Don’t get stuck in a sinking ship: Bail out in good time April 16, 2012 ON AVERAGE, traders are right more than half the time that they trade, but despite that, many see themselves wiped out with big losses. But why is this? All things being equal, if you win more than you lose, you should come out ahead. But while traders are quite willing to cash in their chips [...]
Labour voters leave Ken red-faced by supporting Boris’s re-election April 16, 2012 WITH just over two weeks left in the London Mayoral race, Boris Johnson looks set for victory, with the latest YouGov poll showing him 6 per cent ahead of Ken Livingstone. That is the same margin by which he beat him in 2008. But, although three polls have now shown him maintaining this lead, Johnson [...]
What the sinking of the Titanic can teach us about financial regulations April 16, 2012 SUNDAY marked the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and the deaths of over 1,500 passengers. But the tragedy did not end there. The SS Eastland was a Chicago-based passenger ship that sunk in 1915, with over 800 people drowning. It was a popular tour boat that was known to be top-heavy, and [...]
Plain packaging: Simply a charter for counterfeiters April 16, 2012 AFTER several delays, the secretary of state for health Andrew Lansley has finally announced the public consultation on the plain packaging of tobacco – looking at whether the government should force all tobacco products to be sold in standardised packets with no branding and larger graphic health warnings. He kicked off the consultation with the [...]
Is a hosepipe ban the best solution to the recent water shortages in the south east? April 16, 2012 YES Richard Aylard We’ve had two exceptionally dry years, with rainfall in March at less than half the long-term average. Stretches of the River Kennet in Wiltshire and Pang in Berkshire have completely dried up and some ground water levels are lower than they were as far back as 1976. With no way of knowing [...]
RAPID RESPONSES April 16, 2012 The debate goes on [Re: We need an open contest to decide who will run the Bank, Thursday] The three main objections to a possible cancellation of the QE gilts appear to be, firstly, that the Bank of England would become insolvent, secondly, that we would lose the ability to sell those gilts back to [...]
Don’t get burned this sunny season April 16, 2012 Own Active Block Ball, £9.50 drugstore.com Sun cream is so 2011. This summer, spice things up with a sunscreen ball. That’s right, this solid sun protectant comes in a round orange container that is about the size of a tennis ball – it is ultra convenient and won’t leak all over your handbag. Lancaster Sport [...]
EPISODE 53 – MR CASHMAN IS MR BANKS April 16, 2012 Noel has taken to calling Emma and me Mr and Mrs Banks, which must make the suitably intimidating but frankly unlovely Maria, Mary Poppins. I’d loved the film as a child and had finally introduced Noel to it on television at Easter. Now I’m beginning to regret it. Noel immediately demanded the DVD, which arrived [...]
Eating late at night won’t make you fat April 16, 2012 FIT IN THE CITY AS YOU return from Easter, balking at the thought of bearing all on the beach in a few weeks time after the year’s annual chocfest, make sure you don’t fall into one of the clichéd diet traps. Here are my favourite weight loss myths – debunked. When you diet, your body [...]
Cate shines through the German gloom April 16, 2012 THEATRE BIG AND SMALL The Barbican *** LATE seventies German avant-garde theatre is not generally something I’d cross town to see, let alone spend money on. But for Big and Small (Gross und Kleine) by Botho Strauss, one of Germany’s most-performed playwrights, I’d make an exception. With the exquisite Cate Blanchett starring as Lotte, the [...]
