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Loyalty discarded
A bit short-sighted from Tesco. Most of its current business is in UK and it does place a strong emphasis on its loyalty cards so presumably it believes in loyalty 鈥� or am I a bit naive? I will go somewhere else for my shopping in future.George Smith
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Nobody was left
Complaining about Tesco鈥檚 outsourcing of its suppliers, architects and surveyors reminds me of the poem by the German pastor Martin Niem枚ller, First They Came, in which he tells how he failed to speak up when the Nazis took away communists, then trade unionists, and then Jews because he was none ...
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CommentOther Jarvises
You may have noted in the press that the rail maintenance company Jarvis Plc has announced that it is going into administration. We wish to make it known that Jarvis Group Limited has no connections, business or otherwise, with the above named company
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Missing Scotland
We are disappointed that the Scottish government鈥檚 call for a programme of accelerated capital spending of some 拢350m in the Budget has not been answered
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Budget blues
Two years ago they removed the tax relief available for building factories, roads, railways, airports 鈥� that is, industrial building allowances
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Small is beautiful
I have noticed the adverts in 微密圈 for the Good Employer Guide you will be publishing in October. I think it鈥檚 a real shame you limit entry to firms employing at least 30 UK-based professional staff, and I feel you are missing a trick here
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Keep it clean
As someone who swears too much and is not proud of it, I agree with Chris Winks鈥� letter (5 March, page 27) about unnecessary swear words being printed in 微密圈
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CommentQuentin Shears: academy@grimston
鈥淭he secret to a healthy team spirit, I have discovered, is a shared vested interest鈥�
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Dubai's expats adjust to life in the slow lane
Visiting Dubai last week, one of the most noticeable differences from previous trips was that I managed to reach all my meetings on time.Gone are the days of sitting in static queues of nose to nose SUVs frantically tapping the blackberry trying to reschedule meetings.Dubai has clearly slowed since the ...
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Why construction firms must recruit financial engineers
Financial engineers 鈥� you can be forgiven for holding them in total contempt. The finger of guilt for the recession ravaging construction firms points witheringly in their direction.But, galling as it might seem, construction now needs financial engineers more than it needs civil, structural, mechanical or electrical engineers.The tools and ...
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Why falling mortgages approval are spooking housing market watchers
The latest figures from the Bank of England showing the number of mortgage approvals at a nine month low have caused a bit of a stir and increased talk of a double dip in the housing market.Here鈥檚 a few reasons why.There is a historic link between the number of mortgage ...
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Good news on the planning front 鈥� rejections fall and applications for new homes rise
The data published today on planning applications on the face of it should provide house builders and their suppliers with some comfort.The figures show that in the final quarter of last year the number of planning decisions for major residential developments 鈥� those with 10 or more homes 鈥� rose ...
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CommentHansom-Sur-Mer - Paying the price
The folks at Mipim 2010 had a jolly old time, despite being shore-bound, insulted by agents, hounded by tax collectors and deviously tricked into falling off platforms
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Banner posts profit despite battle over Colchester arts centre
Banner Holdings is back in the black despite a difficult year battling Colchester council over Rafael Vi帽oly鈥檚 拢26m visual arts centre
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Wolseley turnover drops 15%
微密圈 materials giant Wolseley has reported a 15% drop in turnover to 拢6.3bn for the six months to 31 January
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Croudace profit hits 拢16m as it plans for 22% rise in output
South-east housebuilder Croudace Homes has announced a pre-tax profit of 拢15.7m for 2009 and expects to raise production for 2010 by 22%
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CommentThe Romans and the Spartans: A mixed Mipim 2010
微密圈 blogs聽Amid the usual orgy of champagne quaffing and scallop scoffing, Mipim 2010 was a serious affair
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CommentBridge on track
This week鈥檚 微密圈 stated that 鈥渢he completion of Blackfriars station 鈥� has been put back four months until spring 2012鈥� (12 March, page 10)
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All aboard
Recent announcements by climate change secretary Ed Miliband are indeed good news (12 March, leader, page 3)
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Helping the aged
Strengthening the 微密圈 Regulations to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and to help meet this country鈥檚 ambitious zero-carbon targets is admirable, and I鈥檓 wholeheartedly in support (鈥淧art L changes announced,鈥� 12 March, building.co.uk)