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Editor Viewpoint

Utility Regulator's row with NIE down to the wire

For rural dwellers, the occasional blackout during the winter months is something many have become accustomed to. But if NIE, the company which looks after the pylons and wire that takes the electricity to your home or business, isn't allowed to replace much of the 40-year old cable currently in place there will be many more frequent blackouts in future. That, in simple terms, is because 40-year old wire breaks more easily than new, heavier duty cable which is now the norm.

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Inside Editor Viewpoint

A grain of truth in the story of 2.2% inflation

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

You'd think that after going through one of the most momentous periods of economic turmoil in the last 100 years we'd all be better at predicting where vital factions of the economy are headed.
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We need to look for other methods to boost business

Friday, 12 October 2012

Ed Balls certainly seems to be well briefed. His visit here over the past couple of days was supposed to provide an opportunity for us to trip him up and expose his lack of knowledge about Northern Ireland. But that wasn't to be the case, what with the shadow chancellor's quick fire answers to a couple of regional specific economy questions.
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Ceremonies a sign of our emboldened times

Thursday, 11 October 2012

It's been a busy day for the top brass in the Executive. Between announcing plans to get people back into work, opening both stock exchange back offices and another huge space to benefit the Northern Ireland film industry, there's no doubt that our elected representatives have been working hard.
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Sour grapes for vintner hit by washout weather

Thursday, 11 October 2012

It's official: 2012 has been a washout. You only have to speak to farmers, gardeners or organisers of any outdoor events up and down the country and you'll hear tales of woe, wet wet woe.
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Entertainment firm flying high with deals

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Entertainment deals are being cut in Cannes this week at MIPCOM, the annual showcase for the world's entertainment industry.
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Now we’re even dying to be different at funerals

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Getting married means dipping your toe into a multi-million pound industry, and no more is that in evidence than at wedding shows, such as the Wedding Journal Show which was held in the King’s Hall last weekend.
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For King and Co, doing nothing is the only option

Friday, 5 October 2012

Another month and nothing changes. No, it's not the seemingly never-ending delay by the Treasury in deciding whether we can cut our corporation tax, but the Monetary Policy Committee's decision on interest rates.
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Food shop to get pricier

Friday, 5 October 2012

News from the World Food Organisation that food prices have risen 1.4% over the last month is worrying.
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Some tasty restaurants out there worth a nibble

Thursday, 4 October 2012

The restaurant business is thriving in Belfast and many other parts of Northern Ireland. You only have to try and get an impromptu table in the Cathedral Quarter late on a Friday night to see for yourself.
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Union still smiling over Single Farm Payment

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Farming is a funny old game. On the one hand producers are held at the mercy of world markets which can be viciously volatile but on the other they're supported by one of the most generous payment systems any industry could hope for.
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Our sales team is aiming for some more holes in one

Friday, 28 September 2012

As the Ryder Cup teams of Europe and the US set about knocking seven bells out of each other, as much as you can in a pair of slacks in a non-contact sport, one group of politicians will be in something of a quandary.
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And you think we've got problems...

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Es un problema grande. For the non-Spanish speaking - and I count myself in this group despite two years of lessons - the above phrase relates to the news that the Spanish economy has continued to shrink at a "significant rate".
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