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Thieves are getting nasty in recession

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AS Lloyd’s of London warns of rising insurance claims because of the recession-induced increase in crime, City Spy contacts chums in the claims-handling world to find out the burglars’ and blaggers’ canniest scams... more

Gordon will miss his loyal servant, Shriti the Shriek

24.09.09
Mrs Thatcher had a Willie, Gordon Brown had Shriti. That’s how important Baroness Vadera has been to the Prime Minister... more

Brown’s business minister quits for unpaid G20 role

24.09.09
BREAKING NEWS: One of Gordon Brown’s key allies has quit the Government to focus on global plans to pull the world out of recession... more

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Interview: Minister who brokered rescue packages that saved Britain's financial system last autumn spoke of 'unimaginable' chaos that would have followed if they had failed... more

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A year from the collapse of Lehman Brothers is an opportunity for banks to consider their own mortality... more

Government role in MG Rover collapse set to be revealed at last

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City Spy: Busson's Ark sails through the storm

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London's hedge fund community may have had a torrid time last year but at least its favoured charity, Arki Busson's ARK (or absolute return for kids), has shown the way in moneymaking. In the year to August 2008, its income rose from £32.7 million to £40.2 million. Furthermore, hedge fund turmoil is not expected to affect the levels of pledges. ARK acknowledges that "the level of outstanding donor pledges is considered to be one of the charity's key risks" but that all funding pledges "due for payment have been received to date." So hats off to the generous hedgies and let's hope that spirit continues.... more

City Spy: Beats having to work for a living

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Adam Posen is not the first American appointee to the Bank of England monetary policy committee — that was DeAnne Julius, between 1997 and 2001... more

PM accused of filling Lords with 'cronies'

11.06.09
Gordon Brown has been accused of packing the Lords with his cronies... more

All aboard the Metronet gravy train

11.06.09
A day when London has to cope with the chaos caused by a Tube strike is a good day to take a hard look at a report slipped out by the Government late last Friday. When most people in Whitehall were preoccupied with other things, the National Audit Office report into the collapse of Metronet, one of two companies given 30-year contracts to modernise the Tube under the public finance initiative escaped the scrutiny it deserved ... more

From banker with a passion for change to the PM's fixer-in-chief

25.03.09
Profile: Shriti Vadera has survived sexism, racism and her ‘green shoots’ gaffe to build a uniquely powerful position at the centre of government... more

FSA 'cure' that will only make things worse

19.03.09
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Cameron attacks 'phoney' Brown's claims of recovery from recession

18.03.09
David Cameron has accused Gordon Brown of being a "complete phoney" as the pair clashed over the jobless figures and state of the economy... more

No 10 tries to limit damage over Balls' bleak vision for UK

10.02.09
Labour's recession woes deepened as the Tories seized on an admission from Ed Balls that Britain was facing the worst global downturn for "more than 100 years"... more

Lords-a-lobbying spell double trouble for Labour

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Lords a lobbying don't make a pretty sight, do they?... more

It’s bad, but maybe not as bad as we fear

23.01.09
So, we’ve been told, officially, what we’ve known for ages, that Britain is in recession ... more

Minister in new 'green shoots' gaffe

21.01.09
Gordon Brown faced fresh accusations of "complacency" over the dire state of the economy after a minister claimed there was "light at the end of the tunnel" for Britain's jobless... more

We don’t make plans, so no wonder it’s all going to pot

19.01.09
When Waterford Wedgwood went down, Robert Peston said, rightly, on the radio that the collapse of the pottery firm was a tragedy as it deprived Britain of a part of the manufacturing base it will need when the recession is over... more

As banks unveil yet more losses, the fear is worst may not be over

16.01.09
Analysis: These are anxious times for the team recruited to Government by Gordon Brown to, in his own words, “save the banks”... more

I'm never complacent, says Brown in 'green shoots' row

15.01.09
Gordon Brown has stressed that he was "never complacent" about the economy as the row over business minister Shriti Vadera rumbled on... more

Barratt gets a boost from discounts and deals

15.01.09
Property: The key autumn selling season was not as bad as expected for Barratt Developments — but chief executive Mark Clare warned there were no “green shoots” of recovery for housebuilders... more

Bank fears send shares plunging

14.01.09
Fears that Britain’s banks remain in crisis led to a day of heavy losses on the stock market... more

Banks given hopes of a dividend payout after revolt over £37bn rescue

15.10.08
City hopes of a government olive branch over the terms of the £37 billion bank bail-out rose amid claims that dividends could be paid to shareholders... more

Forget Footsie – what about the footie?

08.10.08
While bank shares plummet, the fortunes of some football clubs also give cause for alarm... more

Politics

08.10.08
The Tories are in the ascendancy and gaining influence. Already the key figures in Westminster and beyond are thinking about the post-Brown generation.... more

Kidney stone surgery for Mandelson after 3am dash to hospital

06.10.08
Peter Mandelson was set to have an operation for kidney stones after being rushed to hospital at 3am by health minister and surgeon Lord Darzi... more

£30 annual 'tax' for unlimited downloads to stop Net pirates

24.07.08
Moves to revolutionise music downloading - including a plan to scrap the current system of paying for each track and charge an annual fee - have been unveiled... more

Doom talk could tip us into recession, warns Brown aide

12.06.08
One of Gordon Brown's most trusted economic confidantes is to warn of the dangers of "doom and gloom" tipping the economy into recession... more

Breakfast with Gordon leaves a sinking feeling

21.04.08
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Comment: Architects of PPP prosper and we face £1.7bn bill

13.03.08
To say that Metronet is a disgrace is an understatement, yet like so many fiascos that beset our public life, those who were instrumental in the spectacular foul-up have not suffered a jot... more

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