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Tom Braithwaite
The news from Iceland: þetta er búið (Updated)
Treat with some scepticism the reassuring sounds from Iceland’s banks, politicians and leading companies. Listen to my man in Reykjavik.They are fighting powers that they are powerless to fight. It’s like tackling a storm raging in the sea with a teaspoon.
Live blogging the Marks and Spencer AGM – 2pm
Will the serfs revolt against their new feudal overlord? Or will they be mollified by a prawn sandwich and a chocolate biscuit? This is not just any annual general meeting, this is the long-awaited Marks and Spencer AGM due to begin at 2pm at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Pricey petunias – the Dobbies deadline approaches
It is not the biggest or the sexiest but at 5pm on Thursday one of the most intriguing takeover battles this year will reach its climax. Dobbies, a chain of 20-odd garden centres, most located in Scotland,