Money For Dunblane

I AM seldom to be seen in the Hope and Anchor pub in Poplar, which may be why no one has rattled a collecting tin under my nose and asked for money for Dun- blane. That is just......

City And Suburban

Railtrack's quick return for Sid a share to have but not to hold CHRISTOPHER FILDES W ell, now, look who's back — it's Sid! That dauntless punter on privatisations is being......

Fast And Furious

AS Kenneth Clarke flew onwards from Verona (European finance ministers) to Sofia (European Boondoggle for Remu- neration and Disbursement), the Inland Revenue pulled a fast one......

The Power Plays

AS for Sid's earlier flutters — water, gas and telephones — their managements are happily engaged in bids and deals, leaving more scope for bonuses but less for compe- tition.......

Laying An Egg

NOW that ostriches have written them- selves into my Bad Investment Guide, I am reminded that the Lord gave Job an early warning: 'Gayest thou wings and feathers unto the......

Swiss Roll Over

IT is rare enough to get a good laugh, or even a good lunch, out of a Swiss bank, so the Union Bank of Switzerland is not attracting the sympathy it might expect. Here is this......