Morning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.1. The all-powerful press baron is just a myth (Times) (£) If the Machiavellian figure being hunted at the Leveson Inquiry ever existed he...
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S&P downgrade Spain to BBB+
Austerity cannot save Spain from an expected contraction in 2012 and 2013, says the agency.The credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's has downgraded Spanish sovereign debt, cutting it from A to...
View ArticleJeremy Hunt's coalition colleagues join call for inquiry
Simon Hughes and Bernard Jenkin urge an investigation into potential breaches of the ministerial code.Is Jeremy Hunt on borrowed time? Downing Street is standing firm behind the Culture Secretary, but...
View ArticleAmazon earnings up, profits down
Also: Building a robot army.Amazon announced better than expected quarterly results yesterday, causing its shares to rise by as much as 15 per cent in after hours trading. Net income fell 35 percent...
View ArticleIs this the best political interview ever?
Australian MP Bill Shorten says he agrees with the prime minister - even though he doesn't know what she said.This might look like a scene from a comedy show, but it's actually a bona fide political...
View ArticleGilbey on Film: Cinemagoers of the world unite!
The Bread and Roses film festival kicks off today.Cinemagoers of a revolutionary inclination rejoice! Cannes may already be creeping into media coverage a full fortnight before the festival begins, but...
View ArticleOpinionomics | 27 April 2012
Must-read comment and analysis. Featuring a clash of titans and the death of a fairytale1. Is ‘Fiscal Cliff’ a Keynesian Topography Mistake? (Bloomberg View) Caroline Baum presents a very monetarist...
View ArticleCharlton named combined editor of Yorkshire dailies
Johnston Press announced it was combining the editorial roles two weeks ago. Peter Charlton has been appointed to the combined editorship of the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post. The...
View ArticleHunt to hand over private texts and emails to Leveson
Culture Secretary "confident" they will clear his name. Under-fire Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt had agreed to hand the Leveson Inquiry all private texts and emails sent to special adviser Adam Smith...
View ArticleOther people's business, Friday 27 April
Kickstarter and Murdoch1. AstraZeneca will need more than the placebo effect to placate investors (Telegraph) "AstraZeneca investors have been popping the Seroquel for a while now. But each time they...
View ArticleOsborne is losing political control of the economic debate
The once mighty 'Plan A' is reduced to a pile of cold pasties.In today’s Telegraph, Liam Fox has written a brisk précis of the analysis often heard on the right wing of the Tory party about why the...
View ArticleChannel 4 News editor Jim Gray stands down
Jon Snow said there was "no better editor in the United Kingdom." Award-winning Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray is standing down from the role after 14 years. Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow said...
View ArticleFriday Arts Diary
Photography Somerset House, WC2, Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, until 20 May The 5th year of the annual Sony World Photography Awards which showcases the best international contemporary...
View ArticleThe MP Interview: Nick de Bois
On Margaret Thatcher's positive legacy, meat pie in a can, and interrupting a funeral.What made you go into politics? I went into politics because when I started out my business, I was promised help...
View ArticleThe politics of persuasion gone wrong
Lobbying is an important part of democracy - but where does the line of acceptable behaviour lie?Lobbying is a fundamental part of democracy. Everyone has the right to try and persuade a government of...
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US GDP up 0.55 per cent
Annualised growth 2.2 per cent.The US Bureau of Economic Analysis has released its first estimates of GDP growth in quarter one, 2012. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.2 per cent, equivalent...
View ArticleRestrictive planning laws have caused the UK’s housing cost explosion
No comparable country has built so few houses over the last 30 years.Runaway housing costs have become one of the most pressing issues for low-income households in the UK. House prices are now...
View ArticleGoogle hoped Android to be on 1/3 of all tablets by 2011
Acheived goal of 10 million sold, but missed marketshare substantially.The software company Oracle is suing Google over the latter's use of Oracle's intellectual property in its Android operating...
View ArticleThe church school paradox
Do faith schools have an unfair advantage in Britain today? A report issued by the Church of England last month declared that its schools were "at the centre of its mission" to society. There's a...
View ArticleSteve Jobs: not always a creative genius
Jobs wanted to meet competition winner "in full Willy Wonka garb".Steve Jobs left behind a reputation for being a creative genius who could do no wrong. In fact, he was only human; like anyone else, he...
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