9 November 2017 A Lens on the Week UK SEX SCANDAL: Just six MPs and one official! The list of Labour activists subject to sexual allegations is much shorter than the list of Tories. Goodness knows why. Perhaps they haven’t got to the bottom of it all yet or perhaps Labour members are too busy… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:A lens on the week
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Issue98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief Financial
30 March 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY NOTHING HELPS: When it was first announced, the proposed Tesco purchase of Booker was hailed as the final mark of the supermarket giant’s recovery from the accounting scandal and poor performance which have damaged its reputation over the previous four years and seemed to confirm… Continue reading Issue98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 88:2017 01 19:Week in Brief Financial
19 January 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY PAID OFF: Good news from Rolls-Royce, whose business and share price has long been dogged by allegations of bribery in the procuring of contracts. Earlier this week Rolls announced that it had finally agreed a settlement with UK, Brazilian, and USA regulators to settle cases… Continue reading Issue 88:2017 01 19:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 54:2016 05 19: Week in Brief Financial
19 May 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY LOST CONNECTION: After many months of negotiation, lobbying, and speculation the European Commission finally refused to allow CK Hutchison Group, the Hong Kong telecoms operator, to use its UK operation, Three, to take over O2, which is one of the largest mobile telecoms operator in… Continue reading Issue 54:2016 05 19: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 46:2016 03 24:Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen (Neil Tidmarsh)
24 March 2016 Exit From Syria, Exit From Yemen Saudi Arabia and Russia look at each other in the mirror of the Middle East’s conflicts. by Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Russia announced its military withdrawal from Syria; this week, Saudi Arabia announced its military withdrawal from Yemen. A curious coincidence, given that the conflict in… Continue reading Issue 46:2016 03 24:Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 44:2016 03 10: Week in Brief Financial
10 March 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS: The USA economy continues to outperform projections, at least so far as employment is concerned. In January the number of people in employment rose 172,000, above projections, and in February’s beat the forecasts again with 242,000 new jobs. A lot of this is… Continue reading Issue 44:2016 03 10: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 33:2015 12 17:Week in Brief financial
17 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROLLING AWAY: As detailed in the story elsewhere in this week’s edition, speculation about the financial condition of Rolls Royce plc has surprised the stock market. 10, Downing Street refused to deny that possible nationalisation of the nuclear division was being considered to protect strategic… Continue reading Issue 33:2015 12 17:Week in Brief financial
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 International News
13 August 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAN: Iran has announced that it will increase oil production as soon as sanctions are lifted. The announcement led to a fall in oil prices: Brent crude was down to US$49.67 a barrel (it had been US$69 a barrel in May). Isis forces have taken an important… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 International News
Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
13 August 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY SLOWING DOWN THE PUMPS: Has Saudi Arabia’s nerve finally cracked? The oil price has been heading down for months, but the Saudis, unlike in previous price slumps, have kept their production up, with much speculation as to what their strategy was – the most popular… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 12: 2015 07 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
23 July 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS BAHRAIN: A man accidentally blew himself up during a failed bomb attack on police in a Shia village. CAMEROON: The wearing of burkas and veils has been banned in the Far North region, following a suicide attack by women bombers which killed 14 people. CHINA: The state… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Issue3:2015 05 21: Business and the City
21 May 2015 Week in brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY . DEFLATION: For the first time for many years official government figures showed that the UK economy is in deflation, with the measuring basket of prices falling 0.1% in the last year (to end of April). This is caused by a range of factors, but… Continue reading Issue3:2015 05 21: Business and the City
