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Support tuition fees, Lib Dems told
The Liberal Democrats should drop their "regressive and ineffective" opposition to tuition fees because the policy has no bearing on whether poor students go to university, a thinktank has suggested.
'It's the best video game ever. I love this job'
Ship's officer
Future of fund manager hangs in balance
The future of New Star Asset Management, the £14bn unit trust group run by the maverick entrepreneur John Duffield, was hanging in the balance last night as it remained locked in talks with its bankers over its £240m debt burden
FSA warns mortgage lenders over 'interest rate collars'
Banks and building societies were today warned they could find themselves in hot water if they use small print terms to avoid passing on this week's likely interest rate cut to their tracker mortgage customers.
Entertainment Rights chief executive leaves after 9 months
Postman Pat owner Entertainment Rights is parting company with chief executive Nick Phillips less than nine months after he joined the group.
Brookside Close up for sale
For sale: desirable property in sought-after area.
A late calling to account
A rare silver lining in this recession is that a veil of mystery is being lifted from the longstanding lending practices of British banks.
The week in money
The fall out from the pre-budget report occupied most of the money pages over the past week as numbers were crunched and tax experts tried to establish who were the winners and losers …
RBS on its own won't make a difference
Stephen Hester, the new chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has done the right thing.
New Star in urgent negotiations with bankers
New Star, John Duffield's asset management group, is fighting for its survival after entering urgent negotiations with its bankers.