THE Scottish Conservatives have come under attack for a series of donations made by a company owned by an exiled peer, more than a year after it was claimed the Monaco-based b
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Russian energy giant Gazprom wants Lithuania to hold talks on plans to unbundle the gas sector, as doing so would hurt its investment in the country, the company said in a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday (25 August), which also threatens court action. Lithuania reacted strongly to the pressure.
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EurActiv on 26th Aug 2010 (via euractiv.com)
COUNCIL chiefs today admitted that lessons have to be learned from the collapse of the company behind a key Homecoming event - as it emerged that more than 100 firms are still
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Scotsman on 26th Aug 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Murdered in a Pimlico flat registered to a mysterious company, his body found in a sports bag in the bathroom: Gareth Williams died a spy's death.
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Telegraph on 26th Aug 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Ethical clothing company not so ethical actually. The confusing thing about Charney is his combination of out-of-control carnality and progressive social liberation. One industry insider calls him an “odious character about whom I have heard nothing but bad things, particularly concerning his recruitment techniques and the way he treats female employees”. There
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TimWorstall on 26th Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
Asil Nadir is back! I don’t even know what the charges are against him let alone whether he did any of the things alleged so I’ll not pass comment on any of that. What was fun though was what was going on in Polly Peck. It was all entirely legal even if a tad misleading. The company would
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TimWorstall on 26th Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
The Future of Rural Energy England (FREE) – a new energy efficiency scheme funded by energy company Calor – has matched fuel poverty data with areas of England that are off mains gas, showing Forest Heath in Suffolk, Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, and Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire contain the highest proportion of fuel-poor households
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TimWorstall on 25th Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
RACE ace Ben Collins has been linked with telly’s motoring mystery man The Stig – in documents from his own company. Papers issued by Collins Autosport show the F3 driver signed up with Top Gear just as the iconic “white Stig” character appeared on screen in 2003. Accounts filed that December reveal the firm had achieved a
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TimWorstall on 23rd Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
Tony Blair has set up a company that can provide investment services to funds and individuals.
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Scotsman on 22nd Aug 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)