An angel in Wonderland doesn’t quite reach the satirical heights October 6, 2010 LIGHTS OUT IN WONDERLAND By DBC Pierre Faber & Faber, £12.99 by Jeremy Hazlehurst DBC Pierre’s first novel, Vernon God Little, was a brilliant act of ventriloquism in which he channelled the voice of a 15-year-old American boy on death row for a murder. This – his third novel – also tries to capture the [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 6, 2010 RORY KINNEAR AS HAMLET Roll up, roll up, tickets are on sale now to see this brilliant actor take on the biggest role imaginable. The Oliver-winner has proved that he is a versatile stage actor over the years, and it’s just the time for him to take on The Dane. Advance rumours suggest that he’ll [...]
Warm your cockles with a big, bold autumn red wine October 6, 2010 JAMES Joyce said that white wine is lightning, and red wine is beefsteak. I don’t know about you, but a beefsteak in a glass is exactly what I want at this time of year. We asked some of the City’s most trusted wine experts to recommend their favourite wines for this time of year. “Once [...]
New breed of hotel bars to boost London October 6, 2010 London may have cutting edge nightlife when it comes to clubs and restaurants but sadly the bar culture isn’t quite NYC. Fortunately the much maligned (if pricey) hotel bars are here to save the day. In the coming month the scene is going to get a serious boost with a host of new luxury hotels [...]
Shell out on British oysters October 6, 2010 LIKE Marmite and the ouevre of Robbie Williams, oysters divide opinion, and strongly. For some they are the perfect expression of pure foodiness, something that is best eaten quivering, dressed only with the smallest squeeze of lemon or (if you must) a dab of Tabasco. For others they are snotty little gobs of horror. I [...]
PM tries to woo families after benefits backlash October 5, 2010 CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE DAVID Cameron will today pledge to press ahead with a married couple’s tax allowance, in a move designed to compensate some families who are about to lose their child benefit. The Prime Minister will tell delegates at the Tory conference that the coalition will “recognise marriage in the tax system”, after a massive [...]
UK taxes near top in Europe October 5, 2010 THE UK has become the fourth most highly taxed country in the whole of Europe, a report revealed yesterday while also warning there could be an exodus of high earners from the City. KPMG’s annual individual income tax and social security rate survey showed the introduction of the 50 per cent rate of tax was [...]
All businesses are wealth creators October 5, 2010 WHEN you think of a wealth-creator, don’t think of a tycoon in a glass tower – or so David Cameron will tell the Tory party conference today. Think instead of a window cleaner, or a female entrepreneur who spends every night balancing her books, he will add. The Prime Minister is right to celebrate those [...]
BT’s Tech Mahindra stake eyed October 5, 2010 Private equity firms including Apax Partners and Providence Equity have shown interest in buying BT Group’s stake in Tech Mahindra that is likely to be valued at $830m (£522m). BT has restarted discussions to sell its holding in Tech Mahindra following the restatement of financial numbers by the Indian IT services firm’s unit Mahindra Satyam. [...]
Boston Red Sox bid for Liverpool October 5, 2010 Liverpool has received two new takeover bids – one from Asia and the other from the owners of the Boston Red Sox, New England Sports Ventures – but the football club’s American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. are trying to block the other board members from pursuing negotiations. Both bidders are understood to [...]
