RUTH SUNDERLAND: Can M&S return to the pinnacle of UK retail?
Shares in Marks & Spencer have been staging an impressive recovery, having all but doubled in value in little over a year. But does this herald a genuine new dawn for the retailer?
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RUTH SUNDERLAND: FCA's high-stakes bluff with Amigo Loans
When you are a City watchdog, it’s hard to win. The Financial Conduct Authority has been excoriated for being missing in action over Woodford, LCF, and Greensill.
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Streaming wars behind activity in US
The race to sign up subscribers is all about content. And there are obstacles in this race, with plenty of UK savers exposed to US media giants either directly or through a fund.
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Another female boss in Elliott’s sights
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Not a great look for Elliott to park its tanks on lawn of yet another of Britain’s most prominent female bosses, GSK’s Emma Walmsley In recent years, three of the companies Elliott has targeted in the UK have been run by women Walmsley does not trade on her gender and plenty of male … Read more
Labour was in our blood and bone. Now it’s left our hearts, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
Everyone’s mum – or Mam, as we say in the North East – has their favourite embarrassing story about their children. Mine loves to recount how, aged eight, I answered the door to a Conservative candidate out canvassing, and upbraided the poor man at length on how wrong he was about everything. I was born … Read more
Labour was in our blood and bone. Now it’s left our hearts, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
Everyone’s mum – or Mam, as we say in the North East – has their favourite embarrassing story about their children. Mine loves to recount how, aged eight, I answered the door to a Conservative candidate out canvassing, and upbraided the poor man at length on how wrong he was about everything. I was born … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Footsie out of the big league
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Unless the sell-out culture changes, we will have little chance of building the most valuable companies of tomorrow The pandemic threatens to make the UK’s leading share index look even more outmoded Post-Covid, there is likely to be even more of a tilt towards fintech, green tech and online shopping, all of which … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Time to bank on Britcoin?
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Time to bank on Britcoin? It would be a significant development in the history of the pound in our pocket – or in our digital wallet Britcoin: it’s a catchy name, with popular appeal coined – pun intended – by Rishi Sunak The idea of a digital version of pounds and pence is … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Now hold the Post Office managers responsible to account
They are 39 people whose names will go down in legal history. Along with six others whose convictions were overturned in December, the sub-postmasters whose sentences were quashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday collectively constitute Britain’s biggest ever miscarriage of justice. They are also names that should be inscribed with shame in the annals … Read more
European Super League: Start date, format, Premier League and Champions League impact and more
The world of football is reeling after the confirmation that 12 of the biggest clubs, spearheaded by the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, have signed up for a new European Super League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham have joined a host of European giants and in doing so have sparked a civil war … Read more