It’s politicians’ rhetoric on business that’s dangerous
I wish David Cameron and his government would make their minds up about what they think of business. One week they endorse the stripping of titles from disgraced banking barons and allow the flames of...
View ArticleNot all Victorians were visionary, Mr Cameron
I’m getting fed up with the UK coalition government’s ritual invocation of Victorian values or visions whenever it wishes to urge a put-upon populace to new heights. In David Cameron’s latest speech,...
View ArticleBiblical edicts won’t build infrastructure
A British chief executive I met this week was fretting about the UK government’s attempts to kick-start the economy with infrastructure projects. He didn’t fault the plan, but he worried about the...
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Why Ofcom should not play a role in press regulation
Ofcom could oversee press. Getty Images Ofcom? Lord Justice Leveson’s report on the ethics and culture of the UK press is generally sober and carefully considered, but it confuses matters by proposing...
View ArticleFT column: Banks and utilities must adapt to the new rules
Life can be unfair and it often feels unfair even when it is not. Both JPMorgan Chase and UK energy companies such as Centrica know this feeling.Read more
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