UK Has Poorest Quality of Life 2009-10-12
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Health, Money.Tags: quality of life, Statistics, UK, UN, UNDP
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According to the UN, the UK has been ranked the 21st best place in the world to live prior to the recession, and a recent uswitch report puts the UK as having the worst quality of life in Europe.
The report highlights the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many consumer goods in Britain. (more…)
George High Fashion for Glasgow 2009-07-11
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Humanities, Money, Scotland.Tags: ASDA, clothing, fashion, George, George Davies, Glasgow, M&S, next, Per Una, shop, store
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Design ‘guru’ George Davies has picked Glasgow as the Scottish home of his new independent clothing chain.
- The retail expert co-founded ‘Next‘, is responsible for the ‘Marks and Spencer’ upmarket ‘Per Una’ range, and designed ‘George at Asda‘.
Now he is set to launch ‘affordable luxury’ brand ‘GIVe’ in seven UK cities, with Glasgow hosting the only Scottish site. (more…)
Hiding Recession Spending 2009-01-25
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Money.Tags: credit crunch, USA
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Hide the ‘Hermès‘ orange and the ‘Tiffany‘ blue — today’s wealthy consumers are asking for unmarked bags to disguise their luxury purchases.
Last week, Ms.Kathleen Fuld, wife of ‘Lehman Brothers’ C.E.O. Mr.Dick Fuld, stopped by the ‘Hermès’ boutique on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue to buy some holiday gifts. As she paid for her purchases, she vetoed the store’s signature orange bag and asked for a plain white one instead. (more…)
The Riverside Museum of Transport, Glasgow 2008-11-16
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Humanities, Money, Scotland.Tags: Architecture, Hadid, Museum
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![[Graphic of The Riverside Museum of Transport Glasgow from above]](http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/glasgow_museum_transport.jpg "gThe Riverside Museum of Transport Glasgow")
Seven clipped stories chronologically charting the progress of ‘The Riverside Museum’ (the new museum of transport for Glasgow). From the initial report late in 2004 (Museum of Transport, Glasgow, Scotland) through to the summer headlines of 2007 (Shock call to scrap city’s £74m transport museum), and then the follow-ups in October and November (Good news for Zaha as work on Transport Museum looks set to begin and Work begins on city’s £74 million Riverside Museum), and the the actual starting (First turf cut for Riverside Museum project) and just before last Christmas, work starts properly (Riverside development gets under way in Glasgow), to today’s latest sponsorship fund-raiser (Glasgow’s ‘Guggenheim’ starts to take shape). (more…)
UK No Longer Has Economic Freedom 2008-05-15
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Britain has slipped out of the ranks of fully “free” countries in this year’s Heritage Index of Economic Freedom, reflecting the sharp rise in the tax burden and ballooning state sector.
The country has continued to slide down the league under Gordon Brown’s economic management, falling from fifth to tenth place over the last two years.
Britain has now been overtaken by Canada, Chile, Switzerland, Australia, and the United States of America. (more…)
Scottish House Prices Still Rising 2008-04-15
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Glasgow, Money, Scotland, Statistics.Tags: credit crunch, economy, flats, houses, housing, Property
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Scotland is the only part of the UK where house prices are continuing to rise according to ‘The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (‘The RICS’), who state that 90 per cent of its members reported that costs were either rising or staying the same.
However, new buyer enquiries (more…)
Glasgow Full of Violent Gangs 2008-02-02
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Health, Intolerance, Money, Statistics.Tags: Crime, Delinquency, Glasgow Gangs, Violence
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Glasgow has six times as many teenage gangs as London per capita, according to a report by ‘The Centre for Social Justice’ — an influential ‘think tank’ led by former Conservative & Unionist Party leader Mr. Iain Duncan Smith. (more…)
