Entrepreneurs like Yu can let a thousand flowers bloom October 21, 2012 CAPITALISM is often defended on the basis that it’s the least bad system, that it’s the system that allocates scarce resources in the most efficient way. It’s little wonder that so many young people dabble with the more emotionally appealing – but catastrophic – ideas of Marx. Defenders of capitalism need a better sales pitch: [...]
Bosideng London founder Mr Gao is a man with a plan October 21, 2012 THE LAST time you walked on South Molton Street you would have gone past The Hog in the Pound, a not especially enticing-looking pub that sat at the top of the famous road where it meets with Oxford Street. Walk there today and it looks completely different. Let’s just say it’s had an upgrade; £25m [...]
Breathtaking beauty in Ecuador’s own paradise October 21, 2012 QUITO always seemed to me to be more of a stopover on the way to Ecuador’s Andean heights, Amazon forest, and the Galapagos, than a destination. Not so. This 9,000 ft high city, smack dab on the equator, has a spectacular setting of its own, surrounded by three glistening, glacier-topped volcanoes: Cotapaxi, Cayambe, and Antisana. [...]
Moyes unhappy with refereeing after Pienaar’s harsh red card October 21, 2012 QPR 1 vs EVERTON 1 EVERTON manager David Moyes criticised the decision of referee Jon Moss to send off Steven Pienaar after his side fought back from a goal down to earn a draw at troubled Queens Park Rangers. The home side failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage to secure their first Premier League [...]
Football must crack down on yob behaviour October 21, 2012 LISTENING to Radio Five Live’s 606 programme on Saturday evening was to realise that – on a footballing weekend that was dominated by the Kick It Out campaign and who did and who didn’t wear the right t-shirt – the game has still to confront a much more insidious problem. Put simply, there are elements [...]
Frankel hailed priceless as he heads to stud October 21, 2012 RETIRING racehorse Frankel was hailed as the best ever seen yesterday, after winning his final race before being sent to stud. The four-year old colt stormed to a 14th straight victory during the Qipco Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, later drawing praise from the man who will be crucial to Frankel’s new career as [...]
Pardew: Fab Coloccini reminds me of World Cup legend Moore October 21, 2012 SUNDERLAND 1 vs NEWCASTLE 1 NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew compared his centre back Fabricio Coloccini to the late Bobby Moore yesterday, after his team held onto a one-goal lead at Sunderland for over an hour before succumbing to a late equaliser. The Magpies went ahead in the third minute through Yohan Cabaye but lost Cheick [...]
McCall bullish over Sarries victory October 21, 2012 SARACENS boss Mark McCall is satisfied his side have gained control of Heineken Cup Pool 1 after claiming a second successive victory. The Sarries director of rugby refused to be downbeat despite missing out on a potential bonus point from Saturday’s 30-13 victory over French outfit Racing Metro 92. Charlie Hodgson kicked 15 points while [...]
Leicester boss Cockerill hails England pair after crucial win October 21, 2012 LEICESTER boss Richard Cockerill hailed England duo Toby Flood and Ben Youngs last night, after they drove the Tigers to an impressive 39-22 victory over Ospreys in the Heineken Cup. Cockerill’s team bounced back from last week’s defeat against Toulouse, overcoming an initial 10 point deficit at Welford Road. “I think Toby Flood gets a [...]
Nearly one million football mad tourists visit UK to see matches October 21, 2012 BRITISH football pulls in nearly a million tourists to the UK every year, according to new figures released this morning. The government statistics office found that around 900,000 foreign visitors watched a game of football during 2011, spending a hefty average of £785 each and injecting £706m into the economy. “The research suggests that football [...]
