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BANK of England Governor Mark Carney is always keen to avoid accusations of political bias when in front of the Treasury
Select Committee.
Asked what he thought of the views of the Cabinet who like pizza — a notso-subtle reference to the Eurosceptic “pizza club” — by Charlie Elphicke MP, Carney wryly deadpanned: “Many people enjoy eating pizza.”
Surely these Brexiteers should be eating roast beef rather than foreign muck anyway?
CARLOS GHOSN, the fired Nissan chairman in a spot of bother over his pay, is famed for his words of business wisdom laced with the philosophy you’d expect from a French education.
“You miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take,” he says. “It doesn’t matter if you fail or win, but you just have to dare, be audacious, be bold, look at the direction and don’t be afraid to fail.” Quite.
IF THERE’S one word more hated in the City than Brexit, it’s MiFID as the European directive for financial instruments continues to squeeze many aspects of work in the Square Mile. The impact on City brokers was laid bare when Jefferies said it was dropping coverage for 26 stocks, including FTSE 100 heavyweight Ferguson.
With this and the retirement of its noisy veteran property scribbler Anthony Codling, expect to hear less from the Madison Avenue bank.
MORE on the planned City skyscraper officially dubbed the Tulip. One reader suggests the lollipop-shaped structure is reminiscent of a “soaring sperm”, while a Twitter wag says: “My wife says it looks like an over-elaborate vibrator.” Londoners are obviously feeling perky amid these chilly winter nights.
THE boss of upmarket scarves maker Johnstons of Elgin joked to Spy this week that his name can be unfortunate when dealing with suppliers. Simon Cotton says: “People think I’m some sort of secret shopper trying to get intel on fabric prices. Cotton is my surname. I swear!”