Blue Sky

Quad: Lasting Value

At the high-end, product quality and diversity do not go hand-in-hand. There are only so many ways to audiophile Nirvana. When no corners are...
UK currency, pound stering

Autumn Statement wins attention…and some approval

By HAL WILLIAMS BRITISH Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement has caused another avalanche of responses in the BV inbox, and there are — unsurprisingly —...
Burger, fries, cola

Burger and a Coke? Fast food and fizzy drink changes ahead

McDonald’s and Coca-Cola usher in new ideas to pep-up, perk-up and slim-down the customers in the queue By HAL WILLIAMS JUNK food has come a long...
Reserve Bank of India

Indian Summer On The Horizon

Investors had been keeping their distance from India this last 12 months as New Delhi's business hubs looked like being on the brink of...
Flights Cancelled

MONARCH LATEST: Where did it all go wrong?

Private equity firm which owned the popular airline says the total cost of its collapse will take years to calculate as it stares into...
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Autumn Statement

Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: What might it hold?

By ROB MORGAN IT’S THAT time of the year again, when policy ideas swirl around the money columns like leaves in the Autumn breeze. How...
Boris Johnson, UK PM, looking serious

The incredible Boris lets his imagination take flight

BV’s JASON AGNEW gives Boris Johnson a poke with a pointy stick, and considers the likely outcomes of Brexit — at this stage… IT’S A...
Crop, farmer, tablet, agricultural innovation illustration

UK sows seeds for farming breakthroughs

INNOVATIVE agricultural projects are in line for £30m in UK government funding. In a push for sustainable food production, a fund has been set up...
Boardroom

Corporate Punishment

The UK government has pledged to crack down on ‘bad’ boardroom behaviour. But how far can it go? And will the corporate world fall...

Latest trade statistics show sterling not yet narrowing deficit

Responding to the latest official statistics, showing that the UK trade deficit widened from £6.9bn to £8.9bn between February and May 2017, Allie Renison, Head of...