Martin Hickman

Recent Articles by Martin Hickman

January 3, 2010

Regulator Chides Ryanair for 'Puerile' Fees

Britain's top business regulator has accused Europe's biggest airline, Ryanair, of "almost taunting" passengers in a strongly worded attack on its charges. John ...

December 6, 2009

And Now, the More Ethical Kit-Kat

Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, is to pay poor cocoa farmers more for their beans by switching its best-selling Kit Kat chocolate bar to Fairtrade. ...

October 27, 2009

BA Faces Christmas Strike Threat

British Airways (BAY.L) staff fighting planned cuts in cabin crew are to vote on strike action next month in a bad-tempered dispute that threatens to paralyse the ...

October 13, 2009

Dyson's Latest: A Fan with No Blades

For once James Dyson has invented something without cutting-edge technology – a fan without blades. With an eye on the lucrative US market for air conditioning, the ...

February 19, 2009

Starbucks vs. Britain: Brewing Hostility

Lord Mandelson's famed silver tongue deserted him on a business trip to New York when he responded with a four-letter tirade against one of America's most senior ...

March 11, 2008

Is the Sun Setting on the City of London?

Is the dominance of the City of London coming to an end? The historic centre of London has long been the headquarters of British finance, the home of classical ...