• Ex-industry boss sheds light on Sellafield panic • Greenpeace calls for fresh review of atomic industry The autobiography of a former director of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) is likely to reignite fears about the safety of nuclear power, as Britain prepares for a new generation of reactors, by exposing the panic that rocked the industry two decades ago when a link was suggested between...

A very popular doctrine maintains that progressive lowering of the monetary unit's purchasing power played a decisive role in historical evolution. It is asserted that mankind would not have reached its present state of well-being if the supply of money had not increased to a greater extent than the demand for money. The resulting fall in purchasing power, it is said, was a necessary conditio...

By Claire West David Cameron has said that a Conservative Government will give more power, discretion and autonomy to local councils. But he emphasised that greater power must be backed up with greater accountability to local taxpayers. Speaking at the Conservative Councillors’ Association, Cameron outlined Conservative plans to require councils to publish...

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The reality of India I saw was often grim. Yet the country still confounds those who write it off In my six years there, it was hard not to be infected by the hubris of India – a nation that feels part of history, an essential actor on the global stage. Yet even as I admired a country that had thrived as a democracy despite unbounded poverty, mass illiteracy and entrenched social divides, ex...

Sean David Morton received $6m from investors who believed his claim to be able to foresee the future There are three main schools of thought when it comes to playing the stockmarket. One says study the form of companies and use your judgment to predict their coming performance; the second says just guess and hope for the best; the third says use time travel and psychic powers to look into the fut...

Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods has turned down a $75m sponsorship deal with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power. Related Stories Tiger Woods spurns £75m deal with Irish firm

Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods has turned down a $75m sponsorship deal with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power.

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Distribution Technology, the UK’s leading provider of financial planning and sales software, has deployed its Dynamic Planner® application to provide independent risk profiling and financial planning support in the front office for advisers using Verbatim, the new investment firm from Simply Biz....