“It could be a lot worse…”: Osborne’s five GDP shuffles
Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on his meeting with George Osborne – and the five key areas where the chancellor has ‘refined’ his views on the economy.
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Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on his meeting with George Osborne – and the five key areas where the chancellor has ‘refined’ his views on the economy.
So Paul Moore, formerly responsible for compliance at HBOS and who was sacked after warning in 2004 that the bank’s lending was risky and in serious danger of-heating, has applied to be the Chairman of Barclays. Mr. Moore, whom I met and talked with extensively last week, is unlikely to be hanging around his phone in the expectation of a Barclays call. Although, I have met no one who knows quite so much about where the more noxious of the banking bodies are buried.
Treasury Select Committee chair Andrew Tyrie drops a bombshell, Faisal Islam at the hearing looks at revelations so far.
Being “physically ill” and displaying good manners, Gary Gibbon examines Bob Diamond’s performance at the Treasury Committee.
Gary Gibbon blogs on who the Treasury select committee may want to call to explain themselves.
The email from Bob Diamond to fellow Barclays bosses raises serious questions for the Bank of England’s Paul Tucker, seen by many as the heir apparent to Mervyn King. Gary Gibbon blogs about the latest development in the Libor scandal.
“The BBA professed to be “shocked” at the report into wrongdoing at Barclays today, but the long history of its involvement in this scandal makes that difficult to believe.”
With an NHS trust in danger of going bust, Channel 4 News looks at how many other hospitals are struggling to cope with the debts they have to repay under the private finance initiative.
Wartime hero, godfather of computing and gay icon – the remarkable life and tragic death of Alan Turing is marked with events around the country.
Labour leader Ed Miliband admits in a speech that the previous government was wrong in allowing so many eastern europeans into the country and then ignoring public concerns over their arrival.
Rather like England at the Euros, expectations at the G20 summit in Mexico are pretty low.
With pro-bailout parties discussing the formation of a new government in Greece, Channel 4 News looks at what happens next in the euro saga.
“If you’re a political animal and have never read Caro, I urge you to do so.”
David Cameron gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media standards about his alleged “closeness” to members of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Add your voice.
The prime minister’s evidence to the Leveson inquiry reveals a text from former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks saying “professionally, we’re definitely in this together”.