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The Emperor’s New Clothes (13/01/13)
13 January 2013 Of all the months in all the year, January is ever the wooden spoon winner; the marzipan sweet marooned in the chocolate box when all the…
IoS book review: The Letters of TS Eliot Volume 4: 1928-1929, ed Valeria Eliot and John Haffenden
13 January 2013 The passage from private to public that dominated the third volume of T S Eliot’s letters, covering the period from 1926 to 1927, seems almost complete in…
Overseas study is good for business
13 January 2013 I often read “horror” stories about large increases in the number of UK citizens opting to study abroad, but in reality very few do so – and…
New Year money: Fergus Muirhead’s top five tips
13 January 2013 So that’s it over for another year, and all you have to remind you of Christmas 2012 is a hangover, a few extra pounds round the middle…
Battersea Power Station flats go on sale
13 January 2013 Luxury apartments costing up to £6m in the revamped Battersea Power Station in London will go on sale Thursday. The 800 properties range from £338,000 for a…
Bank of England refrains from further QE stimulus
13 January 2013 The Bank of England has decided not to extend its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus programme, which has injected £375bn into the UK financial system. It is also…
Debt and deficit financial terms explained by IFS
13 January 2013 Politicians use phrases like debt – or national debt – and deficit, which not all voters and viewers understand, and some MPs can appear a little confused…
Lord Heseltine attacks David Cameron’s EU strategy
13 January 2013 Lord Heseltine has criticised the prime minister’s European strategy, saying an “ill-advised” referendum would jeopardise the UK’s business prospects. In interviews with the Financial Times and the…
Lord Heseltine attacks David Cameron’s EU strategy
13 January 2013 Lord Heseltine has criticised the prime minister’s European strategy, saying an “ill-advised” referendum would jeopardise the UK’s business prospects. In interviews with the Financial Times and the…
London betting shops ‘blight’ on high street, says Harman
13 January 2013 Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman has said betting shops are a “blight” on London’s high streets. A total of £9.5bn was spent on gambling in the capital…
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