ANALYSIS l SOME OF THE PROJECTS November 29, 2011 SCOTLAND ■ Rail, roads, local transport, water, flood and waste powers all devolved Edinburgh: Super-connected city funding NORTHERN IRELAND ■ Transport, energy, water, flood and waste powers all devolved ■ Belfast: Super-connected city funding NORTH WEST ■ Mersey Gateway Bridge ■ Manchester Cross City Bus ■ Reinstating Todmorden Curve WEST MIDLANDS ■ Evesham Bridge Maintenance [...]
WHAT DOES THE CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET MEAN FOR YOU? November 29, 2011 PWC’S BUDGET TEAM SAYS: The restricted rises in tube fares will help Catherine’s travel costs and so too will the fuel duty increases being less than expected. The bank levy increase from 1 January 2012 may hit Catherine’s clients in the financial services sector although they will be buoyed by the chancellor George Osborne’s reluctance [...]
CITY VIEWS: HOW IMPORTANT IS TOURISM TO THE LONDON ECONOMY? November 23, 2011 DAVID WHITE | MIZUHO “It’s very important, because everything else in the economy is a bit of a state. I think it should be interesting enough to attract people without the government promoting it, though.” MICHAEL PORTER | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS “There is big money there, billions. It may get crowded, and public transport may [...]
Traders’ fears heard as court hearing slated for December November 23, 2011 TRADERS in Paternoster Square have seen customer numbers slump by up to 90 per cent, according to City of London papers published yesterday. Businesses in the part of the square that has been cordoned off are experiencing the heaviest losses, with stores in St Paul’s Churchyard also suffering, albeit less, because of safety concerns and [...]
Build a path to navigate your way back to black November 23, 2011 It’s financial planning week – so take steps to economic security by setting a budget and making a habit of saving LARGE numbers of people in the capital face an uncertain future, particularly when it comes to their retirement. That’s according to the fourth annual financial planning survey, commissioned for UK financial planning week by [...]
A weekend in Johannesburg November 20, 2011 THERE’S too much history in this town.” So says my tour guide Zac as we speed away from Johannesburg airport. He’s not wrong. Just 125 years old, South Africa’s largest city has developed as though on steroids. The often bloody events that mark its relatively short lifetime read like those of a much older city. [...]
The City’s young and politically active November 16, 2011 CV | SOPHIE FERNANDES, AGE 29 Work: I’m an account manager for an independent communications agency. I look after a mixture of private sector corporate, trade association and public sector clients. Previously, I worked for the Institute of Directors in the Policy Unit. Became common councilman because:I wanted to be directly involved in local democracy [...]
Tottenham set to report financial boost November 15, 2011 Last season’s run to Champions League knockout rounds swells Spurs’ revenues TOTTENHAM is today expected to report the club’s strongest set of financial results since its listing, with income boosted significantly by last season’s run to the Champions League quarter-finals. Revenue from broadcast, matchday and commercial streams have all increased while pre-tax profit is expected [...]
City business map re-drawn November 13, 2011 THE traditional areas where business sectors have operated for decades are changing as companies hunt for affordable and convenient office space, according to new research published today. While the City has always been the hub for banks and insurance it is also becoming a magnet for IT firms and the changing makeup of the area [...]
Rail passengers boost revenues at FirstGroup November 9, 2011 Transport operator FirstGroup reported a nine per cent rise in first-half adjusted pre-tax profit, driven by a strong performance at its UK rail business, and said it was upbeat on its outlook, despite facing a weak economy. However it warned that while rail was holding up well in the economic turmoil, its bus business was [...]