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chairman poised to sell off Tarmac}&lpos={bookSection}{1}">New Anglo chairman poised to sell off Tarmac</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Sir John Parker to order the mining group to accelerate plans for asset disposals</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/rhs-job-cuts" name="&lid={bookSection}{RHS thins out workforce}&lpos={bookSection}{2}">RHS thins out workforce</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Charity says income has fallen in first six months of this year, and plans staff cuts of more than 10 percent</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/natwest-three-released-from-prison" name="&lid={bookSection}{NatWest Three will be released owing $6.1m}&lpos={bookSection}{3}">NatWest Three will be released owing $6.1m</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Convicted fraudsters tell bank it they have little or no assets after years waging battle against extradition</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/gala-coral-break-up-rbs" name="&lid={bookSection}{Lenders plan break-up of Gala Coral }&lpos={bookSection}{4}">Lenders plan break-up of Gala Coral</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>RBS invites bids for parts of indebted betting group</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p2</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/asset-protection-lloyds-rbs" name="&lid={bookSection}{Banks asset protection still not finalised}&lpos={bookSection}{5}">Banks' asset protection still not finalised</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Bankers still trawling through hundreds of thousands of loans that the government has promised to insure</p> 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class="trailtext"> <p>Years of macho culture ended in financial implosion. Now MPs are to examine sexism in the Square Mile, but is it ready to change, asks <strong>Katie Allen</strong></p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/this-weeks-business-news" name="&lid={bookSection}{The weeks business news: 26.07.2009}&lpos={bookSection}{8}">The week in review</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Grim growth figures | Bid for National Express | Equities up again | Big Macs suit cash-strapped | Porsche agrees to merge | Eurotunnel 50% down | Water bills to be reduced</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p4</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/history-of-august-financial-crises" name="&lid={bookSection}{A brief history of crises occuring in the month of August}&lpos={bookSection}{9}">A brief history of August crises</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Why the eighth month of the year is a bad time to do business</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/financial-outlook-economy-august" name="&lid={bookSection}{Heather Stewart and Larry Elliott on why its a bad time for bosses to go abroad and relax}&lpos={bookSection}{10}">Here comes August, the cruellest month of all</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/financial-outlook-economy-august"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Business/Pix/pictures/2009/7/25/1248540602546/Workaholic-beach-004.jpg" alt="Workaholic beach" class="clipping-picture"/></a> <p>Is it a good time for Britain's hard-pressed bosses to go abroad and relax? Sadly, no. <strong>Heather Stewart </strong>and<strong> Larry Elliott </strong>explain</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p6</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/banking-financial-crisis-lending-mortgages" name="&lid={bookSection}{Banks show little interest in lending}&lpos={bookSection}{11}">Banks show little interest in lending</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Lack of competition allows mortgage firms to be pickier with borrowers, writes <strong>Jill Treanor</strong></p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p7</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/commodities-market-oil-volatile-prices" name="&lid={bookSection}{Commodities: Speculators reap the whirlwind}&lpos={bookSection}{12}">Speculators reap the whirlwind</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>International concern about volatile food and energy prices is fuelling a crackdown on commodity markets, says <strong>Nick Mathiason </strong></p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p8</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/global-economy-banking-tories" name="&lid={bookSection}{William Keegan: Bluntly, this is no time for diversions or spending cuts}&lpos={bookSection}{13}">Bluntly, this is no time for diversions or spending cuts</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>William Keegan:</strong> The obsession of the Tories and media with a supposed needs for 'cuts' is dangerous</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/26/banking-margaret-thatcher" name="&lid={bookSection}{Heather Stewart: When you tell banks how to behave, dont forget those people called customers}&lpos={bookSection}{14}">When you tell banks how to behave, don't forget those people called customers</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Would an Iron Man have kept City in the black? | Private equity model falls at the first fence | Maverick heroes who do it by the books</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p9</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/26/msnbc-fox-television-cnn-politics" name="&lid={bookSection}{War breaks out on cable as Americas left savages Fox}&lpos={bookSection}{15}">War breaks out on cable as America's left savages Fox</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/26/msnbc-fox-television-cnn-politics"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2009/7/27/1248706054342/Rachel-Maddow-004.jpg" alt="Rachel Maddow" class="clipping-picture"/></a> <p>News channel