The stakes are high in Romney’s home state February 22, 2012 DESPITE the insistence from one of his advisers that Michigan is not a “must-win,” the state is a crucial test of Mitt Romney’s candidacy. The media have already prepared the stinging headlines in the event Rick Santorum springs the surprise of the contest and wins in the Great Lakes. Romney, however, still has time to [...]
STOCK EXCHANGE BLOCKS STELIOS FROM AIRING HIS LATEST ATTACK February 21, 2012 EASYJET founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has never been shy about letting the airline’s management know what he really thinks. But yesterday’s attack on chairman Mike Rake’s team, in which he paints EasyJet lawyers Herbert Smith in an unflattering light, was the straw that broke the London Stock Exchange’s back – it refused to publish the [...]
German cars win style race for UK’s drivers February 21, 2012 NEXT week sees the first 2012-plate registered cars roll onto the streets. YouGov’s BrandIndex data indicates that the cars consumers would prefer to drive away are German. The Index rankings have four German brands in the top five: Volkswagen leads the way with a score of +31, followed by Audi on +29, Mercedes, Jaguar (the [...]
CAR TALK February 21, 2012 FORD’S FIESTA-SIZED B-MAX Will Ford’s new B-MAX be the cleverest little car this year? The new Fiesta-sized MPV has its central body B-pillars incorporated into the doors so there’s a 1.5m long opening on either side of the car. Easy to get in and out of and you should be able to load large items [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING February 20, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES US CORPORATES SHY TO OFFER GUIDANCE US companies are more uncertain about the future than at any point since the financial crisis, with just one in five of the country’s biggest corporations making any predictions as they published fourth-quarter results. TRANSOCEAN WILL NOT PROPOSE A DIVIDEND Shares in Transocean, the owner of the [...]
Stadium complaint ‘not anonymous’ February 16, 2012 Exclusive: West Ham Olympic move rebel says he warned chiefs THE MAN who submitted the so-called anonymous complaint to the European Commission blamed for scuppering West Ham’s Olympic Stadium move believed authorities knew he was behind it all along, City A.M. can reveal. A deal with the football club was scrapped in October amid fears it [...]
UK car factories rev back into life February 14, 2012 JAGUAR Land Rover underlined the rebound in the British car industry yesterday when it posted a record quarterly profit. Just three years after it turned to the European Investment Bank for a £340m crisis loan, JLR reported a 57 per cent rise in net profit to £440m for the final three months of 2011. Demand [...]
Scots will raise roof in Cardiff, promises Ford February 9, 2012 SCOTLAND captain Ross Ford insists they want the Millennium Stadium roof closed so they can take on Wales at their own game on Sunday. Ford rejected suggestions the forecast rain and slippery conditions might offer the visitors better hope of pulling off a surprise Six Nations win. “We’ve asked for the roof to be closed [...]
Revitalised England ready for battle February 2, 2012 Sarries pair Farrell and Barritt among new faces set to usher in new era against Scotland in Six Nations opener SCOTLAND vs ENGLAND ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has boldly predicted his new-look side will cast aside their relative inexperience and triumphantly usher in a new era for the national side by getting their Six [...]
Ford’s focus solely on Scotland February 2, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Scotland captain Ross Ford will pay little heed to England’s line-up for the Six Nations opener on Saturday. Only six players remain from the side that started the Red Rose’s World Cup quarter final defeat against France in October, but Ford said: “Whatever England bring, we’ll just have to deal with it and [...]