The Bank of England Governor is fond of saying that the job of central banks is to take away the punchbowl when the party gets started, and he’s underlined the point when adding to his hoard of acronyms to describe the nation’s economic plight... more
The Mall is to host a rally of the world’s most innovative electric vehicles complete with pit stops and stunts — but only once the Changing of the Guard is over... more
Apparently there are 140,000 non-doms and they pay income tax, VAT and stamp duty totalling £8.25 billion. They're too ingrained on us to throw out... more
PR Week magazine has unveiled its Power Book of the most influential public relations practitioners, based partly on the opinions of “20 senior professional journalists”, and there are a few surprises... more
City Editor's Comment: The general election campaign is underway and already the political arguments are being lost in a welter of accusations and counter-accusations about the sources of each party’s campaign donations... more
On Property, in Cannes: London is wedged between Paris and Krasnodar. Paris is twice as big as London. But Krasnodar is as bigger then both of them. Krasnodar is a region of Russia. So their tent at the Mipim property show in Cannes has to be a lot bigger... more
Duncan Bannatyne accuses fellow Dragons’ Den colleague James Caan of muscling on his business by unfairly exploiting the 'non-dom' tax loophole... more
With a new series of Dragons’ Den returning to our screens in the summer, executive producer Sam Lewens has an "interesting" time with the BBC show's big hitters... more
Fed up at criticism of the pay package of Marc Bolland, his successor at Marks & Spencer, Sir Stuart Rose said: “If you pay peanuts, you get
a monkey”
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Ronnie Nathan is the tanned, real-estate veteran who jointly fronts the annual Variety Club property lunch at the Hilton each May. He is the shorter one in the loud tie and grey, chinstrap beard. Most diners have no idea that the 67-year-old ran a listed retail developer called Waterglade until he was ousted in 1992. ... more
Jane Rafter impressed the bullies on Dragon's Den with her Slinks sandals, Dolce & Gabbana have lauched a new mobile phone and Rock & Republic has a new line of sunglasses ... more
Three entrepreneurs who appeared on Dragons' Den have scooped a deal worth tens of thousands of pounds with Argos after the show's experts backed their business... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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