Archive for January, 2010

Borscht and tears - too many chiefs in Indy deal?

Russian media magnate and London Evening Standard owner Alexander Lebedev is thought to be close to buying the Independent titles, with a view to making the Indy, like the Standard, free.

This is making the blood run cold all over Fleet …

Why is Labour so rotten at plotting?

The Patricia Hewitt/Geoff Hoon plot to get rid of Gordon Brown, launched under the pathetic cover of a ‘clear the air’ poll of Labour MPs about the leadership, has died on its feet as none of the supposed supporters in …

BBC reviews £20m ad account - does it need one?

It’s a bit unsporting to ask this question I know - the BBC’s ad account being among the most sought-after in the business - but the corporation gains no revenue from attracting extra viewers so why does it need to …

Waitrose batters Marks and Sparks food

Marks & Spencer disappointed the markets today with a less than one point sales increase, caused chiefly by sluggish food sales in the three months to Christmas.

Mystifyingly the company decided not to include its December Sale figures, which would have made …

Tune in for radio bloopers

Radio fans who listen to the BBC’s national stations miss out on the numerous amateurish cock-ups that appear to define the corporation’s regional output and that of its commercial competitors.

So here’s what radio is really about.

Maybe mad Muslim Anjem Choudary isn’t so daft after all

Anjem Choudary, from militant Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, seems to have pulled off a wonderful coup, gaining lots of attention for his cause by threatening to hold a march through the town of Wootton Bassett in Oxfordshire, scene of the too frequent …

Pesto’s take on Man U’s debts

Manchester United, freshly dumped from the FA Cup, continue to maintain that servicing the debts the owning Glazer family took on to ‘buy’ the club is not a problem and that there is plenty of cash left in the kitty …

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