The Electricite de France subsidiary will reduce prices from February 7 in response to falling wholesale prices, amid pressure on “Big Six”
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FT on 11th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
Leeds accuses rival city of stealing its ideas wholesale for a bid to host the new state-owned lender, expected to create 70 jobs and have a £3bn budget
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FT on 12th Dec 2011 (via ft.com)
Looked at through wholesale funding, the eurozone crisis suggests a number of parallels between its problems and the banks in 2008
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FT on 16th Nov 2011 (via ft.com)
Proposals by Southampton's Tory-run Council for a wholesale privatisation of local services will be a disaster for Southampton, Alan Whitehead MP has said. The City Council's newly published "Change Agenda" (pdf) states: "By 2015, we expect to be primarily, a commissioning council." The clear implication of this is that the City Council would no longer provide services in-house. Hundreds...
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LabourMatters on 10th Nov 2011 (via labourmatters.com)
From the Birmingham Mail: BIRMINGHAM City Council is hoping to slash gas and electric bills for householders and businesses by setting up its own energy supply business. The local authority wants to use its clout as a wholesale energy buyer and solar power generator to offer gas and electric to the city’s 440,000 homes and
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 5th Oct 2011 (via libdemvoice.org)
I do not believe our business culture is rotten and needs wholesale reinvention. Britain remains highly enterprising, with low levels of corruption, writes Luke Johnson
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FT on 30th Sep 2011 (via ft.com)
Energy prices have soared with bills 20% higher than last year with the "big six" energy companies making huge profits while the wholesale price of gas is a third lower than its peak in 2008.
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BBCPolitics on 18th Sep 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
New rules to monitor trading and prevent abuses in European wholesale energy markets were approved by EU lawmakers on Wednesday (14 September), in a move which MEPs said would help bring down prices for consumers. More »
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EurActiv on 16th Sep 2011 (via euractiv.com)
As I write this, the top headline on the BBC online news reads Acclaim for Bank Shake-up Plan. The report states that there is broad support for the Vickers’ report’s proposals to separate domestic retail banking and global wholesale and investment banking operations. This support extends to the Chancellor and the Prime Minister. What the
Long story but…..I’d be interested in buying a few cases of sun cream (various factors, kiddies and adults) if anyone could tell me where to get some no name but acceptable quality stuff. I can see the Nivea’s etc all over the place in the UK for £10 a bottle…..I’m hoping that there’s some no
