WINDFALL TAX PROFS WON’T BE FOBBED OFF August 13, 2009 THE City may have slammed ideas of a windfall tax on bonuses yesterday, but the group of university professors who originally mooted the idea in a letter to The Guardian are far from deterred. The dusty academics’ plans, which would see the money from the tax injected back into public services, were labelled “gratuitous”, “impossible” [...]
Draw looks the safest bet in White Hart Lane clash August 13, 2009 TOTTENHAM vs LIVERPOOL SUNDAY 4.00PM – SKY SPORTS 1 THIS is a huge season for both Harry Redknapp and Rafa Benitez and they will know that they can send out a big message to their rivals with a win here. Liverpool have the edge in recent league encounters, winning five of the last seven meetings, [...]
Chelsea can stop United’s historic four-in-a-row bid August 13, 2009 THE Community Shield is never of major significance to the top managers, but it’s one-nil to Carlo Ancelotti after his first tussle with likely title rival, Sir Alex Ferguson. The sides looked very evenly matched, but Cristiano Ronaldo is a huge loss for United and if they get a couple of injuries to big players, [...]
Breaking the Speedo limit August 13, 2009 HATS off to Alton Towers for banning Speedos. If only the same spirit had been present in the pools and beaches I frequented as a child on holiday with my family. The now-famous French swimming pool Speedo-only rule was a memorable feature of our trips abroad – there were even times when my father rocked [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS August 13, 2009 FILMTHE PERFECT GETAWAY Psycho hriller with Milla Jovovich. IMAGINE THAT Eddie Murphy kids comedy. Yuck.ALIENS IN THE ATTIC Kids comedy along Gremlins lines. DVD90210 COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Whither Jason Priestley? HOTEL BABYLON SERIES 4 Inexplicably popular BBC rubbish.HIGH HEELS Pedro Almodovar’s early 90s classic. MUSICCALVIN HARRIS Scottish dance dude gets Ready for the Weeekend. THE [...]
NOW SHOWING SIX OF THE BEST August 13, 2009 THEATRE: Troilus and Cressida Matthew Dunster’s production at Shakespeare’s Globe features a standout turn from Matthew Kelly. FILM: Mesrine Killer Instinct Part one of the gangster biopic is one of the best French films in years. Can’t wait for part two. ART: Jeff Koons The world’s most expensive artist amuses at the Serpentine. ART: David [...]
Weepie that fails the test of time August 13, 2009 FilmThe Time Traveler’s wifeCert: 12A BASED on the best-selling and much-loved novel by Audrey Niffenegger, this film has its work cut out from the start. How do you depict a serious love story in which the man has a genetic condition that makes him visibly slide around in time? How do you show the same [...]
Work out in the comfort of home August 13, 2009 FOR all but those who like the sweaty equipment and tortured grunts that characterise the communal fitness centre, the home gym is the ultimate luxury. Rolling out of bed for a cup of coffee, straight into your gym kit and onto the machines has got to be heaven on a stick from the point of [...]
FOCUS ON: ALONG THE CROSSRAIL ROUTE August 13, 2009 DUNDEE WHARF, 100 THREE COLT STREET, E14Price: £1.2mThis eighth-floor apartment is within walking distance of Canary Wharf and has panoramic views over the Thames and the city skyline. The arrival of Crossrail will make it ideal for those who commute in to the City and Mayfair. But unlike some Docklands’ bachelor pads, it comes with [...]
Find your way to Mayfair’s secret gardens August 13, 2009 THINK of Mayfair and you probably don’t think of greenery. Sure, there’s tidy old Grosvenor Square for you to spread out in at lunchtime on a sunny day, or the island of grass at the centre of bustling Berkeley Square. There’s even Hyde Park once you take your life in your hands and fight your [...]
