Anthony Hilton



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Column name: Anthony Hilton's Week

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 * We're stifling banks but no one in charge will be seen being easy on them - The economy had experienced a heart attack, Business Secretary Vince Cable told an audience at an event on Wednesday organised by the think tank Politeia - 2nd February 2013
 * Why are we trying to beat an economy which was fuelled by debt? - There is no reason to be pleased with the growth figures which were announced on Friday, but we do need to keep a sense of proportion – a decline of 0.3 per cent is a small amount on a very large number - 26th January 2013
 * Politics and City are an end in themselves, which means nothing gets done - It is an odd fact of UK life that we are home to the biggest and most sophisticated international financial centre in the world, but it seems unable to meet the demand from the British public for home loans at prices they can afford, and it is equally bad at providing loans for small businesses - 19th January 2013
 * The retail price index is flawed but tinkering with it could be costly - About the only government statistic that has any direct bearing on people's lives is the inflation number - 22nd December 2012
 * AIG's great escape is an omen that RBS and Lloyds will one day be out of debt - That single bailout, it should be noted, is more than the current UK budget deficit - 15th December 2012
 * Housing bonds could be the way to build our way out of a national disgrace - The Treasury... does not want local authorities to be financially independent - 8th December 2012
 * Comet might be the only casualty this Christmas, but watch out next year - This country still has far too many shops unless the economy recovers dramatically - 1st December 2012
 * Let's stop kicking up a stink over Thames Water and just build this tunnel - Complaining about Thames’s financial structure should not delay the whole project - 23rd November 2012
 * Surrounded by zombies, but destroying them still won't change anything - There have been fewer company failures in this time of low growth than in the boom - 17th November 2012
 * Make directors prove they are worth it - The highlight of the week for me was seeing Sir Adrian Cadbury come out of retirement to speak on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Stock Exchange to mark the 20th anniversary of the Cadbury Code - 10th November 2012
 * So is it possible to do the right thing and still make an honest profit out of it? - The alternative to responsible finance shouldn’t be irresponsible finance - 10th November 2012
 * Why it's high time for us to breathe new life back into boarded-up high streets - Converting unwanted shops into homes could create 200,000 new properties - 3rd November 2012
 * How being more flexible can mean you’re just another brick in the wall - One of the largest employers and subcontractors of bricklayers said privately the other day that the average pay of one of his skilled craftsmen today was back at the level of 15 years ago - 26th October 2012
 * Foreign buyers must face some home truths - House prices rose in some parts of the country and fell in others, leaving the overall picture unchanged, according to the Office of National Statistics - 20th October 2012



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