Hints and tips:
...“It feels eye-watering,” says Robin Hutson, a veteran hotelier who started working at The Savoy and went on to found the Hotel du Vin and Pig chains, as well as the Lime Wood Group....
...Think John Wick, except the lost beloved creature is a pig, instead of a dog or a wife, although it turns out that Cage’s character Robin also has a dead wife....
...Sir Robin Wales, mayor of Newham borough, said improvements to the lives of local residents were hard won....
...One senses that the mislabelling of her beloved textiles gets on her wick....
...Pippa Wicks, managing director at AlixPartners, the turnround specialist, says: “Before, it was mainly about squeezing the lemon, and trimming the costs everywhere, but not necessarily making deep cuts.”...
...Once you ignite such a boring wick, you are bound to spiral into an abyss of bourgeois tedium. Always surprise your guests with a provocative question....
...Ex-Chelsfield grandees Nigel Hugill and Robin Butler have founded Urban & Civic, which has already snapped up over 1,000 acres of land....
...Robin Hardy, analyst at KBC Peel Hunt, said: “Theoretically the housebuilders are back in the market but not in terms that anyone wants to deal with them....
...Sir Robin Wales, mayor of Newham, said: “We want this to be a place that provides opportunities for local people and becomes a real powerhouse for prosperity in the capital....
...Pippa Wicks of Alix Partners, a business turnround firm, says the companies she advises are taking steps to improve their finances – in particular to reduce working capital....
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