Home Shares in Royal Mail, floated on the stock market at 330p, began trading at 475p. SSE, the energy supplier, raised prices by 8.2 per cent, and other suppliers were expected to follow suit. Ofwat, the water regulator, said it would block Thames Water’s request to increase bills by up to 8 per cent next
I’m gonna regret this in six months’ time
Stay still damn you
‘I’ve got some good news and some bad news.’
‘It’s a bit thin.’
‘O.M.G….’
‘He should just be grateful he wasn’t turned into lasagne.’
Newton discovers lower-back pain
‘And you must be nimby.’
Goldilocks and the Three Beers
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‘You’re pathetic, Johnson — I like that in a regulator.’
‘Ignore it — it’s just a mirage.’
‘Smug widowed!’
Nursing standards Sir: I share Mary Dejevsky’s concern regarding the impact of tired, overworked nurses on the quality of patient care (‘Short shrift for long shifts’, 6 October). However, it is unwarranted to blame nurses for detrimental work cultures when the contributing factors are complex. Nurses generally do not have a choice about the length
In opposition, George Osborne said that you cannot borrow your way out of a debt crisis. In government, he has proved it. Since entering No. 11 Downing Street, his strategy has been to talk sternly about austerity while borrowing more than anyone else in Europe. With every budget he has presented, the deadline for balancing
