At some point, the government will stop bashing Britain’s banks. But – unlike the tax on Barclays – that point will not be backdated.
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Six of the biggest law firms would be in the FTSE 100 if they went public, says an investment report. Well, only if they didn’t pay out all their profits to partners. But without that pay, who’d stay to earn the fees?
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“Frankly, I am sick of this anti-business snobbery,” says the prime minister. Who can David Cameron be thinking of? Himself?
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The 130bn euro bail-out is not the final act of the Greek debt drama – merely an interval. The rescue terms mistakenly give Greece an easy ride in early years: when rates rise, Athens will be back on stage.
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Three of the global superpowers vote for new presidents in 2012. Will they chose to elect the president they know rather than risk change? If so, the Putin, Sarkozy and Obama will be winners.
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If most of the Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) bankers having their bonuses cut had not already left, would they still be punished? The reductions in rewards are either insufficient or unjust.
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Ed Balls is not silly, but his proposed tax cuts are – unless Labour’s shadow chancellor is planning a political trap rather than a financial stimulus.
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Of all the nonsense spoken about student loans, the greatest silliness came from the government itself in saying students could not repay their loans early. When our problems come from too much borrowing, why force people to stay in debt?
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Geography has changed since you were at school. Whole new continents and regions are being created by business. Latest additions to the globe, courtesy of Reckitt Benckiser, are Lapac and Rumea.
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It’ll be more exciting than anything at the summer Olympics. Will the UK lose or keep its AAA credit rating? The question is directly linked to avoiding a double dip.
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