Is Anders Behring Breivik’s televised trial giving too much publicity to an extremist? April 17, 2012 YES Nick Lowles I cannot imagine how the family and friends of those who were killed last July can watch Anders Breivik justify his actions in the on-going court case in Oslo. I find it difficult enough and I am not directly connected to the case. It’s tragic he’s getting so much publicity. I don’t [...]
RAPID RESPONSES April 17, 2012 Kept in plain sight [Re: Plain packaging: a charter for counterfeiters, yesterday] Plain packs are much easier to counterfeit. Slim cigarettes are rarely counterfeited because their pack design is of a non-standard size, and their artwork is difficult to reproduce without professional printing equipment. Plain packs standardise all pack sizes. This will increase the counterfeiters’ [...]
Diversity is about far more than making your company look nice April 17, 2012 Making the most of diverse ways of thought is central to getting your business to perform at its full potential DIVERSITY is often a word thrown around in business without much thought. Too often, “diversity” is seen as a presentational device: something that looks good in a corporate social responsibility report. “What does our company [...]
London will star in the Games April 17, 2012 TO MARK 100 days to go, Populous, the official architectural and overlay design services provider for London 2012, showed us how this summer’s venues will look in use. Populous has 10 Olympics in its portfolio and is currently working on 35 of the London 2012 venues. The temporary venues have been designed with the city [...]
It’s party time: Something for every Londoner April 17, 2012 THE Olympics isn’t just about sport. Under the banner of the Cultural Olympiad, London will also host a multi-month arts festival. The London 2012 Festival will run from 21 June (Midsummer’s Day) until 9 September – the last day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. There will be something to tempt anyone who first turns [...]
Join Gilles Petersen for a Euro-stars festival April 17, 2012 ON SATURDAY 14 July, 3,000 people will be treated to a cross-cultural musical collaboration of Europe’s hippest performers in London’s Granary Square. Eurostar will be bringing together some of the most exciting acts from across the continent for a one-day festival, all picked by the eclectic London-based DJ, record collector and label owner Gilles Peterson. [...]
Live 3D will bring the Games to you April 17, 2012 London 2012 will be the first-ever Olympic Games broadcast live in 3D, so even if you don’t have a ticket, the Games can still seem closer than ever. The BBC is promising to screen the opening and closing ceremonies and the men’s 100m final, but if you are a Sky+ HD subscriber, you could watch [...]
Why global Olympic sponsorship is a sustainable investment for GE April 17, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A We became an Olympic sponsor before I became chief executive in the UK, and that was a decision made at head office level. The first Games where GE was a worldwide partner was the [...]
Spanish woes threaten euro’s fragile stability April 17, 2012 CHRIS BEAUCHAMP IG INDEX During the Napoleonic Wars, the long-running guerrilla campaign between the French and Spanish was dubbed the “Spanish ulcer”. Now it seems as if the Eurozone has acquired its very own Iberian problem, one that might possibly be too big to solve. Having escaped scrutiny for the first few months of 2012, [...]
The importance of separating politics and currency markets April 17, 2012 AS THE European turmoil continues, why isn’t the euro falling to pieces before our eyes? With Eurozone policy makers blundering from one crisis to the next – at best covering up the cracks in the fiscal superstructure, at worst knocking out a supporting wall – you might be forgiven for expecting the euro to have [...]
