LISA BUCKINGHAM: Nuclear deal is likely to leave a toxic legacy
As these power stations are expected to run for 50 years or so; that is an awful lot of our money likely to find its way into the pockets of EDF and Centrica.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Watch the bear, but Arctic may be hot for BP
A foothold in what is arguably the last unexplored oil region could yield untold riches, says Lisa Buckingham.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Tempting foreign owners in is a recipe for big names...
Having pursued a policy of allowing foreign corporations to buy up our companies we have effectively connived in reducing the tax take at the expense of ordinary taxpayers.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Interest-only mortgages are NOT a scandal
There is little evidence that anyone was misled or ignorant of the risks they were taking, which is why calls for ‘mortgage mis-selling compensation’ are so worrying.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Banks¿ time in Wonderland must end soon
They are going to need to do something rather more than stick to the straight and narrow of basic bank accounts if they are to improve earnings and keep their shareholders happy.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Lights might soon go out across Britain
We are becoming ever more dependent on energy supplies from abroad and the date when the lights will go out is, alarmingly, no longer distant.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: You can switch energy firm but can't avoid green taxes
With nearly one in five households already in fuel poverty, the rising cost of paying for nuclear power and wind turbines should be shown for what it is – a tax.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Osborne must nurture vital savings habit
Savers have not only been hit by low interest rates, but hopes that banks might try to rebuild their capital by offering more attractive packages have been undermined by other measures.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Pensions black hole is luring the Chancellor
One reason for final salary's decline is that firms were allowed to take contribution holidays thinking they were stuffed with money. We must make another similar mistake.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Handover row fails both King and country
With the economy about to turn negative for the final quarter of the year a firm hand is needed on the tiller of our central bank.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: We don't need moral lessons from business
It is one thing for corporations to structure themselves to minimise tax bills. It is quite another for them to try on the quiet to impose their own morality on the behaviour of their customers.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Retailers face fight to make internet pay
Britain is by far the most advanced online shopping nation in the world. But many retailers are still struggling to graft internet businesses on to their traditional operations.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Barclays boss Jenkins must clean sewer
No wonder the tone was so forceful in the email sent by Antony Jenkins to staff, telling them to clear off if they could not abide by improved standards of behaviour.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Admiral sinks to new low in crash racket
What is it about business that – just as it should be on its very best behaviour – it manages to pull the stinkiest rabbit out of an increasingly putrid hat?
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Payday lenders look good next to banks
The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment will tomorrow produce research showing that those in need of a modest stop-gap loan might do better to go to a payday lender rather than a bank.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Cut the greed before a flotation stampede
It is welcome that Legal & General Investment Management has produced recommendations to improve the confidence of investors in companies coming to market.
View ArticleSupermarkets must pay to win back customers' trust
Trust has been dented, but there is evidence that they are taking swift action – realising that any loss of customer confidence will take a long time to rebuild.
View ArticleAAA blow gave George a bloody nose - but it needn't be fatal
George Osborne was always facing a difficult balancing act between sticking with the austerity drive and giving the economy a boost
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Muddle over energy turns into crisis
A lack of coherent thinking and planning in this country - once blessed with self-sufficiency in energy - has now brought us to a crisis.
View ArticleLISA BUCKINGHAM: Exam time for the predatory payday gang
The OFT is about to write to the 50 largest payday lenders to point out where it thinks they may be falling short, but such moves are not enough.
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