CITY VIEWS: IS GERMANY RIGHT TO BE TOUGH WITH GREECE February 15, 2010 ANDREW BOND | LEND LEASE GROUP “The EU is supposed to be a critical mass in itself and the reason for joining is to make trading between countries easier, so the EU should stand by Greece. Germany bailed out East Germany and that’s probably why they’re not so disposed to a bailout.” MARK WALDEN | [...]
Winning is all that matters, says Cueto February 15, 2010 WINGER Mark Cueto has hit back at criticism of England’s scrappy weekend victory over Six Nations minnows Italy. The manner in which England limped to a 17-12 win in Rome did little to convince the doubters they will end a seven-year wait for a Grand Slam, with even No8 Nick Easter admitting: “My God, that was [...]
Debt woes expose Eurozone cracks February 15, 2010 FEAR of contagion has forced EU ministers to accept that they must support Greece and in doing so, they may manage to sweep the current crisis under the carpet. But whatever action is taken, it will not solve Greece’s structural problems. The real issue is that the country is not properly equipped to adhere to [...]
Public sector jobless total is set to soar February 15, 2010 JOB losses are set to surge as the axe swings in the public sector, an employers’ survey has found. One in three public sector employers plan to slash jobs this year according to the survey, published yesterday by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The number of public sector bodies planning job cuts [...]
Our Lee’s the one to beat February 15, 2010 AS the weeks pass, the world’s elite are slowly building up for next month’s US Masters at Augusta. Their first major test of the season is this week’s WGC Accenture Match Play at Dove Mountain, Arizona. Match-play golf is a young player’s dream. Instead of 160 players trying to beat you, it’s just you against [...]
Doing the right thing: lawyers may be called upon to do more free work February 15, 2010 HOW about a Robin Hood tax for lawyers? This, or something rather like it, is one of the more provocative ideas being floated by human rights lawyer Sir Geoffrey Bindman in a new collection of essays entitled Closing the Justice Gap: Some New Thinking about an Old Problem. Bindman makes the case for a levy [...]
FIRMS NEED NEW WAYS TO RAISE CASH February 15, 2010 IT has not been good news of late for UK IPOs. First the US travel group Travelport pulled its £1.2bn London flotation after failing to win investors’ support in turbulent markets. The next day, Madame Tussaud’s operator Merlin Entertainment put its £2bn flotation on hold, with severe market volatility blamed for the delay. Fashion retailer [...]
How City high achievers are tapping into fresh energy February 15, 2010 I’M lying in a citrus-scented room near Spitalfields market, a moist herbal mask over my face and eyes. Tinkling oriental music is playing, and a woman in a white, clinical uniform is seated in front of a big orange screen at the front of the room, with a microphone affixed to her head, encouraging us [...]
Rosen unfazed by luge death February 15, 2010 BRITISH luge slider Adam Rosen insists he has no intention of quitting the sport following the tragic death of Georgia’s Nodar Kumaritashvili. Rosen nearly missed the Olympics after crashing during a training run at the controversial Whistler Sliding Centre track five months ago. But he recovered from his injuries, which included a dislocated hip, in [...]
INNER PEACE LEADS TO PRODUCTIVITY | OTHER RESOURCES IN LONDON February 15, 2010 The Art of Meditation at the Bishopsgate Institute Modern living is crying out for meditation, a tool that can help you develop a relaxed, alert and focused state of mind and bring about a gentle transformation of emotional experience. This course will introduce the practice of meditation and explore ways of integrating its benefits into [...]
