Sky profits rise as it passes 12 million UK and Ireland customers
Satellite broadcaster’s annual revenues hit nearly £11.3bn in the first full year since it completed the takeover of Sky businesses in Germany and Italy Sky has passed the 12 million customer mark in the UK and Ireland for the first time as it reported annual revenues of nearly £11.3bn. The satellite broadcaster said like-for-like pre-tax […]
Kipper Williams on BP and Deepwater Horizon
Oil company hit by latest costs for US oil spill Continue reading… Source: The Guardian Circular Economy RSS
With the cost of living under control, why don't we feel more prosperous?
Keeping a lid on costs doesn’t immediately translate into good times because it only looks at one side of the ledger – what about income? The latest cost of living figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that across all household types, the rise in the cost of living remains desperately weak. While […]
Amnesty International says prostitution is a human right – but it's wrong
“If the organization endorses prostitution as a human right, it won’t be supporting the women who might have no choice, but rather the pimps and buyers of sex who have all the choice in the world” Has Amnesty International been hijacked by proponents of the global sex trade? When the human rights nonprofit convenes its […]
Brussels rejects Yanis Varoufakis' claims that troika controlled Greek tax system
Allegations of covert scheme described as ‘simply not true’ by European commission as Alexis Tsipras looks to conclude third bailout deal with creditors The European commission has denounced as “false and unfounded” claims by Greece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis that international creditors had exclusive control over the country’s tax system. Brussels slammed the suggestion […]
Tougher banking rules must stay, says Bank of England deputy governor
Sir John Cunliffe tells City that regulations imposed since 2008 crisis should not be relaxed to drive economic growth A senior policymaker at the Bank of England has said that regulations imposed on the banking sector since the 2008 crisis should not be scaled back in any effort to fuel economic growth. Sir Jon Cunliffe, […]
Zero Carbon Homes Abandoned by UK Government
The UK government recently announced that zero carbon homes 2016 and zero carbon buildings 2019 (non-domestic) will be abandoned. The zero carbon homes policy was designed so that all new buildings would generate as much energy from on-site renewables (PV, wind,…etc) as they consume to heat and power the building. It was a flagship environmental […]
Greek debt crisis demonstrates perils of lending to your euro friends
Eurozone must develop insolvency procedures that prevent other member states – and their taxpayers – becoming creditors through debt mutualisation After months of games and brinkmanship, and only a week after Greek voters rejected the conditions for a €7.5bn (£5.3bn) rescue package, the end came swiftly. The eurozone’s political leaders agreed to start negotiations on […]
What are the limits of a business's responsibility for its employees? – video
There has been a big shift in corporate responsibility over the past decade – particularly the extent to which corporates take responsibility for their employees. The scope of a business’s duty of care has extended to include health, wellbeing and even the welfare of employee families and broader communities. But is this responsibility fair on […]
UK growth accelerates; Greece begins talks with creditors – as it happened
Britain’s GDP-per-head is finally back to its pre-crisis levels, but factories are struggling to grow Tight security as Greek bailout talks begin Summary: GDP jump puts rate hikes in focus UK GDP grew by 0.7% <- coverage starts here But manufacturing output fell by 0.3% Key charts start here Reasons to be cautious about GDP […]