Hints and tips:
...We should aim to at least double R&D as a share of GDP (public and private funding together)....
...If Debt/GDP is about 1 now (UK-US levels) you can run a primary deficit of (g-r) — where g is growth rate and r is real cost of borrowing — and keep Debt/GDP constant....
...Subscribe to FT Life on YouTube for the latest FT Weekend videos Letter in response to this article: Looking forward to an update on Jane’s garden / From R Ramdohr, Weinheim, Germany...
...Letter in response to this briefing: Parliament has already approved Brexit / From D R Myddelton, London, UK...
...It is a Hogarth cartoon, or William Hazlitt’s 1816 description of John Bull (the portly English analogue to Uncle Sam) as a man who is “fond of having his own way, till you let him have it”....
...David Owen, managing director and chief European economist, Jefferies A lot....
...John Dawson, head of investor relations at Rolls-Royce, has announced that he is leaving the UK company to start his own business at the end of the year....
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford Towards 3% as per the BoE Nov inflation forecast. Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders Inflation is expected to rise above 3% in 2017....
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford The new charter is a further step in the UK fiscal policy tradition of virtue postponed....
...and BIA Board Keith Thompson CEO, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and BIA Board Dr Darrin Disley CEO and President, Horizon Discovery and BIA Board Dr Patrick Vallance President, Pharmaceuticals R&...
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford I just don’t know....
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford There could well be a reversal of some easing if the MPC were to focus more on its inflation target. It’s not clear they will though....
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford Significantly, but don’t ask me how....
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford The OBR’s central estimate of GDP growth slowing to 1.4% in 2017 looks as good as any. Lots of uncertainty around it....
...John Vickers, warden, All Souls College, Oxford More pessimistic than 12 months ago (I note the question is premised on Brexit.)...
...Innovative Medicines and Early Development, AstraZeneca Steve Bates Chief Executive, BioIndustry Association Harpal Kumar Chief Executive, Cancer Research UK Patrick Vallance President of Pharmaceuticals R&...
...antiquarian and author of Brief Lives, John Aubrey....
...The grounds were designed in the 17th century by Charles II’s courtier, the diarist and gardener John Evelyn; in the 18th century by William Kent and Brown; and now they are being restored....
...David Owen, Chief European Economist, Jefferies Recent years have seen a recovery heavily skewed towards the so-called Flat White Economy, a trend that is likely to continue....
...But what the 45-year-old game warden has come to look at is more alarming....
...Little surprise, in a world getting to grips with the logic of “r > g”, that we should not expect the benefits to be equally shared....
...And British designer Christopher Raeburn launched his collaborative line – Moncler R – this winter, with zigzag quilt jackets and parkas (priced from £1,245)....
...Stevan Riley’s film subpoenas every character witness available, from the Bond actors to two American presidents, both Bond fans, the late R. Reagan and the living B. Clinton....
..., beyondbrics Deal of the day: Brazil’s consumers attract bottle-maker Owens-Illinois, mergermarket All roads lead to Rio, FT...
...Eddie Warden Owen, the chief executive of the UK’s Royal Ocean Racing Club, which organises the biennial Fastnet Race, says its Rolex sponsorship has helped to lift the race’s public profile....
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