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Consultancy Industry News

Google may keep Chinese web services alive »
Google is considering a plan to keep many of its operations in China, even though it is resigned to closing its flagship search engine over a censorship dispute with the Chinese authorities. (Mar 18, 2010)

Taxman scrutinises property amateurs »
The taxman is targeting holiday-home owners and buy-to-let landlords to boost Treasury coffers as receipts fall with the rise in unemployment, accountants say. (Mar 18, 2010)

Jobless total gives Chancellor a £1bn boost, but many give up on work »
Alistair Darling could be fortunate enough to receive a £1 billion dividend from lower than expected unemployment figures in time for next week’s Budget, experts believe. (Mar 18, 2010)

Tempus: Solid foundations at Derwent London »
Derwent London was commercial property’s best address in 2009. (Mar 18, 2010)

Taking on a part-time job just isn’t prudent »
Tidjane Thiam has badly misjudged the mood of his shareholders. In normal times, they wouldn’t worry a jot about the Prudential chief taking on an ordinary outside non-executive directorship. But these are not normal times. He is trying to orchestrate and sell the biggest, ballsiest, riskiest... (Mar 18, 2010)

Business big shot: David Price of Chemring »
Supplying the British and American military with products that are supposed to prevent aircraft from being shot down is clearly a comfortable place to be, no matter what the view is from the cockpit. David Price, who joined Chemring Group in 2005, has guided what was in 1905 incorporated as the... (Mar 18, 2010)

State aid to help carmakers to go green »
Lord Mandelson will today announce hundreds of millions of pounds in taxpayer-funded loans, guarantees and grants to help Ford and Nissan to develop new low-carbon vehicles. (Mar 18, 2010)

Working for a Living »
“Steady application to work is the healthiest training for every individual” said Samuel Smiles in Self-Help. In his first years as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown acquired a reputation as a roundhead with a stern belief in the moral properties of work. Lines from austere Victorian... (Mar 18, 2010)

Deutsche Bahn set to take over rail and bus operator Arriva »
Deutsche Bahn is closing in on a deal to take control of Britain’s CrossCountry rail services and 20 per cent of the London bus market. (Mar 18, 2010)

Conservationists condemn Japan’s passion for coral »
It glows from the neck, wrists and ears of fashionable women from Tokyo to Tonbridge, but coral is fast becoming as controversial as it is lustrous. (Mar 18, 2010)