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Economic damage may not be a bad as feared

MANY investors may have been scratching their heads at the contrast between credit markets near nervous breakdown mode, while equity markets continue to recover from the lows of mid-August. Read

Dispute with the stamp of failure

CALL me old-fashioned, but won't it be a joy today to be able to buy a stamp, stick it on an envelope and drop them both into a post box in the faint hope that it may reach its destination within a week or so? Read

Has the credit crunch lost its bite?

Has the credit crunch lost its bite?

Local commentators tell Bill Gleeson the region may have escaped the worst Read

Bill Gleeson: Tax breaks? Just build a lot more new homes

WHAT does the tax cutting speech at this week’s Conservative Party conference by George Osborne have in common with record levels of emigration and a recent council decision to turndown an application to expand the number of places at a Liverpool primary school? Read

Has Objective 1 funding made a real difference?

IT WAS 13 years ago that Merseyside first won Objective 1 status. Last week, the powers-that-be allocated the last of that cash to projects that will help with the economic and social regeneration of Merseyside. Read

View point

TIMBER frame construction is a tried and tested building method, with benefits widely acknowledged across the developed world. If only that were true in Liverpool. I am constantly surprised at the reluctance of some developers to utilise this cost effective and highly sustainable form of construction. Read

Matt Johnson: Feed our young brains with cash

IT'S been said that a thin line forms the invisible partition between a brilliant mind and a mad one. Read

Bill Gleeson: Northern Rock - a plague on all our houses?

THE fatalistic among us must be having a field day with recent events in the money markets. Read

Bill Gleeson: Freelander 2 saves the day for Land Rover

THE news that sales of Land Rover cars have reached their highest level in the marque’s 60- year history is very welcome, and must come as a relief to the company’s staff. Read

Matt Johnson: Grosvenor development will be sure to surprise

WHEN the wraps come off the prestigious Grosvenor development, I am sure we'll all be in for a few surprises. Read

Trading Gossip

LIVERPOOL’S best-known corporate financier Steve Stuart has been a busy man of late. Read

Bill Gleeson: Telling question about our city from a Welsh ambulanceman

ONE of my children developed acute appendicitis while on holiday in west Wales last week and had to be taken to hospital. Read

Matt Johnson: Make sure no one’s left behind in digital race

THE speed with which new technology becomes old technology shows no signs of slowing down. Read

Tony McDonough: Don’t take us back to the dark decade

THERE are many business people in Liverpool who recall the dark days of the mid-1980s when the city became an investment-free zone. Read

View point: Intelligent design is only way to truly green building

BUILDINGS have a profound effect on our environment. They consume precious material resources and energy and have a lasting impact on their surroundings. Read

Matt Johnson: Technological progress still failing to bridge digital divide

THE speed with which new technology becomes old technology shows no signs of slowing down. Read

Bill Gleeson: TMP needs team’s 100% commitment

LORRAINE ROGERS’S arrival into the top job at inward investment and tourism agency, The Mersey Partnership, is just days away. It can’t come a moment too soon. Read

Matt Johnson: Every rain cloud has a silver lining for online traders

AFTER a summer of widespread flooding in the UK, fierce forest fires in the Mediterranean and now Hurricane Dean wreaking deadly havoc in the Caribbean, it’s fair to say we’re still interested in the weather, and the impact it can have on our businesses. Read

Bill Gleeson: Returns could flag but Irish are optimistic

THE past few days have seen two significant local property transactions completed. Read

Matt Johnson: Is online security getting so over-protective it could halt trade?

SECURITY is a word that has taken on new significance in recent years. It applies now to pretty well every aspect of our modern lives, not least in the way we work and travel. Read

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