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UK PM Brown's Speech

Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a speech at Thomson Reuters on Wednesday and answered questions on the economy

9 March 2010

Lord Paul Cleared In House Of Lords Expenses Row

Paul had denied allegations that he was among those MPs who wrongly claimed parliamentary allowances

12 February 2010

India, UK Ink Civil Nuclear Pact

The pact will provide a legal framework for British companies to export nuclear components and products

12 February 2010

UK Banker Bonuses, Salaries Surge

Bankers in London have received average bonus increases of 40 per cent this year and most have also received a jump in base salary

5 February 2010

Port, Rail Sales Spearhead New UK Sell-Offs

The plan targets 3 bn pounds from asset sales and 13 bn pounds from selling government property in the next 2 years

14 January 2010

How Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Setting Up In Britain

Arup Chatterjee, Jeong Hyun Lee, Emi Gal are some of the foreign talents

6 January 2010

UK Dec Services PMI Rises, Points To Q4 GDP Growth

Large firms' activity increased much faster than that of smaller businesses in December

10 December 2009

Could Airlines Be A Model For Government Savings?

Braced to cut costs when Britain is facing the biggest government deficit in its history, a London council is trying the budget airline approach

4 December 2009

UK Bank Bailout Cost Hits $1.4 Trillion

The price tag for bailing out UK banks has hit $1.4 trillion but Britain's spending watchdog says the final cost to taxpayers will not be known for years

1 December 2009

IMF Says UK Banks Most Exposed To Dubai

But Asia's banks have "limited" exposure, Harm Zebregs, the International Monetary's Fund's Asia-Pacific representative, said on Tuesday

27 November 2009

Brown To Push Bank Bailout Plan At Summit

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would lobby for support for his plan to make banks pay for any future bailout at a Commonwealth summit this week

26 November 2009

UK Bank Review Recommends Greater Pay Disclosure

Banks must disclose how much they pay top employees, a UK government sponsored report recommended on Thursday in a bid to quell public anger

26 November 2009

UK Court Rules In Favour Of Banks On Charges

Banks won a two-year British court battle over overdraft charges, dealing a blow to hundreds of thousands of customers seeking to claim back billions of pounds

24 November 2009

Britain's Lloyds Announces Further Job Cuts

Lloyds said some of the jobs were included in plans for 5,000 job cuts announced earlier this month -- as the bank overhauls its operations

19 November 2009

UK Small Wind Blows Strong Despite Recession

Britain's small wind sector is booming despite the recession as many rural homes, farms or small business are putting up turbines to counter higher energy prices

19 November 2009

Britain's Financial Reform Faces Carve-Up Threat

Britain's opposition Conservative Party said it would ditch the core of a financial sector reform bill if it wins power next year


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