AROUND TOWN March 29, 2012 ■ Theatrewise, the Barbican is on fire. Currently running is a hugely acclaimed production of Mikhael Bulgakov’s classic Soviet satire, The Master and Margarita, staged by Simon McBurney’s award-winning company Complicite. By turns violent, poetic and surreal, this is a corker of a show. Be sure to book, too, for the Sydney Theatre’s production of [...]
Struggling to choose a luxury car? Then ask the dealer for a holiday March 29, 2012 BUYERS of luxury cars are faced with more choice than ever before. To differentiate themselves, the car companies have started offering something extra to entice would-be customers. Most of the big luxury car marques offer driving trips to their customers, giving them the chance to tour a variety of stunning locations in their new car. [...]
Unexposed four-year-old Cocozza can take Lincoln March 29, 2012 FINDING the winner of the Lincoln used to be nigh on impossible, as three 100/1 winners before 1947 and seven winners priced at 33/1 or bigger since the race moved to Doncaster proves. However, the race now has a maximum field of 22 (for safety reasons) which gives us more chance of unearthing the potential [...]
Japanese runners still underrated on the global stage March 29, 2012 VICTOIRE Pisa, tipped in this column 12 months ago, caused a minor upset when landing last year’s Dubai World Cup at 12/1 and the Japanese hold strong claims again tomorrow night. There is a general perception that Japanese Group One form doesn’t quite match up to the same classification on the global stage, even though [...]
Limping Liverpool look set for another defeat at Newcastle March 29, 2012 NEWCASTLE vs LIVERPOOL Sunday 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 WITH at least one addition to the Anfield trophy cabinet, the history books will record that the 2011/12 season was a successful one for Liverpool. However, lifting the Carling Cup and a return to Wembley with at least an FA Cup semi-final against Everton fail to mask [...]
Inflation fears as tax on pasties bites March 28, 2012 GEORGE Osborne’s pasty tax and other hikes in VAT will push up the cost of living even further, according to official figures out yesterday, while new data suggests higher wages could also be about to stoke inflation. The tax on hot food sold in retail outlets, along with higher duties on fuel, cigarettes and alcohol, will [...]
PM fuels panic as drivers are urged to fill up March 28, 2012 THE GOVERNMENT was accused of provoking panic yesterday after ministers urged motorists to stockpile petrol ahead of possible fuel tanker strikes. David Cameron chaired a meeting of the Cobra committee, normally only convened in times of emergency, to discuss how to keep supplies going. Downing Street later insisted that while “motorists should consider keeping their [...]
Facebook nears float as it stops secondary trading March 28, 2012 FACEBOOK will suspend trading of its shares on the secondary market from next week in a sign the social network is inching closer to its mammoth IPO, expected in May. The Menlo Park-based company is said to have asked grey market operators to halt trades of Facebook shares to avoid valuation churn while it sets its [...]
Not just pasties: Inflation will remain too high for comfort March 28, 2012 FOR a Prime Minister whose only private sector job was working in public relations, it is astonishing how bad his government’s communications skills have become. From implausible anecdotes about their pasty eating habits to panic-mongering about petrol shortages, David Cameron, George Osborne and Francis Maude, the cabinet office minister, have been blundering as if there [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 28, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES OSBORNE BATTLE OVER WELFARE CUT Plans by the chancellor to take £10bn a year, or almost £1 in £20, out of the welfare budget are being openly resisted by the department for work and pensions in the first sign of government infighting over the coming spending round. George Osborne made clear in last week’s [...]
