I was delighted to hear the news this afternoon that Stephanie Flanders is leaving the BBC for her natural spiritual home at JP Morgan. As
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Have yachts and have nots
I liked this from the Guardian this morning: So those bankers whose bonuses George Osborne is going to court to defend are doing just fine.
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Monopoly is the enemy of the people which is precisely why the N word needs to be on the agenda
There’s been a bit of a theme to this morning’s blogging. Energy companies are bullying Labour to defend their monopoly profits. Builders are saying they’ll
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We can’t pay for the disabled to have a room to live but we can give money hand over fist to BT
As the Guardian reports this morning: Plans to roll out superfast broadband in rural areas are in chaos because government mismanagement has given BT a near-monopoly in the market,
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Osborne is going to court to fight for bankers’ right to massive inequality
As the FT notes: Britain is taking legal action against an EU cap on bankers’ bonuses in an attempt to strike down the measure on the grounds
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The builders and energy companies and fighting back to defend their monopoly profits
I am amused by business reaction to Ed Miliband’s proposals this week. Energy companies yell that his proposed price cap will lead to energy blackouts,
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Two tales of the bond markets: first debt is cheap and second you can sell it
The FT’s reported this morning that: A rush of companies selling US benchmark bonds to take advantage of lower interest rates on Wednesday propelled September
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Barclays is quitting some tax havens – but the reasons given tell a sorry tale
After news of Jersey’s continuing decline yesterday it is interesting to note the report in the FT this morning that Barclays is quitting many markets:
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