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10 The Sunday Times February 17, 2019 BUSINESS Liam Kelly LETTERS may have joined the Institute polo shirts with “Broking for Send your letters, including change — are issues that The price of new Pharma knight Witty wins a medal of Dinosaurs by mistake. Hope” branded on them, SIGNALS full name and address, concern the company. technology falls quickly as it raised $1.5m (£1.2m) — more AND NOISE . to: The Sunday Times, Lawrence Jones, Hunt’s Cross, becomes more widely Picking up the first Society of to discover new drugs. than twice what was needed. 1 London Bridge Street, Liverpool available. Britain may well be Chemical Industry medal Shareholders led by Neil Brokers full of “I’ve seen the guys get very London SE1 9GF. Or email seeing an alteration in the awarded since 2003 last Woodford once branded excited before, but this was [email protected] Can political lobbying ever timing of investment, rather week, Sir Andrew Witty Witty a “toothpaste heart for Hope something else,” says an Letters may be edited be an act of charity? than a fundamental change. might have been forgiven for salesman”. Now he has a Energy brokers are not insider. Bravo! David Smith is right to raise Paul Negrotti, Greenford, not believing his luck. medal, if not the plaque. known for being the most Hands off our green questions about the Middlesex The former Glaxo Smith philanthropic types, but the spaces, Redrow charitable status of political Kline boss, 54, follows in the team at Marex Spectron Langham put Residents of Liverpool will lobbying organisations How Brexit could blight my footsteps of consumer goods The Institute decided to forgo find your whitewashed (Economic Outlook, last expat life in Germany giant Viscount Leverhulme commissions last Tuesday in in his place profile of Redrow disturbing week). He would prefer it — as I have lived in Germany since in collecting the prestigious of Dinosaurs! aid of a stricken colleague. To Soho House, where City (“This time, I’m going for would I — if the Institute of 1995, so I was one of the prize, occasionally dished In a despatch from the front Hope Stringer, a 27-year- spinner Tony Langham good”, last week). Why no Economic Affairs and the 700,000 expats barred from out “in recognition of line — well, the bar at the old gas dealer at the firm, has launched a book on mention of the recent judicial Adam Smith Institute were to voting in the EU referendum. innovation”. Institute of Directors in Pall soft tissue sarcoma, an reputation management. review of its Calderstones concentrate on advocating I’m applying for German Curious, as Witty’s time at Mall — comes news that new aggressive cancer, and has Among contributors to Lawyer Elli Radinger spent Park scheme? This ruled capitalism against socialism, citizenship to avoid the Glaxo was marked by chairwoman Charlotte been raising money to get have penned essays on the two decades studying wolves against Redrow building rather than favouring Brexit. possibility of having to leave prioritising consumer brands Valeur’s efforts to improve treatment in California. future of PR was Anthony close enough to build up so-called executive homes in However, campaigning 90 days after a hard Brexit. such as Sensodyne over R&D diversity may have to The brokers, in hot-pink Horowitz, author of the relationships. Helen Davies a public park, which is for the against, or for, socialism is no That’s just the start of my overcome strong resistance. Alex Rider spy novels. reviews The Wisdom of benefit of Liverpudlians and more an act of charity than concerns, though. After the departure of her Horowitz, 63, emailed Wolves: How Wolves Can not housebuilders. campaigning for, or against, I’m self-employed and own JUST SAYING . predecessor, Lady Barbara FUNNY BUSINESS Langham, 57, to say the book Teach Us to Be More Human More disturbing was leaving the EU. a joinery business, which Judge, last year in a haze of was “not as boring as I had Redrow’s successful appeal I struggle to understand normally requires a “meister” Dublin is our accusations of racism — expected”. What his star CULTURE, BOOKS, PAGE 37 against the refusal of its where the Charity certificate, but Germany always robustly denied — and client Andrew Tinkler — the Allerton Priory scheme. The Commission draws the line recognises my British headquarters then the exit of her tape- controversy-addled former public were not able to on what is acceptable. Chambers of Commerce recording nemesis, director- boss of