Piped
gas from Russia to boost Britain's supplies from 2012 "Britain
is to start piping gas directly from Russia for the first time in
2012, according to the chief executive of Nord Stream, the Kremlin-backed
gas pipeline venture. In an interview with The Times in Switzerland,
Matthias Warnig said that more than 4 billion cubic metres of gas
a year had already been booked for the UK market through the pipeline,
which is due to enter service by the end of 2012. That is equivalent
to more than 4 per cent of total UK gas demand of about 94 billion
cubic metres per year ..." business.timesonline.co.uk (site
accessed Nov 09)
Unemployment
could peak at 4m in 2012 "Unemployment
in Britain will continue to rise for at least another three years,
according to a leading economic consultancy, as official figures out
next week are expected to show another large jump in the number of
jobless. At its latest economic forum ... Fathom predicted that unemployment
on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) measure, which includes
those seeking work but not claiming benefits, would peak at 4 million
in 2012 ..." guardian.co.uk (site accessed May 2009)
UK
will not recover till 2012 "The
UK economy could decline for another year and take a further two years
to recover, according to a respected think tank.
A National Institute of Economic and Social Research study says the
current economic decline is "very similar" to the slowdown
at the start of the 1980s ..." bbc.co.uk (site accessed April
09)
See
also:
UK
to remain in deflation trap until 2012 "
... while many assume the combination of near-zero interest rates
and a heavily-devalued pound will help prevent falling prices from
becoming entrenched, and may stoke inflation, the BNP Paribas economists
said they expected deflation to persist all the way until 2012 ..."
telegraph.co.uk (site accessed Mar 09)
Digital
Britain: Broadband in every house by 2012 "Every
household in Britain should be guaranteed access to broadband by 2012,
probably at a speed of 2Mb per second, the government said today in
its Digital Britain report ..." guardian.co.uk (site accessed
Jan 2009)
One
in six adults to be on the DNA database by 2012 "
... The DNA database currently has 4.1million profiles on it, with
15,000 profiles being added every week. Ministers have declined to
set any target for the database, the biggest of its kind in the world
per head of population. But a senior scientist from the Forensic Science
Service said the Home Office would like it to be the same size as
the national fingerprint database, which has more than 7.3million
prints ..." telegraph.co.uk (site accessed Nov 2008)
Food
and grocery forecasts "
... Despite the harsher economic conditions we forecast for the next
five years, we anticipate food & grocery expenditure will hold
up well ...
- We expect average annual retail price inflation over the next five
years of 2.7%. ... Higher levels of wholesale food price inflation
will be at the core of this growth.
- Grocers will account for all of the sector’s growth. We forecast
grocers’ sales to grow by over 26% between 2007 and 2012. This
will increase grocers' share of total retail spending to 41.6% in
2012. researchandmarkets.com (site accessed June 2008)
Free
swimming for all by 2012 "England's
swimming pools will have free admission by 2012 in an effort to get
more people involved in sports before the Olympic Games, the government
will announce Friday. People aged over 60 will be the first group
to be given free admission to public pools as part of the 80 million
pound initiative. The scheme will then be extended to anyone aged
under 16, before the abolition of admission charges by 2012 ..."
afp.google.com (site accessed June 2008)
Manchester
United: Alex Ferguson will retire before 2012 "Old
Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he will quit Manchester
United in the next three years. He has been loath to set a date for
his departure after reneging on his original plan to retire six years
ago. But in the wake of United's Champions League final victory, he
told the Mail on Sunday: "I won't be managing here any more than
three years at the very, very most. I can assure you of that."
