Tag Archives: UK
Vince Cable: Man on a Mission
Britain’s coalition business secretary, Vince Cable, has accepted a recent independent report into the banking crisis, and is eager to implement the long-discussed changes in the banking sector, one of which is separating retail banking from the investment side; the … Continue reading
Britain’s Divide At Home
Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, not only took a public flogging from the sound bite king, Nicolas Sarkozy (calling him an “obstinate child”) for his stand-alone approach at the latest Brussels EU meeting, but his coalition partner and Lib Dem … Continue reading
Who will shoulder the burden?
Just as a key vote in Germany arrives on whether to do more to increase the eurozone bail-outEFSF, the disenchantment from the public, fellow MP’s and countries that are due to be helped (mainly Greece), continues to grow. This comes … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Europe, Finance, Government
Osborne’s Reforms
Several years after the financial crisis and politicians are still looking for answers on how to change the banking sector without getting their fingers burnt. Salary caps, giant fines for negligible conduct and what seems the most sensible of all, … Continue reading
The Royal Palace has Wi-Fi
If there was ever an example of symbiosis between classic tradition and the latest ability to communicate that tradition, the recent Royal wedding of Kate and William is its testament. The BBC reported that on the day of the wedding, … Continue reading
Filed under internet, News, United Kingdom
How the Tories Roll
It’s not surprising that when a conservative administration comes to power that the agenda quickly moves away from regulatory government and straight into the hands and pockets of a ‘free market’ free-for-all. Whether in the US or UK – privatization, … Continue reading
Filed under Food and Beverage, United Kingdom
Flowers and Chocolates for China
First it was France’s Nicolas Sarkozy that rolled out the red carpet for China’s leadership in an attempt to grab onto the latter’s economic coattails, and now it’s Britain’s turn to ‘woo’ the Chinese into making business deals to help … Continue reading
Filed under China, Finance, United Kingdom
E-Commerce numbers – the UK internet economy
Although we can easily imagine how the internet has transformed the business landscape in the last decade, when you actually see the numbers published, it becomes staggering to realize that the online economy eclipses many nation’s construction and utilities industries. … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, internet, United Kingdom
No Safe Haven
After having read a recent column in the Financial Times about how America should adopt some of the ‘brutal’ austerity tactics of Britain’s new government, I was struck by what appears to be the approach of David Cameron and George … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, politics, United Kingdom
Austerity? The people say, ‘No.’
The governments of Europe are saying they don’t have a choice but to cut, cut, cut right now. Whilst the recession of the last two years may have been something of an abstract to some people – sure everyone knows … Continue reading
Filed under Banks, Finance, Global Markets
