Caborn: FA crazy to sell cup name April 29, 2015 FORMER sports minister Richard Caborn has called talk of rebranding the country’s showpiece knockout competition The Emirates FA Cup “commercialisation gone mad”. The Football Association could sign a £30m, three-year deal with the airline, as soon as today. A previous deal with Budweiser packaged the cup as “in association with” the beer brand, whereas the [...]
Walcott: We’re best in Europe April 29, 2015 ARSENAL forward Theo Walcott believes the north London club are the best team in Europe in 2015. Walcott, who has been limited to just 17 appearances for the Gunners this season following a long-term knee injury, has suggested that a fully fit Arsenal squad could win the Premier League title. He said: “In this calendar [...]
Lions keep faith with boss Harris April 29, 2015 MILLWALL have made caretaker boss Neil Harris their permanent manager despite his failure to save them from relegation to League One. Harris took 10 points from eight games, compared with predecessor Ian Holloway’s 31 from 36, to give the Lions renewed hope staying in the Championship, but their survival bid was thwarted on Tuesday with [...]
David Cameron’s tax freeze pledge: Tories will not raise income tax, National Insurance, or VAT April 28, 2015 The Conservative party will today pledge a cast-iron guarantee that it will not raise the rates of income tax, National Insurance (NI) or VAT during the next parliament, should David Cameron be returned to Downing Street. A law preventing any increase in the three taxes – which account for over 60 per cent of tax [...]
Gotham city takes on Wall Street giants April 28, 2015 CONTROVERSIAL investment and research firm Gotham City launched its most ambitious attack last night – taking on a US company backed by Wall Street giants Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs. Gotham, which bets against firms it claims have questionable financial accounts, published a 61-page report into a web hosting firm called Endurance International, accusing it [...]
Think tank IFS says Labour cannot bank on 50p tax rate to bring in more money April 28, 2015 Labour cannot bank on bringing more money into the public purse by reintroducing the 50p tax rate, according to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The independent research institute said yesterday that raising the additional rate of income tax for people earning more than £150,000 from 45 to 50 per cent [...]
Other taxes under the microscope April 28, 2015 PROPERTY TAXES The IFS criticised the parties for failing to address “many problems” with current housing tax policies. Labour, the Lib Dems and the SNP have all said they would bring in a “mansion tax,” an annual charge on residential properties worth more than £2m. Meanwhile, the Tories promised to reduce the tax on more-expensive [...]
General Election 2015: Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones wants a focus on entrepreneurship and business education April 28, 2015 ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 8 DAYS TO GO Every day until the final week of the election campaign, we ask a business leader to say what policies would entice them to vote for a particular party. PETER JONES: CBE, DRAGONS’ DEN STAR AND ENTREPRENEUR ■ What I really want from our next government is an [...]
Twitter shares tumble 20pc after blunder sees results leaked early April 28, 2015 IT WAS not just the numbers that disappointed Twitter executives last night, but the way in which the results were delivered. While revenue came in less-than-expected, the results were posted sooner-than-expected – on Twitter – by US analysts Selerity. Revenue for the three months to 31 March was $436m (£284m), up 74 per cent year-on-year but below [...]
Deutsche Bank share price falls as pressure rises on bosses in wake of Libor rigging fines April 28, 2015 Deutsche Bank’s share price fell again yesterday as investors failed to warm to the German lender’s latest strategic plan. The stock has fallen eight per cent since the bank was fined £1.7bn last Thursday for attempting to manipulate Libor – the latest in string of problems for the bank, resulting in mounting pressure on [...]
