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...still true. But changes in the political climate have a habit of creeping up on you, like a light breeze before a storm. And enough has happened - or, rather, become visible - in Europe this year to wonder whether that truism is still accurate. Last week, I heard one of Britain's most experienced commentators describe this year's Conservative Party conference as "young and sparky." The Tories, sparky? What happened to the comatose bunch of wrinklies with as much spark as a soggy book of matches? Of course, there were plenty of them at the conference, too, but the merest...
Many European countries are way ahead of the U.S. on the wind front. Germany alone produces more than a third of the world's 47 MW of wind energy. This June, when a wind farm in Ceredigion, Wales, came online, Britain became one of eight nations producing more than 1 billion watts--or a gigawatt--of wind-generated electricity. "We're in an exponential growth phase," says Alison Hill of the British Wind Energy Association. "It has taken us 14 years to get our first gig. It'll take 14 months to get our second...
Pernod Ricard's recent $17.1 billion acquisition of most of Britain's Allied Domecq makes the Paris-based company a competitive No. 2 operator in wine and spirits worldwide, behind London's Diageo, with sales of 77 million cases. But it's not about figures, says...
Matthew Cooper, in his article about President Bush's mishandling of the Katrina disaster [Sept. 12] noted, "In a crisis he can act paradoxically, appearing--almost simultaneously--strong and weak, decisive and vacillating, Churchill and Chamberlain." Please stop comparing Bush to British Prime Ministers. If Bush lived in Britain, he could not get elected to a town council. That's a fact...
...borrowing exchange that connects those who want to lend with creditworthy people looking to borrow. Zopa serves as the platform, like eBay. The borrower simply pays a 1% fee to Zopa up front. Members have to be at least 18, have a credit rating and, for now, live in Britain. Zopa plans to open in the U.S. in 2006 and has had offers to take the service into more than 20 other countries. Over 30,000 members have signed up since Zopa's March debut...