9 FEBRUARY 1985, page 18

Jobbing Forwards

Jobbing forwards W hile Threadneedle Street leads intO Memory Lane, you might care to remember or guess which Governor had this to say about sterling and markets: 'Finance......

No, Sir John

City and No, Sir John Sir John Nott was a merchant banker before he was a minister. When, with the Falklands war concluded, he stood down as Secretary of State for Defence, he......

Good Tax Guide?

Good Tax Guide? Champagne and oysters at Scotts Restaurant, where the gentlemen's lavatory once made the Good Loo Guide on the nomination of the Spectator's Miss Jennifer......

A Touch Of Snakebite

A touch of snakebite That old Snake is rearing his seductive head again. As sterling struggles along, barely responding to dear money and official support, it is tempting to......