California 1995: With Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon (Berkeley Guides: The Budget Traveller's Handbook)
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
• Leak reveals cuts of £350m • Business fury over jobs plan Gordon Brown stands accused today of misleading the public over his much-vaunted plans to help young people through the recession. Leaked documents show the government is planning drastic cuts for its flagship plan to train a new generation of apprentices. Confidential papers obtained by The Observer show that, while Brown...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Analysts sharply divided over ONS data on economy Mervyn King will reveal the Bank of England's forecasts for the crucial pre-election period this week, amid a furious row among some of Britain's most prominent economists about whether the recession is already over. With the poll due by June at the latest, Alistair Darling is hoping recovery will be under way by the end of this year, bringing the...
Man in a Shed (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gordon brown's last minute gate crashing of the G20 Finance Minister meeting ( and you have to feel sorry for Alistair Darling at this point ) has shown how badly he's really regarded in the world. But I wonder what sort of advice he's getting. Surely you sound out an idea privately before standing up and inviting yourself to an international meeting then giving a speech to suggest an idea ? Did no...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Budget , Plants/Manufacturing , Technology , Hatchback , UK , Alternative Fuel Gordon Murray's T25 city car looks pretty impressive on paper. It boasts higher cargo capacity and more seats (three) than a Smart Fortwo - and it promises to be built for maximum efficiency. According to Autocar , Gordon Murray says the T25 will be motivated by both naturally-aspirated and turbocharged versions...
BrandFaqs: The Brand Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European chief of General Motors (GM), Carl-Peter Forster, may switch to Indian car manufacturer Tata, German media reported Saturday. Forster, 55, is quitting GM after strongly criticising the Detroit-based car giant's surprise U-turn in deciding not to sell European subsidiary Opel. Tata is reportedly eyeing the GM manager to take charge of its global sales division. A decision was due shortly,...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
On November 5 Dubai's Etihad Airways announced a new alliance with UK-based Flybe, the largest regional budget carrier in Europe.
Boxwish (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
When you look back on the year that was 2009 there are some movies that you knew would make a ton of money ( Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Up ), others that exceeded expectations ( The Hangover, Zombieland, Paul Blart: Mall Cop ) and those that just came from nowhere and in that last category is supernatural horror, Paranormal Activity . It’s not...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
What's the truth about surveillance in Britain, and just how many cameras are there? How often am I caught on camera? A matter of controversy. The oft-quoted statistic "an average of 300 times a day" originates in a hypothetical scenario set out in 1999 to provoke a debate. Ten years on, a Briton could in theory pass under the gaze of 300 CCTV cameras in a day, but in most parts of the country...
SlashGear (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
According to ASUS UK, the company’s upcoming Eee PC 1201N complete with NVIDIA Ion graphics will be arriving in stores come December . Speaking to Electricpig, the company confirmed that the 12-inch Ion machine was imminent, but are yet to define the actual specifications. Meanwhile, ASUS’ first Smartbook has apparently been delayed according to a market specialist at the company, and...
Currency Matters for UK Businesses (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Smart Currency Exchange - Daily Currency Rates for Business Users Daily Inter Bank Currency Exchange Rates 6th November 2009 Currency Rate EURO 1.117 US$ 1.662 CHF 1.689 CAN$ 1.768 AUS$ 1.815 ZAR 12.653 JPY 150.30 HKD 12.880 Comments: The Bank of England increased is quantitative easing programme by £25bn to £200bn but in stark contrast to previous times when the BoE has done this sterling...
Web Wonderings (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Bosch moves quietly into solar : "Very quietly, with hardly a press release, the huge German automotive parts maker Robert Bosch is setting up to be a major player in both PV and EV. Bosch is at least a $50 billion company. It's been selling solar water-heating equipment for several years. Last year Bosch bought controlling interest in Ersol, a leading German maker of solar cells and modules,...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The EU needs to reshape its budget and redesign state-aid rules to focus on strategic, high-growth sectors, U.K. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is expected to say Friday.
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
According to a new commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of COLT, UK enterprises typically spend 25 to 30% of their annual IT budget on telecoms, but many are not giving this spend the attention it deserves.
A Very British Dude (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Pierre Lellouche, a French Minister has castigated the Conservative Party plan to repatriate powers as an “Autistic” approach that would “(Cut) itself out from the rest and disappearing from the radar map” (presumably the second largest contribution to the EU budget would remain firmly on the radar though). Meanwhile Elmar Brock MEP said that the Tory plans are a “Pipe...
Welsh Ramblings (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
It's news to us, but Wales apparently holds the chair of the 'Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development' with Jane Davidson able to be involved on the fringes of the Copenhagen Summit. A good article at Wales Home has alerted us to this, it's quite a coup for Wales to be leading this international alliance, though i'm sure even Jane Davidson doesn't want us to be a 'Regional Government'...
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