Why Britain’s grocers are so weak and foreign investors spot a bargain opportunity in our supermarket shares ALEX BRUMMER Established grocers are weak because of the discounters Lidl and Aldi As they established a foothold in the UK, the native supermarkets had to fight back on price This battle has taken a terrible toll on … Read more
I’m going to start with two clichés: firstly, sometimes, the best things in life are free. Not often, but sometimes. Secondly, absence really does makes the heart fonder. A case in point is Parkrun. Every Saturday morning, people gather at various locations in Britain at just before 9am to chat, potentially make friends and then … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Morrisons is a farmer, landowner, fishing company and a food producer, all of which could be damaged by private-equity ownership By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 17:09 EDT, 30 July 2021 Softbank and Koch dynasty-backed Fortress has informed the stock market that it expects … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Central bankers starting to acknowledge what to rest of us has seemed screamingly obvious – inflation is a real threat By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 The central bankers are running scared, and they jolly well should be. The … Read more
Top Irish sporting official apologises after making ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment under BBC story about Raheem Sterling being fouled for England’s decisive penalty against Denmark Bernard O’Byrne commented ‘Black Dives Matter’ under a BBC article on Facebook about the penalty awarded to Sterling in Euros semi-final O’Byrne, who is now the head of Basketball Ireland, … Read more
Top Irish sporting official apologises after making ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment under BBC story about Raheem Sterling being fouled for England’s decisive penalty against Denmark Bernard O’Byrne commented ‘Black Dives Matter’ under a BBC article on Facebook about the penalty awarded to Sterling in Euros semi-final O’Byrne, who is now the head of Basketball Ireland, … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: If the Chancellor’s plans for the City are done well, it could usher in a new golden age for UK finance and benefit the economy By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 The City is scrambling back to business. The … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Our longstanding campaign to save access to cash on the high street has at last borne fruit By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 3 July 2021 Our longstanding campaign to save access to cash on the high street has at last … Read more
Hopes of a giant step forward on climate change at the Cornwall G7 proved optimistic. US politics has a nasty habit of getting in the way, as it has over setting a new global minimum tax of 15 per cent. Among specific proposals to cut collective carbon emissions in half by 2030 was a pledge … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: MPs must grill bank bosses over why they are refusing to help many customers who have lost life-changing sums of money to scams By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 12 June 2021 I trust members of the Treasury Select Committee will … Read more