Geneva Motor Show 2010New Geneva Cars Fail To Raise The Temperature. Much Ado Seeking To Play The Environment Card.
Review: ElectricMiniNo Range Anxiety, Just Pure Panic. Terrific, Quiet Performance, But Don’t Stray On To The Motorway.
Industry FeatureBattery Cars Attract Investors Who Ignore Range Anxiety. Flexible, Green Plug-ins Should Make Battery-Only History....
Winton's BlogAyn Rand’s view of Robin Hood differs a bit from Bill Nighy’s. “Until men learn that of all human symbols, Robin Hood is the most immoral and the most contemptible.......
ElectricMiniNo Range Anxiety, Just Pure Panic. Terrific, Quiet Performance, But Don’t Stray On To The Motorway.
Peugeot 5008Clever, Handsome MPV. Expensive, In A Highly Competitive Segment. Head Up Display, Distance Warning, Nifty Safety Features.
Ford S-MaxHas EcoBoost Engines, Double-Clutch Auto. MPV Drives Well, Beautiful Interiors, Practical Packages. Much Talk Of “Premium” Pretensions,
Kia VengaNew Mini MPV Challenges Honda Jazz. Looks Good, Flexible Too, But Prices A Bit Steep.
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CNN Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from election Myanmar's ruling junta announces a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.
BBC Sport Classy Man Utd crush sorry Milan Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.
Geneva Motor Show 2010New Geneva Cars Fail To Raise The Temperature. Much Ado Seeking To Play The Environment Card. Nisssan Juke Leaves Deep Impression Of Horror.Ferrari, Porsche Vie For Most Desperate Green Pretension.
Auto IndustryGeneva Motor Show 2010. Gloom And Doom The Watchwords At Geneva. Sales Prospects Dire, Particularly In Germany. Huge CO2 Mitigation Costs Cast A Long Shadow. Plenty Of Ideas To Save The Planet, Including A Hybrid Ferrari.
Industry News*Daimler’s Shocking Loss Leaves Most Investors Unfazed. Low 2010 Profit Projection Said Conservative, Designed To Be Beaten. But One Says Profit Projection Too High, Mercedes Profit Pressured. “Is it run for shareholders or employees, like most automakers?” *Toyota Prospects Look Better After Congressional Hearings. Looks Like The Company Will Wriggle Free From Recall Impact. But Next Year Is Going To Be Tough In The U.S.
Industry FeatureBattery Cars Attract Investors Who Ignore Range Anxiety. Flexible, Green Plug-ins Should Make Battery-Only History. Paris Electric Car Race Only 25 Miles. That Should Ensure They All Make It To The End. It’s a bit like those old Looney Tunes cartoons, when Road Runner races off a cliff and it takes a little while for gravity to establish its case against the horizontal and the inevitable precipitate, vertical descent begins.
Winton's BlogAyn Rand’s view of Robin Hood differs a bit from Bill Nighy’s. “Until men learn that of all human symbols, Robin Hood is the most immoral and the most contemptible, there will no justice on earth and no way for mankind to survive”. When I heard Bill Nighy supporting the so-called Robin Hood plan to rob the rich and give to the poor, (otherwise known as the Tobin tax and supported by G. Brown) I delved into my well-thumbed copy of the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, because of her memorable put down of this truly daft idea.
Opinion U.K. Muslims Need New Koran Purged Of Uncivilised Beliefs. Respect For Religion Not Automatic, Depends On Content. Traditional Islam Not Compatible With British Culture. Inaction From Supine Government Means Innocents In Danger.“Non-Islamic religions preach sweetness and light and won’t throw a lethal wobbly if slighted in some obscure way”
BBC Watch*Labour deliberately destroys opportunity for the poor, then pretends to wonder why. The bare-faced chutzpah of Alan Milburn was matched only by the incompetence of the BBC interviewer.