Britain Ascendant: Studies in British and Franco-British Economic History: Comparative Studies in Franco-British Economic History
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kate Winslet is worth £60 million to the British economy according to the UK Film Council after she became the first actor to be "audited".
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Reading born Kate Winslet, the Oscar-winning star, is worth a grand total of £60m to the British economy according to the UK Film Council. The 34-year old star is the first actor to be audited in a bold new venture by the UK Film Council, designed to calculate the exact value of the industry’s stars. It [...]
Boxwish (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... comes news that the Reading-born actress is worth £60 million (nearly $99.7 million) to the British economy according to a survey by the UK Film Council. Can’t argue with the facts.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Oscar-winning star Kate Winslet is worth $100 million to the British economy according to an ''audit'' by the U.K. Film Council which examined her effect on tourism, entertainment sales and ability to get films made.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | yesterday
London, Nov. 8: British actress Kate Winslet is worth £60 million to the British economy, according to the UK Film Council, after she became the first actor to be "audited".
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
UK Film Council estimates actor's value based on factors including her salary as well as her films' effect on British tourism and UK-based film production She has been appraised and audited and metaphorically slapped with a price tag. It's official: Kate Winslet, the Oscar-winning star of The Reader, is worth a grand total of £60m to the British economy. Winslet, 34, is...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
THE Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet is a £60m national treasure, according to an analysis of her value to Britain by economists funded by the government.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Bank of England said yesterday it will pour another 25 billion pounds ($41 billion) into the British economy to get the country out of recession as it kept its main interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent. The bank decided to expand its asset purchase program to 200 billion pounds from 175 billion pounds. The purchases, which are expected to take three months to complete, aim...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
New regulations governing the granting of short-term visas are being criticised for threatening the continued success of Britain's curry industry. What's the solution? Glancing around the room at the British Curry Awards earlier this week, it would be hard to believe that the Indian restaurant industry in the UK is whispering words of crisis. In the car park, stewards were carefully guiding...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.6 per cent in October, fuelling anxieties that the economy could remain in recession in the fourth quarter, according to an initial estimate from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
David Cameron has pleaded with his MPs and voters to allow him concentrate on fixing the fragile British economy if he becomes Prime Minister rather than having "a massive Euro bust up" over the Lisbon Treaty.
Steve Baker (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Via The Telegraph: David Cameron, the Conservative leader, has pleaded with his MPs and voters to allow him to concentrate on fixing the fragile British economy if he becomes Prime Minister rather than having “a massive Euro bust up” over the Lisbon Treaty. Many of us with an international perspective on human cooperation have strong, principled objections
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - The higher education sector contributed more than 33 billion pounds to the British economy it was revealed on Wednesday just hours after Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said it needed to do more to contribute to growth in the future.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
U.K. manufacturers are increasingly optimistic about the recovery of the British economy, which is still mired in recession, a survey showed Monday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
U.K. manufacturers are increasingly optimistic about the recovery of the British economy, which is still mired in recession, a survey showed Monday.
