Technip secures subsea contract from Ithaca Energy UK
The French oil service company’s operating centre in Aberdeen will execute the contract.Technip UK has secured an engineering, procurement, installation and construction (Epic) subsea contract from...
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David Cameron on his chances of an Olympics poll bounce. People are too sensible to confuse a sporting event with their day-to-day lives. David Cameron plays down Tory hopes of an Olympics poll bounce.
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.1. Danny Boyle's story of Britain was a celebration of freedom (Guardian) Some called it too PC, others said that by participating one...
View ArticleOlympics bounce: Cameron may be wrong to play down his chances
Rule one of politics: never assume people are "sensible".David Cameron is probably right to play down an Olympics polls bounce, but the reason why is not as obvious as he makes out. The Financial Times...
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We're solving the pay gap - the wrong way
Time for a better debate about what is happening to the pay of women and men.One of the longest-running campaigns in modern British politics is that for equal pay. As many have pointed out it's over 40...
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How Tory membership has collapsed under Cameron
Membership has halved since Cameron became leader to as little as 130,000.One of the quiet crises of David Cameron's leadership is the continuing decline in Conservative Party membership. A study by...
View ArticleNBC cuts London bombings tribute because it is "not tailored to a US audience"
Network airs interview with Michael Phelps insteadNBC is the American channel which won, for $1.8bn, the rights to broadcast the Olympics in the US. Unfortunately, on the first day, they didn't do a...
View ArticleRyanair's first-quarter profit down 29 per cent
But the budget airline improves revenue and traffic.The Irish budget airline Ryanair has reported a profit of €98.8m for the fiscal first quarter ended 30 June 2012 – a decrease of 29 per cent compared...
View ArticleJust joining the boys' club doesn't give all women success in the workplace
We need to rewrite the rulebook, not just obey the rules.It was "not easy", said Bollywood starlet Sherlyn Chopra in a BBC interview about her latest career move last week, but "no one can take that...
View ArticleThe Tories' manipulation of education statistics
There is no evidence that reading standards have fallen among school children. In Saturday's Guardian (Letters, 28 Jan), schools minister Nick Gibb defends the government's view that phonics are the...
View ArticleThe Last Champions
Leeds United’s title win of 1992 was the last of its kind in many ways.November 1992. Éric Cantona joins Manchester United from Leeds United for £1.2m. In the previous season, the last of the old First...
View ArticleThe Olympics opening ceremony as you've never seen it before
A performer's hidden camera gives a different perspective on Danny Boyle's extravaganza.An enterprising performer in Danny Boyle's opening ceremony sewed a camera into their costume, giving us a...
View ArticleGilbey on Film: A Cinematic Olympics
Cinema's presence at the London Olympics stretches beyond the spectacle of Danny Boyle's opening ceremony. Cinema has a significant presence at the London Olympics, and not only because it is a film...
View ArticlePropaganda in Hong Kong: "If there are problems with the brain, then it needs...
Efforts by Beijing to brainwash Hong Kong children spark protests.Thousands of people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday in protest against the Chinese government's plan to introduce what been branded by...
View ArticleAlan White's Olympics diary: Great sport, with a faint air of the ridiculous
Thank goodness for Ian Thorpe, Nigerian table-tennis players and all the other Olympic wonders. Friday 27 July Outrage. Mitt Romney has slagged off our preparations. Clearly, there’s something in the...
View ArticleBritain must defend Burma's Muslim Rohingyas
The abuse of the Rohingyas by the Burmese government is a human rights catastrophe. The past year has seen impressive progress in Burma – the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of political...
View ArticleEmployee productivity at five-year low
Sharp drop in 2011.PwC’s Key Trends in Human Capital 2012 report says that productivity levels saw a sharp drop in 2011, following a period of relative stability between 2006 and 2010. The report...
View ArticleReviews Round-Up
The critics’ verdicts on Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson, Pankaj Mishra and Kirsty Gunn. Going South: Why Britain Will Have a Third World Economy by 2014 by Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson How do you...
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Wage stagnation in the US: more than meets the eye
If you can, always look below the surface of data.Via the Economist journalist Daniel Knowles comes a good example of why its important to look below the surface of statistics. American economist Steve...
View ArticleOsborne is misleading voters on employment
The Chancellor's claim that "800,000 new jobs" have been created since the election is a myth. One of George Osborne's favourite boasts is that 800,000 new private sector jobs have been created since...
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