The lady who took the lead March 10, 2011 NO, NO, no, I did not see myself as a feminist, in some ways the feminist movement did more harm than good,” says Debbie Moore, the first woman to float a company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). “Having a female Prime Minister improved the atmosphere, but not just for women, for everyone with entrepreneurial [...]
GOVERNMENT WON’T DELIVER FOR BUSINESS March 10, 2011 FOUNDER OF THEBESTOF.CO.UK THIS week the headlines have been once again full of David Cameron’s grand gestures and pledges to support entrepreneurs and small businesses. In Cardiff he attacked the “enemies of enterprise” and talked up entrepreneurial individuals as the UK’s only growth strategy. Yet if you are an entrepreneur like myself then the chances [...]
Even an alien apocalypses can be dull March 10, 2011 Film BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Cert: 12a Only in Steven Spielberg’s head do aliens ever come in peace. So here they are invading once again, superior to us in numbers, technology, firepower and tentacles. Just like Independence Day, War of the Worlds, District 9, last year’s terribly bad Skyline, last year’s terribly good Monsters and any [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND March 10, 2011 FILM HALL PASS Extraordinarily lame post-Hangover comedy with Owen Wilson and, er, Stephen Merchant. THE RESIDENT Hilary Swank is a single woman with a rather scary landlord in this home invasion thriller. NORWEGIAN WOOD Beautifully-made Japanese drama, adapted from Marukami’s book. DVD SAW: the final chapter Dreadful franchise comes to a dreadful end. Hopefully. MARCHLANDS [...]
Ruby a diamond bet at 13/8 to be top jockey March 10, 2011 IT’S been a winter to forget for Ruby Walsh. Everything was looking good in early November when he landed a big race double at Down Royal with Kauto Star and The Nightingale. Things took a turn for the worse in the next, though, when he fell from Corrick Bridge, broke his leg and faced an [...]
COUNTDOWN TO CHELTENHAM March 10, 2011 Martin Pipe was a master at plotting a horse for one of the big handicaps at Cheltenham and his son David is following in his footsteps. The one I can see shortening markedly over the next few days is I’MSINGINGTHEBLUES in the Grand Annual. He hasn’t won for over two years, but this has been [...]
In-form Moore to strike with Via Galilei in Imperial Cup March 10, 2011 WE are now only four days away from the start of the Cheltenham Festival and tomorrow’s Paddy Power Imperial Cup at Sandown (3.00pm) gives us one last chance to garner some extra clues. The sponsors are putting up a £75,000 bonus for a horse that wins tomorrow and at the Festival. The only place to [...]
The INSIDER March 10, 2011 It’s been a while since my last confession, but I’m back, just in time for the Cheltenham Festival. Is it really 12 months since the Prestbury Park roar welcomed the release of the starting tapes for the Supreme Novices’? Let’s hope we can again find the winner of the first and give ourselves a huge [...]
Scottish pain to continue in Calcutta Cup contest March 10, 2011 ENGLAND vs SCOTLAND SUNDAY – 3.00PM BBC2 SCOTLAND’S defence coach Graham Steadman has pinpointed how his team can beat England in Sunday’s Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham. He says that neutralising the opposition’s creative back three of Chris Ashton, Mark Cueto and Ben Foden is the key. That is certainly easier said than done. Despite [...]
BEHIND THE LINES March 10, 2011 It’s the Calcutta Cup on Sunday and once again we’re offering EVS both teams on the handicap. England have been impressive so far this tournament, but Martin Johnson wants an improved showing from his men before the likely Grand Slam decider in Dublin next weekend. We fully expect them to win this in style against [...]
