WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 28, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES FOX SAVAGES TREASURY ON DEFENCE CUTS Liam Fox, the defence secretary, has launched a big assault on the Treasury’s attempt to slash his department’s budget, warning that “draconian” cuts to military spending cannot be implemented without “grave consequences” for the Conservative party and the government. In a head-on attack on chancellor George Osborne’s [...]
Redknapp tips Bale for top but faces defensive headache for Twente visit September 28, 2010 TOTTENHAM vs FC TWENTE Sky Sports 2, ko 7.45pm TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp expects Gareth Bale to become the world’s best left-back – but is happy to wait while he terrorises defences himself. Bale, 21, has carried last season’s scintillating form into the current campaign and will be expected to pose much of the Spurs [...]
The housebuilding chief executive who can see clear blue skies ahead September 26, 2010 FOR A MAN who took over a housebuilder in the middle of a devastating financial and property crisis, David Ritchie, the chief executive of Bovis Homes, looks remarkably relaxed. But it is certainly fair to say the pain has eased in recent months for the firm, even though Ritchie remains in the middle of turning [...]
Get ready for goal-fest at Eastlands tomorrow September 23, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY vs CHELSEA TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS 1 CHELSEA are now a best-priced 4/5 with Paddy Power to claim back-to-back titles after comfortably winning their opening five fixtures. They look the most likely winners to me at this stage, but the season has barely started and they have faced very weak opposition so [...]
Yield on Portuguese bonds at record high September 22, 2010 INVESTORS buying Portuguese debt demanded record high yields yesterday, forcing the Eurozone country to scale back the amount of money it wanted to borrow from the bond markets. Portugal’s debt agency raised €750m (£640m) in a government bond auction, falling shy of the €1bn it had initially hoped to raise. The Public Debt Agency sold [...]
Redhall in £16m bid for Mount September 22, 2010 BRITISH engineering support services firm Redhall yesterday announced it had made an offer to buy rival Mount Engineering for around £16.4m to expand into international energy markets. Redhall, which caters to the nuclear, oil and gas, food, defence, safety and security and transport infrastructure sectors, has irrevocable undertakings or letters of intent from 45 per [...]
Politicians target the City September 21, 2010 FIGURES?from across the political establishment lined up to renew their attacks on the City yesterday, in a sign that populist banker bashing is unlikely to fizzle out any time soon. Senior Liberal Democrats led the pack at their conference in Liverpool, as party leaders tried to convince members they have not sold out by sharing [...]
RIM sees revenue surge September 16, 2010 BLACKBERRY maker, Research In Motion (RIM), has seen a spike in second quarter revenue after demand for its smartphone continues to grow. During the three months ended 28 August, the Canadian based technology group saw revenues reach $4.62bn (£2.95bn), marking a 31 per cent rise on the same period last year. The income rise was [...]
Aer Lingus looks to sell stake September 16, 2010 Aer Lingus can survive as a standalone airline but it might prefer to sell a stake to a larger player to take part in the sector’s consolidation wave, its chief executive said yesterday. The former Irish state airline has already fended off two hostile bids from rival airline Ryanair. Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU THINK THE BBC LICENCE FEE SHOULD BE FROZEN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS? September 16, 2010 THOMAS MCKAY | VOCUS “I subscribe to Sky and rarely find myself watching the BBC. I suppose the projected cuts in spending might affect the quality of online news, given that other news corporations are now charging for their services. That would be my only concern.” PHIL TURNBULL | AVIVA “Given the cuts in spending [...]