James Ashton



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 * Bankers toiling in these dog days will be wagging their tails at bonus time - The whodunnit 'Broadchurch' was praised for its ‘restrained approach’ - 17th August 2013
 * 'Absentee landlord' shareholders? No, we're all activists now - Outlook: The attention that has been given to making sure shareholders are not the "absentee landlords" that Lord Myners grumbled about in the aftermath of the financial crisis should have made redundant the description of any investor as an activist - 15th August 2013
 * Luck and timing drive the fortunes of BBC and the Bank’s new generation - For the life of me last summer I was trying to write something intelligent to link the twin successions that were occupying two of London’s most important institutions - 10th August 2013
 * Dictating strategy from despatch box won't help Centrica keep the lights on - Outlook: Complaints from senior politicians over profiteering, criticisms that bosses treat customers poorly – the predictable reactions to Centrica's results get more and more like those that afflict the Royal Bank of Scotland - 1st August 2013
 * Shaken and stirred, Sir John Bond is ousted after digging himself into a hole at miner - Mr Bond, we've been expecting you. The ambush that greeted Sir John Bond in a small Swiss theatre was every bit as dramatic as the assaults his namesake superspy has faced over the years - 17th May 2013
 * Let's see Parker pack his bags and go postal - Tim Parker tried to convince me he was staying put when he breezed into my office this week, but I still suspect it won’t be long before the private equity world’s favourite boss has found something new to occupy his mind - 4th May 2013
 * Time for the banks to end their bleating and take another path to reform - Getting on for five years after the banks were bailed out, it is remarkable that so many people are now criticising the road we have travelled so far along - 27th April 2013
 * Business must be willing to pay up if it wants to benefit from the arts - They can’t have it both ways if they aren’t prepared to dip into their own pockets - 20th April 2013
 * Abu Dhabi is trying hard – maybe too hard – to be a new desert playground - The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is stunning, but will the tourists come? - 13th April 2013
 * Size matters, so Britain must grow big businesses to feed our economy - A confluence of events reminded me of the real challenge Britain faces to reboot itself as a nation of entrepreneurs - 6th April 2013
 * Starbucks' tax climbdown means others must wake up and smell the coffee wrangles will continue - Outlook: There are all sorts of reasons why Starbucks should have held firm over the issue of tax. Instead, it has opted for the ultimate in tax self-assessment which will see it cough up £20m over the next two years, whatever it makes - 7th December 2012
 * Contrasting stories in the fast-changing newspaper world - Outlook: In the past, Viscount Rothermere has been a reluctant seller of titles - 30th October 2012
 * BAE Systems deal may be good for the company, but will it also benefit Britain? - Just as Britain's manufacturing renaissance is taking off, our most strategically important company is falling into the arms of a European rival - 13th September 2012



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