04-Dec-2012 18:05

UK retail sales pick up in November - BRC - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/britain-retail-brc-idUSL5E8N41MR20121204

EU finance chiefs clash over bank reform - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae18eb32-3e03-11e2-93cb-00144feabdc0.html

George Osborne slashes Whitehall budgets to fund £5bn schools investment - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osborne-slashes-whitehall-budgets-to-fund-5bn-schools-investment-8381741.html

HMRC begin appeal against Rangers' Big Tax Case victory - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/hmrc-begin-appeal-against-rangers-big-tax-case-victory-1-2674002

Household spending rises as costs of basics soar - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9721747/Household-spending-rises-as-costs-of-basics-soar.html

Postmen threaten to ditch half of their deliveries in bid to protect Royal Mail from ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242886/Postmen-threaten-ditch-half-deliveries-bid-protect-Royal-Mail-unfair-competition.html

Sants in talks to join Deloitte - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a08a8e0-3e20-11e2-93cb-00144feabdc0.html

IAG's British Airways plans to cut 400 cabin crew jobs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/iag-strike-idUSL5E8N4CTZ20121204

Autumn Statement: What to expect - Professional Pensions :: http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2229516/autumn-statement-what-to-expect

Former HBOS chairman 'lived in cloud cuckoo land' before bank's near collapse - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/04/former-hbos-chairman-lord-stevenson-mps