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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:19:54 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 02:02:37 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/indepth/uk-plc http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/indepth/uk-plc http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a17e50a4-7073-11e2-a2cf-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Since 2008, when the financial crisis began, the business has more than doubled its turnover to £915m, and doubled its number of stores to 300 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:19:54 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a17e50a4-7073-11e2-a2cf-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a17e50a4-7073-11e2-a2cf-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b829a0a-7474-11e2-b323-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A perfect storm of tax, regulation, debt and changing habits has helped precipitate a fall in pub numbers from 55,000 five years ago to 49,000 today 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7888fd4-6ef6-11e2-b6da-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e7888fd4-6ef6-11e2-b6da-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8874c14a-75ca-11e2-b702-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The broad shift from print to digital distribution in the media sector has proven far more damaging to the venerable media group than economic malaise Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:50:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8874c14a-75ca-11e2-b702-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8874c14a-75ca-11e2-b702-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f36b9cb8-6962-11e2-8d07-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The company’s old-fashioned media exterior belies a modern organisation and one successfully managing the transition from print to digital Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:45:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f36b9cb8-6962-11e2-8d07-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct f36b9cb8-6962-11e2-8d07-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d3b3b84-7054-11e2-85d0-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Former Guardian Media chief battled restored the airline’s value and delivered a share price of up to 989.5p – higher than before the financial crisis Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:04:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d3b3b84-7054-11e2-85d0-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 9d3b3b84-7054-11e2-85d0-00144feab49a http://video.ft.com/v/2173826834001/Guiding-easyJet-through-tough-times?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Taking budget airline to brink of FTSE Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:32:20 GMT http://video.ft.com/v/2173826834001/Guiding-easyJet-through-tough-times?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5e833b9a-79ef-11e2-b377-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e085516-6c64-11e2-b774-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct More than 120,000 tonnes of food waste is being converted into energy to provide electricity for as many as 225,000 homes Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:47:37 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e085516-6c64-11e2-b774-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1e085516-6c64-11e2-b774-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/585e20d0-75db-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The airline is in talks with both Boeing and Airbus over a potential fleet expansion, but it is aiming for a single-manufacturer fleet Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:05:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/585e20d0-75db-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 585e20d0-75db-11e2-9891-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dbfa2a18-7777-11e2-b95a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies no longer reflects the realities of doing business in UK high streets, offices and factories Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:00:48 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dbfa2a18-7777-11e2-b95a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct dbfa2a18-7777-11e2-b95a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b83baf08-6f88-11e2-956b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Merseyside shipbuilder is expecting to post its highest turnover in more than a decade, due partly to its work in renewable energy Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:47:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b83baf08-6f88-11e2-956b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b83baf08-6f88-11e2-956b-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b75c8cc-744c-11e2-a27c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct While some British companies are faltering and failing, others flourish despite little economic growth. What makes the difference? Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:19:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b75c8cc-744c-11e2-a27c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 9b75c8cc-744c-11e2-a27c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b268dd2-7125-11e2-9b5c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Steel pipes and distillation towers that once processed up to 220,000 barrels of crude oil a day, lie empty Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:06:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b268dd2-7125-11e2-9b5c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8b268dd2-7125-11e2-9b5c-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a48aa0a-7785-11e2-b95a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Industry experts say there is an increasingly fierce ‘land grab’ for wireless sites. particularly in city centres Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:01:49 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a48aa0a-7785-11e2-b95a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4a48aa0a-7785-11e2-b95a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b5bae7c-4099-11e2-aafa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Woeful manufacturing figures released have stoked concerns that the UK’s economy would contract in the final quarter of the year, after its return to growth Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:47:48 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b5bae7c-4099-11e2-aafa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6b5bae7c-4099-11e2-aafa-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88a163f2-3ee4-11e2-87bc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Office for Budget Responsibility revises down its predictions for Britain’s economic growth, with expected growth next year falling to 1.2% Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:33:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88a163f2-3ee4-11e2-87bc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 88a163f2-3ee4-11e2-87bc-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33c38642-3d3d-11e2-b8b2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct It was hoped manufacturers would boost recovery, but this year they have been hurt by the stagnant domestic economy and eurozone problems Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:42:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33c38642-3d3d-11e2-b8b2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 33c38642-3d3d-11e2-b8b2-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/518c4a60-2e47-11e2-8bb3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The bank believes the recovery will struggle to gain momentum, with the MPC expecting growth to remain below its pre-crisis trend for the foreseeable future Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:21:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/518c4a60-2e47-11e2-8bb3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 518c4a60-2e47-11e2-8bb3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65d9349e-2aa3-11e2-a137-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Chief executives of some of UK’s largest businesses warn that two-thirds of the workforce is failing to reach its full productive potential Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:07:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65d9349e-2aa3-11e2-a137-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 65d9349e-2aa3-11e2-a137-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12d7ac24-2433-11e2-94d0-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Heseltine review contains no evidence that France’s approach to takeovers has been good for the French economy, writes Geoff Owen Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:11:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12d7ac24-2433-11e2-94d0-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 12d7ac24-2433-11e2-94d0-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc04df68-1dce-11e2-8e1d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Of the 400 manufacturers surveyed by the CBI only 25% say their output rose in the previous quarter but they remain hopeful conditions will improve Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:34:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc04df68-1dce-11e2-8e1d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fc04df68-1dce-11e2-8e1d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acbb1b38-1d07-11e2-a17f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Britain’s freedom to devalue the pound and set interest rates has not allowed it to steer clear of the doldrums in which the eurozone is caught, writes Chris Giles Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:08:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acbb1b38-1d07-11e2-a17f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct acbb1b38-1d07-11e2-a17f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75fd2288-dfd3-11e1-9bb7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct UK plc deserves a bronze medal for its promotion of itself and its business prowess to the world, according to Aaron Simpson Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:28:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75fd2288-dfd3-11e1-9bb7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 75fd2288-dfd3-11e1-9bb7-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0a72a04-06f3-11e2-92ef-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The UK has lower tax costs than the US and its main European competitors once all the payments to governments are considered, says KPMG Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:59:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0a72a04-06f3-11e2-92ef-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b0a72a04-06f3-11e2-92ef-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dce90e4-f2b7-11e1-8577-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Official figures may understate business failure rates Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:13:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dce90e4-f2b7-11e1-8577-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8dce90e4-f2b7-11e1-8577-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f899c54-d74a-11e1-8c7d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Official figures indicate that the sector is still in recession but pointers from many individual companies have been much more positive Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:48:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f899c54-d74a-11e1-8c7d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8f899c54-d74a-11e1-8c7d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/736a4284-bf90-11e1-a476-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct British manufacturers’ ‘over-optimistic’ belief they are the most innovative in the developed world could prove harmful, says a survey Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:23:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/736a4284-bf90-11e1-a476-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 736a4284-bf90-11e1-a476-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b0c5ae14-b948-11e1-b4d6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Jim Pickard writes that the state has introduced a number of pro-business schemes, with limited success Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:11:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b0c5ae14-b948-11e1-b4d6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Findepth_uk-plc%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b0c5ae14-b948-11e1-b4d6-00144feabdc0 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