Stobart — thought TWITTER POLL question the housing supply Andy Thompson, Worcester certificate of experience. This for our European general Stephen Martin, last about it isn’t known. figure cited at the hearing. Park, Surrey could change after Brexit and bank now, full month, you might think Yes No Allerton Priory is part of I may have to close down or unseemly behaviour at the the Calderstones/Woolton Weak investment may be employ a “meister”. stop. There isn’t IoD was a thing of the past. What not to say Green Wedge, and thus just a matter of timing Also, I’ve been able to opt a return. That Yet the sun was barely 40% 60% supposed to enjoy additional According to David Smith, the out of the state pension here over the yardarm before a in front of Trinny protection from UK “has been an outlier as I’ve accrued more than 20 bridge has been chap explained loudly to his A female entrepreneurs’ do development. There is no among industrial countries years’ contributions, which chum how a “Chinese at 11 Downing Street went shortage of housing in the for the weakness of includes my eight years of UK pulled up stripper” had turned up on less than smoothly, I am told. £300,000-£500,000 range in investment” (“Not just in a contributions. After Brexit I his doorstep, claiming to be Trinny Woodall, 55, star Liverpool and this was made slowdown — we’re now stuck could have to pay in about pregnant by him, and how of the late TV show What Not clear at the appeal. in a low gear”, last week). €700 a month as my UK hard it had been to hide it To Wear, took exception to The comment from However, hardly a day goes contributions may no longer from his wife. And how it “patronising” comments Airbus has scrapped its Redrow chief executive Steve by without a report that the be taken into account. probably wasn’t his child from one of the few men A380 superjumbo. Do you Morgan in your article, “if world is on the verge of a I could even lose my anyway. “He clearly felt it present and gave him an think a plane billed as a someone drags you from robotics/artificial intelligence German driving licence as it Anne Finucane, Bank of was appropriate to talk about earful after his speech. ‘hotel in the sky’ was behind the first thing you do revolution. Companies across was issued on the basis of America vice-chairwoman, this in the IoD bar,” says our liam.kelly@ always doomed to fail? is lamp ’em”, doesn’t suggest the globe may be reluctant to having a UK licence. on its move from London witness, dismayed that she sunday-times.co.uk @ST_Business that consideration of the invest because they fear their Toby Sadler, Freisbach, environment — or climate kit will become obsolete fast. Germany DATABANK INSIDE THE CITY SABAH MEDDINGS THE WEEK IN THE MARKETS THE ECONOMY Consumer prices index current rate prev. month FTSE 100 FTSE 100 DOLLAR 1.8% 2.1% 100, have risen more than also claimed that in 2015, USD > GBP Look who’s 10 times since they listed in every £100 spent by agents 8,000 CPI including housing current rate prev. month 2006, valuing it at £4.3bn. with Rightmove generated an $1.29 1.8% 2.0% Until now, Rightmove and average of 27.9 leads. In the 7,600 V 0.01 Retail prices index current rate prev. month moved in Zoopla have enjoyed a first half of last year, he said 12-month high: $1.44 low: $1.24 duopoly online. In recent this had fallen by 35% to 18.1. 7,200 2.5% 2.7% EURO months, however, analysts However, the market has 7,236.68 Average weekly earnings on prev. month on last year on the EUR > GBP say OnTheMarket might give not been convinced by 165.50 H:7,903.5 6,800 them a run for their money. OnTheMarket’s potential. 2.34% L:6,536.5 £527 V0.2% U3.3% Unemployment current rate prev. month home sites The company was Shares hit a high of 176p in 6,400 €1.14 established in 2015 by estate June, but fell to a low of 82.5p FTSE 250 W 0.00 2018 12-month high: €1.16 1.37m 4.0% 4.1% OnTheMarket looks as if it agents who wanted their own by January 25. They have low: €1.10 Source: Thomson Reuters Manufacturing output on the year on last month might soon get the keys to online property portal. By jumped since then after YEN a bigger market value. The offering lower fees — and free OnTheMarket won a key RISERS FALLERS YEN > USD V0.4% V0.3% upstart rival to Rightmove listings — it has already forced ruling against Gascoigne Renewi: 27.7p U 15.2% on broker rating Plus500: 921.5p V 44.1% on shock profit warning Convatec: 118.6p Retail sales on the year on last month and Zoopla, which listed on Rightmove to cut its prices.