Hints and tips:
...time politicians talk about them is don’t worry if you’ve failed your first option, apprenticeships are a plan B....
...That was the reason, I give that an 80 per cent chance. The Russians just can’t get the money.”...
...Sonali Punhani: I don’t think so....
...And I don’t see enough policies in place to boost productivity even over that timescale....
...Ricardo Reis: I don’t know....
...“I can’t remember the precise details of the plan,” he said when asked about a deal — alleged by the anti-Tinkler team — whereby Mr Tinkler and friends would buy Stobart aviation assets cheaply and sell...
...If things turn out as badly as I fear, I don’t think austerity will be politically sustainable....
...To that end, I plan to exit two of my existing equity holdings: 1) A relatively high-charging and underperforming global growth fund (I know, I know). 2) Shares in a London-listed US education group that...
...Putting in place support that makes a genuine difference to this group can’t be done on the cheap, but the Chancellor won’t necessarily have to borrow more in order to act....
...We fix our plans to fit the figures; we don’t fix the figures to fit the plans....
...Today I am setting the rate at 0.5% of an employer’s paybill....
...David B....
...Alternatively, it could go into a pension plan....
...Could be part of Plan B. The banking/financial sector still needs to be restructured substantially – though this is difficult and I am not optimistic that this will be done....
...The deficit reduction plan may encourage some suboptimal spending choices being made in areas of government particularly in local government....
...David Blanchflower, former MPC member I think growth will be sluggish I don’t expect GDP to grow in 2010 by more than 1 per cent....
...Ethical branding can mean organic products for some, fair trade for others, social and local community concerns, being a ‘decent’ employer in the round, as well as environmental sensitivity....
...As Stephen indicated, by coincidence it was almost exactly ten years ago today that I last spoke before this group....
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