MSNBC is abandoning impartiality to take the fight to the conservative flagship of US media. <strong>Paul Harris </strong>reports from New York</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Business news & features <span class="page-number">p10</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/26/pcc-news-of-the-world" name="&lid={bookSection}{Peter Preston: Press referee needs to show some red cards}&lpos={bookSection}{16}">Press referee needs to show some red cards</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Peter Preston:</strong> When the commissioners uncover behaviour that 'concerns' them, they should be able to say so publicly</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/26/amazon-kindle-book-deletions" name="&lid={bookSection}{John Naughton: The original Big Brother is watching you on Amazon Kindle}&lpos={bookSection}{17}">The original Big Brother is watching you on Amazon Kindle</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/26/amazon-kindle-book-deletions"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2009/6/8/1244454474651/George-Orwell-004.jpg" alt="George Orwell" class="clipping-picture"/></a> <p><strong>John Naughton:</strong> there was a special irony in the deletion of Nineteen Eighty-Four, given its dystopian vision of a world of totalitarian remote control</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Cash <span class="page-number">p11</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/insurance-swine-flu-travel" name="&lid={bookSection}{Travellers stuck in pandemic exclusion zone}&lpos={bookSection}{18}">Travellers stuck in pandemic exclusion zone</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Check your insurance to ensure cancellation due to swine flu is covered, advises <strong>Lisa</strong> <strong>Bachelor</strong></p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/household-bills-landlines-bt" name="&lid={bookSection}{Had enough of rising call costs? Then hang up on BT}&lpos={bookSection}{19}">Had enough of rising call costs? Then hang up on BT</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>With 12 million customers bracing themselves for escalating bills, <strong>Lisa Bachelor </strong>looks at alternative services and the savings to be made</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Cash <span class="page-number">p12</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/haggling-fair-question-week" name="&lid={bookSection}{Question of the week: Is it really fair to haggle?}&lpos={bookSection}{20}">Question of the week</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Is it really fair to haggle?</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/letters-cash-money-matters" name="&lid={bookSection}{Letters: Whats the big deal with these paid-for current accounts?}&lpos={bookSection}{21}">What's the big deal with these paid-for current accounts?</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Letters:</strong> We agreed to Lloyds TSB upgrading our account to a package account because it did emergency cover on central heating and plumbing</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Cash <span class="page-number">p13</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/buying-boat-insurance-maintenance" name="&lid={bookSection}{Why buying the boat of your dreams is not all plain sailing}&lpos={bookSection}{22}">Why buying the boat of your dreams is not all plain sailing</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/buying-boat-insurance-maintenance"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/covers/2009/7/25/1248539528975/Wales-Llyn-Peninsula-Pwll-004.jpg" alt="Wales, Llyn Peninsula, Pwllheli, sailing boats in marina" class="clipping-picture"/></a> <p>Mooring fees, maintenance, insurance: extras abound. <strong>Harriet Meyer </strong>steers you in the right direction</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/property-barge-boat-living-buying" name="&lid={bookSection}{Fancy the barge life? Dont go off the deep end}&lpos={bookSection}{23}">Fancy the barge life? Don't go off the deep end</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Huma Qureshi</strong> reports on whether living on a boat may be cheaper than paying city rents</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Cash <span class="page-number">p15</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/money-investments-co-operative" name="&lid={bookSection}{Co-op fund sees world of opportunity}&lpos={bookSection}{24}">Co-op fund sees world of opportunity</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>The theme of industrial revolution will drive investment markets for 20 years</p> </div> </li> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/mortgages-property-council-right-buy" name="&lid={bookSection}{Mortgage trap that looms for right-to-buy homeowners}&lpos={bookSection}{25}">Mortgage trap that looms for right-to-buy homeowners</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Survey reveals level of risk facing ex-tenants who purchase their council property. <strong>Jamie Elliott </strong>reports</p> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="trailblock"> <h2>Cash <span class="page-number">p16</span></h2> <li class="normal"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/26/double-tax-credits-self-assessment" name="&lid={bookSection}{Dont pay the penalty for missing double tax deadline}&lpos={bookSection}{26}">Don't pay the penalty for missing double tax deadline</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Self-assessment payments and tax credit forms are due in, warns <strong>Melanie Wright</strong></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="related"> <div id="book-index"> <h2>All sections</h2> <ul> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/news" class="showerstyle " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Main section}&lpos={bookIndex}{1}">Main