Web Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including whether Jeremy Hunt is a "cheerleader" for the Murdochs. 1. Is Jeremy Hunt a “cheerleader” for the Murdochs? Left Foot Forward's Shamik Das notes Jeremy...
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Chart of the day: Deficit at £126bn in 2011/12
The ONS has released the public borrowing figures for this quarter, showing the deficit over the last year was £126bn – exactly that predicted by the OBR in March. If their predictions have started...
View ArticleAlex Salmond: News Corp lobbyist?
The Michel emails suggest Salmond acted as News Corp's political champion. Jeremy Hunt wasn't the only political cheerleader News Corporation enjoyed the services of. The full emails of the company's...
View ArticlePolitical sketch: Filleting Murdoch fils
At Leveson, Robert Jay QC questions James Rupert Jacob. It was always going to be difficult to take seriously someone who sound like Montgomery Burns but an exception has to be made for James Murdoch....
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The price of sin (in the soft drink sense)
Paris – Repercussions of the new “sin tax” on soft drinks.While many hard-pressed European governments seem tempted by creating new sumptuary taxes on fast food or sweetened drinks, France ranks among...
View ArticleDo we deserve Twitter?
After racism and sexism have abounded on Twitter, perhaps we are not worthy of it.Twitter has been hailed as a landmark advancement in technology and freedom of speech. Joe Public can now converse with...
View Article"Shared objectives", "illegal" briefings, and . . . Take That
What today's emails tell us about Jeremy Hunt and his relationship with News Corp.After an explosive day, the Leveson Inquiry has published the email correspondence of News Corps’ top lobbyist,...
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Barcelona vs Chelsea: in pictures
Chelsea through to a the Champions League final after dramatic aggregate win over Barcelona.Chelsea will play either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on 19 May after an...
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A total of 71% of financial advisers in the UK believe that providers should create new prefunded long term care products, according to a new study. The research from Defaqto, a financial research and...
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers. 1. Jeremy Hunt was following the example set by his boss (Daily Telegraph) The Prime Minister has shown a disappointing lack of candour in...
View ArticleThe biggest company in America is still growing fast
Year-on-year profits at Apple nearly double.Apple released its quarterly results yesterday evening, showing that the company is maintaining phenomenal growth even as the largest corporation in the...
View ArticleHunt never hid his support for Murdoch
The Culture Secretary lavished praise on the News Corp head in a 2010 interview.One aspect of the Jeremy Hunt story that has been largely overlooked is his past record of support for Rupert Murdoch. In...
View ArticleCan mining space save Earth?
Mining asteroids in space may create a resources boom on earth.Yesterday afternoon, a small group of billionaires, engineers and space exploration enthusiasts – including Titanic director James...
View ArticleThe UK is back in recession
Cameron's week gets even worse. It just gets worse for David Cameron. The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that the UK is officially back in recession. Output in the first quarter of this...
View ArticleDoes it matter that Britain is back in recession?
The news was bad either way. So why does it matter which side it fell?So Britain is back in recession, according to the preliminary estimates released this morning. GDP fell by 0.2 per cent over the...
View ArticleOther people's business, Wednesday 25 April
Space mining and quitting work.1. The sort of favours that James Murdoch expects (Financial Times). Do newspaper proprietors get favourable treatment in business in return for supporting politicians?...
View ArticleWhy all the fuss about mayors?
The 10 new city mayors would be among the most influential individuals in the country.The Boris and Ken show may be stealing most of the headlines but on 3 May ten of the largest English cities outside...
View ArticleJeremy Hunt asks Leveson inquiry for the chance to explain himself
Emails released yesterday dispute the claim that Hunt was impartial in BSkyB bid.Jeremy Hunt begged the Leveson inquiry to bring forward his appearance yesterday after the release of emails exposing...
View ArticleHunt's special adviser falls on his sword
Adam Smith says that he acted "without authorisation from the Secretary of State".Adam Smith, special adviser to Jeremy Hunt and News Corporation's key contact within his office, has resigned from his...
View ArticleBarclays top list of UK's richest newspaper owners
The owners of Telegraph Media Group have a fortune estimated at 2.25bn. The owners of Telegraph Media Group are Britain’s richest newspaper proprietors, according The Sunday Times Rich List 2012....
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