Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed successor David Moyes to improve their poor Premier League form and ruled out a shock return to the Old Trafford hot-seat just five months after his retirement. The 71-year-old also revealed he rebuffed an approach from Chelsea after Roman Abramovich took control of the club in [...]
