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...Or Victorian showman PT Barnum, virginal chanteuse Madonna and TV oilman Bobby Ewing? Yes, out of Dallas....
...A breakthrough came in 1967 when Winnie Ewing won the Hamilton by-election....
...brian.groom@ft.com...
...While some leaders fear a general strike would be unlawful, Unite cites the views of John Hendy QC and Professor Keith Ewing that it could be legal under European human rights legislation....
...Margaret Ewing, a senior Deloitte partner, said: “The world has become riskier and more uncertain for corporates. Most think that a period of margin expansion is drawing to an end....
...Margaret Ewing, Deloitte’s vice-chairman, said: “The continued squeeze on UK consumer spending power seems to be weighing on corporate sentiment....
...Margaret Ewing, the Deloitte vice-chairman, said: “Reduced optimism among finance chiefs seems to be influenced by external events, such as conflict in the Middle East and the earthquake in Japan, and movements...
...Margaret Ewing, Deloitte vice-chairman, said: “If 2010 was the year of balance sheet rebuilding and cost cutting, then 2011 looks set to be the year in which corporates start spending again.”...
...Margaret Ewing, Deloitte vice-chairman and partner, said the financial environment for larger companies was continuing to improve, with the availability of credit returning to pre-recessionary levels....
...Margaret Ewing, Deloitte vice-chairman, said: “Uncertainties have mounted, yet concerns about liquidity and credit are easing....
...Margaret Ewing, Deloitte’s vice-chairman, said stabilisation of the financial system had reduced risk and that companies’ steps to control costs, boost cash flow and stay close to investors had paid dividends...
...Many more CFOs plan to reduce debt over the next year than raise it,” said Margaret Ewing, Deloitte vice-chairman....
...It seems that optimism is returning, but nobody is getting carried away,” said Margaret Ewing, Deloitte’s vice-chairman....
...“This quarter’s survey is certainly downbeat, but it does point to a marginally improved situation compared with the second half of 2008,” said Margaret Ewing, Deloitte vice-chairman....
...Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement By Brian Doherty Public Affairs $35, 768 pages Brian Doherty’s sympathetic, well-informed and endlessly entertaining...
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