The Independent 1995 Hamish McRae - Abstracts

The Independent 1995 Hamish McRae
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A McJob for every 14-year-old? (views on latest plans for vocational training)Retail industryHamish McRae
And shall our children inherit the deficit? (US Republicans concern about continued budget imbalance)Retail industryHamish McRae
An overdose of illiteracy. (growing demand for literate adults)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Asian tail wagged the City dog. (new book looks at reasons for collapse of Barings)Retail industryHamish McRae
A trio of reasons for public ill temper. (ordinary voters lack confidence about the future)Retail industryHamish McRae
A world apart from A-levels. (A-level grades likely to lose significance)Retail industryHamish McRae
Barings begs questions about Bank regulation. (criticism of Bank of England's role as regulator)Retail industryHamish McRae
Big, but not big enough. (even large building societies could become takeover targets)Retail industryHamish McRae
Blair gives hope for something different. (views on the economic policies of a future Labour government)Retail industryHamish McRae
Brussels erects new barriers to joining the club. (European Union finance ministers set standards for joining European Monetary Union)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Can all the world have a share? (views on shareholder-owned companies)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Canny investment has given us an edge in the global economy. (UK increases net assets)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Capitalism blooms in Russia's chaos.(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Car wars: the US strikes back. (US set to impose punitive tariff on Japanese luxury cars)Retail industryHamish McRae
Classic mid-cycle pause holds dangers for Clarke. (UK chancellor Kenneth Clarke)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
EMU and the tramp of jackboots. (dangers of a single currency)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Enemies bred within our cities. (lessons to be learnt from gas attack on the Tokyo underground)Retail industryHamish McRae
Europe is living on borrowed time. (some European countries face serious economic problems)Retail industryHamish McRae
Everyone loves to beat the system. (making tax-paying more honest)Retail industryHamish McRae
Expect change to more than top people's pay. (changes to system of setting pay levels for senior executives)Retail industryHamish McRae
Facing up to middle class anxiety. (advantages of new-style employment contracts)Retail industryHamish McRae
French plan to save face over the franc. (French franc devaluation likely)Retail industryHamish McRae
French trauma is a problem for all of Europe. (financial markets' views of strikes in France)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
From growth pause to recession. (US economy may go into recession)Retail industryHamish McRae
Get radical: remodel public services. (better management of public finances)Retail industryHamish McRae
Harsh realities of national interest. (views on relationship between governments of developed countries and financial markets)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Here's the trillions of dollars question. (views on the long-term decline of the dollar)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
How safe are our reactions? (illogical attitude to risk from Magnox nuclear power plants)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
How to learn a serious business. (extensive changes in the education industry)Retail industryHamish McRae
Hurray, they've noticed the problem. (new views on the role of the state)Retail industryHamish McRae
If we had no railways, we'd never invent them. (doubts over need for rail network)Retail industryHamish McRae
In the firmament, winners take all. (widening of pay differentials in sport, finance and pop music)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Is this the start of something good? (views on UK's economic prospects)Retail industryHamish McRae
Japan must face need for change. (weakness of financial system)Retail industryHamish McRae
Lucky to live in the eternal city. (impact of telecommunications on city life)Retail industryHamish McRae
Market recovery is no mere swing of mood. (share prices show healthy recovery)Retail industryHamish McRae
Nigeria fuels prospect of a sharp fall in oil price. (impact of possible sanctions against Nigeria on oil exports)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
No philosophy, just housekeeping in a tough, tough world. (1995 Budget shows that the UK government is struggling to come to terms with the limits to its power)(Budget special)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Ocean wars that no one can win. (impact of over-fishing)Retail industryHamish McRae
Our costly thirst for free water. (changes in attitude to water use)Retail industryHamish McRae
Parliament's chickens come home to roost. (Nolan Committee may prompt review of the nature of politics)Retail industryHamish McRae
Pay and the Pavarotti factor. (controversy over executive pay levels)Retail industryHamish McRae
Proof of the big bank theory. (purchase of TSB by Lloyds Bank)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Revolution that will banish the city slog. (views on the future of cities)Retail industryHamish McRae
Separating signals from noise. (lack of high quality economic, political and financial information)Retail industryHamish McRae
Several funerals and an opportunity. (UK film industry seeks more government funding)Retail industryHamish McRae
Small Budget here, great debate elsewhere. (developments in the US and East Asia will be more important than the forthcoming Budget in the UK)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Small firms show road to future. (DTI report on smal businesses)Retail industryHamish McRae
Start writing a different chapter. (cancellation of the Net Book Agreement)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Taking a peek into the future. (likely impact of technological change)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
The breaking of the bank at Bishopsgate. (collapse of merchant bank Barings)Retail industryHamish McRae
The correct view of the recession. (annual report from Bank for International Settlements)Retail industryHamish McRae
The joys of saving could rekindle a mighty dollar. (prospects for recovery of the dollar)Retail industryHamish McRae
The loneliness of the long-distance city. (Australia's remote location shapes its history)Retail industryHamish McRae
The need for a faster growth strategy. (long-term trend of inflation must continue to be down)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
The regulator must go by the board. (need for control over the regulators of privatised utilities)Retail industryHamish McRae
There's a bit of Sting in us all. (people need to learn to manage their money better)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
The right sort of takeover boom. (current takeover boom differs from previous ones)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
The UN's poverty of ideas. (World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen)Retail industryHamish McRae
Tough on the philosophy of crime. (early signs of fall in crime rate)Retail industryHamish McRae
US balances while British deficit burns. (governments may have to make efforts to produce a balanced budget in order to obtain reasonable borrowing terms)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Valuable property that's all in the mind. (latest developments in anti-trust regulations)Retail industryHamish McRae
Wall Street looks the other way. (US financiers pay little attention to Europe)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Whale sharks on the doorstep. (coral reef at Ningaloo, Australia)Retail industryHamish McRae
What Parkhurst could learn from Park Lane. (prison crisis should force reassessment of objectives)Retail industryHamish McRae
What really makes us happy? (economists seek to measure quality, rather than quantity)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Who can we trust with our gold? (views on personal pensions)Retail industryHamish McRae
Who will save us from this next dip? (new global economic downturn expected)Retail industryHamish McRae
Why equity funds like life in London.Retail industryHamish McRae
Why should a racing driver earn more than a bank boss? (controversy over top salaries in privatised utilities)Retail industryHamish McRae
Why speculators are good for society.(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Why the minnows are making a splash. (positive future for small countries)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Why the ranters are right about EMU. (negative aspects of monetary union)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Wired up to some big questions. (Labour party plans technology deal with BT)(Column)Retail industryHamish McRae
Wisdom from a sheepish liberal. (views on Bill Clinton's State of the Union speech)Retail industryHamish McRae
Wisdom from the feet up. (need to make use of local knowledge and expertise when considering product design)Retail industryHamish McRae
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