section</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-1" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/news/uknews" name="&lid={bookIndex}{News}&lpos={bookIndex}{2}" class="book-section"> News </a> <span class="count">p1-19</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/news/comment" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Comment}&lpos={bookIndex}{3}" class="book-section"> Comment </a> <span class="count">p11-28</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/news/focus" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Focus}&lpos={bookIndex}{4}" class="book-section"> Focus </a> <span class="count">p20-22</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/news/worldnews" name="&lid={bookIndex}{World news}&lpos={bookIndex}{5}" class="book-section"> World news </a> <span class="count">p29-34</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/news/7days" name="&lid={bookIndex}{7 days}&lpos={bookIndex}{6}" class="book-section"> 7 days </a> <span class="count">p35-36</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/sport" class="showerstyle " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Sport}&lpos={bookIndex}{7}">Observer Sport</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-2" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/sport/news" name="&lid={bookIndex}{News & features}&lpos={bookIndex}{8}" class="book-section"> News & features </a> <span class="count">p1-16</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/review" class="showerstyle " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Review}&lpos={bookIndex}{9}">Observer Review</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-3" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/review/features" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Features}&lpos={bookIndex}{10}" class="book-section"> Features </a> <span class="count">p2-10</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/review/arts" name="&lid={bookIndex}{The critics}&lpos={bookIndex}{11}" class="book-section"> The critics </a> <span class="count">p11-27</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/review/books" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Books}&lpos={bookIndex}{12}" class="book-section"> Books </a> <span class="count">p19-25</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/review/puzzles" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Puzzles}&lpos={bookIndex}{13}" class="book-section"> Puzzles </a> <span class="count">p26-27</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/escape" class="showerstyle " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Escape}&lpos={bookIndex}{14}">Observer Escape</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-4" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/escape/features" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Features}&lpos={bookIndex}{15}" class="book-section"> Features </a> <span class="count">p2-12</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/businessandmedia" class="showerstyle open " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Business, Media & Cash}&lpos={bookIndex}{16}">Observer Business, Media & Cash</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-5"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/businessandmedia/news" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Business news & features}&lpos={bookIndex}{17}" class="book-section"> Business news & features </a> <span class="count">p1-10</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/businessandmedia/cash" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Cash}&lpos={bookIndex}{18}" class="book-section"> Cash </a> <span class="count">p11-16</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/magazine" class="showerstyle " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Magazine}&lpos={bookIndex}{19}">Observer Magazine</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-6" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/magazine/life-and-style" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Life & style}&lpos={bookIndex}{20}" class="book-section"> Life & style </a> <span class="count">p5-62</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong class="book"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/sportmonthly" class="showerstyle " name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Sport Monthly}&lpos={bookIndex}{21}">Observer Sport Monthly</a> </strong> <ul id="drop-7" class="hidebook"> <li class="first"> <ul id="picture-zone" class="trailblock"> <li class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/07/25/business.jpg" height="212" width="140" alt="Business 26/07/2009"/> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/sportmonthly/features" name="&lid={bookIndex}{Observer Sport Monthly}&lpos={bookIndex}{22}" class="book-section"> Observer Sport Monthly </a> <span class="count">p5-50</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/all" name="&lid={bookIndex}{The Observer}&lpos={bookIndex}{23}"> All stories </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="book-edition-index" class="trail"> <ul class="books"> <li class="major-heading"><h2>Recent editions of Observer Business, Media & Cash </h2></li> <li class="normal"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/26/businessandmedia" name="&lid={recentBookEditions}{July 26 2009}&lpos={recentBookEditions}{1}">July 26 2009</a> </li> <li class="normal"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/24/businessandmedia" name="&lid={recentBookEditions}{July 24 2009}&lpos={recentBookEditions}{2}">July 24 2009</a> </li> <li class="normal"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090730151244/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/jul/19/businessandmedia" name="&lid={recentBookEditions}{July 19 2009}&lpos={recentBookEditions}{3}">July 19 2009</a> </li> <li class="normal"> <a 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