15 SEPTEMBER 1990, page 28

I Am The Market

I HAVE a fellow feeling for the brave dons from London University who are setting out to compile an oral history of the jobbing system. Its records are in memor- ies, not on......

Less To Spend

THE bad news is the inflation rate — racing into double figures with no need for a photo-finish. The instructive news is that inflation has now got its nose in front of pay. The......

Pinical

WHAT is the difference between a nimby and a pinic? A nimby is negative, saying 'Not in my back yard', and a pinic is positive, saying 'Provided it's not in Cir- encester.'......

Natwest Nap

THE name to note in this week's reshuffle at National Westminster is Derek Wanless. At 42 he is to head UK financial services, which make most of the group's money. My man on......

City And Suburban

A jar and the crack in Dublin help to derail Delors's wagon CHRISTOPHER FILDES h e Permanent Secretary of the Treas- ury, Sir Peter Middleton, is a sociable man, but a busy one.......