..." teletext.co.uk/sportnews/headlines
(site accessed May 08)
They'll
finally finish painting the Firth Bridge in 2012 "
... restoration work has been ongoing since 2002 but, due to years
of under-investment during the 70s and 80s,
the scale of the job was initially unclear. Only now are we in the
position to name a completion date of 2012." Network
Rail and Balfour Beatty said the project would "mark the end
of a modern myth". So
much time has been spent painting the structure, the saying "like
painting the Forth Bridge" has become synonymous with any task
which takes so long that, by the time it is completed, it is time
to start again ... business.scotsman.com (site accessed Feb 08)
National
ID scheme delayed until 2012 "The
Government's national identity card scheme was "in the intensive
care ward" after leaked documents showed plans to issue UK citizens
with the cards have been delayed until after the next election. Amid
growing doubts that the multibillion pound scheme will ever see the
light of day, a confidential Home Office report suggests that the
widespread introduction of cards for British nationals will not come
until 2012 at the earliest ..." telegraph.co.uk (site accessed
Jan 08)
Your
finances in 2012 2012
is constantly being touted as a time of opportunity. If we believe
what we hear, the UK will be a prosperous country, thanks to the influx
of investment on the back of the Olympic Games. But
here at Fool.co.uk we’re wondering if this really is the case,
or if the Government’s just banking on it to get out of trouble.
We’ve taken a close look at five of the biggest economic trends
and, with the expertise of Head of Personal Finance David Kuo, formulated
five predictions about life and money in 2012. Each
week we’ll take a different issue, … and of course, we’ll
also tell you what we think you can do to keep your finances firmly
in the black. free downloadable pdf. fool.co.uk (site accessed
Jan 2008)
Tate
Modern - £215m for a new ziggurat "
... The new building is a futuristic, higgledy-piggledy glass structure
that features huge blocks protruding from a ziggurat which the Tate’s
director, Sir Nicholas Serota, believes will become a “spectacular”
landmark for the city ... With its completion planned for 2012, in
time for the Olympics, the initial design divided expert opinion ..."
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk (site accessed Dec 2007)
1
million more immigrants by 2012 "
... Tables hidden in this year's government spending review reveal
plans to allow immigration to grow by almost 200,000 A YEAR between
now and 2012. The planned influx of 190,000 is the same as an extra
CITY the size of YORK every year, needing 260 new homes to be built
every DAY ... " newsof theworld.co.uk (site
accessed Oct 2007)
Average
house price £300,000 by 2012 "The
average cost of a house in England will break through the £300,000
mark in the next five years, research suggests.
The National Housing Federation (NHF) warned prices were now almost
11 times the average wage and may rise by 40% as supplies fall further
behind demand ..." news.bbc.co.uk (site accessed Aug 2007)
London
Skyline in 2012 Artist's
impression www.skyscrapercity.com
See also: List
of tallest buildings and structures in London en.wikipaedia.org
(site accessed Aug 2007)
Manchester
and Birmingham to trial road-charging by 2012 "
... Representatives
of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities have told MPs
that a road pricingscheme on the tag-and-beacon model could be ready
to begin in the third quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, West Midlands
officials have told the House of Commons Transport Committee that
a similar scheme could be ready to go in the same timeframe ... "
eta.co.uk (site accessed May 2007)
Marks
& Spencer will become carbon neutral by 2012 "M&S
will change beyond recognition the way it operates over the next five
years. We will become carbon neutral, only using offsetting as a last
resort; we will ensure that none of our clothing or packaging needs
to be thrown away; much of our polyester clothing will be made from
recycled plastic bottles instead of oil and every year we will sell
over 20 milliongarments made from Fairtrade cotton...." Marksandspencer.com
(site accessed Jan 2007)
Final
salary pension schemes 'to be history by 2012' "The
majority of Britain's 100 biggest companies will shut their final
salary pension schemes to existing workers as well as new members
within six years, a report published today predicts." The
Guardian(site accessed August 2006)
Women
bishops by 2012 in Church of England "Although
women have been ordained as priests since 1994, they remained barred
from the higher office. Now they could be ordained as early as 2012
after the General Synod voted by 288 to 119 that the concept of women
bishops was 'theologically justified'." The Independent(siteaccessed
July 2006)
Pension
pledge will be delivered "John
Hutton, Work and Pensions secretary, has denied that a Gordon Brown
premiership would see a key pensions pledge reneged upon. Last month,
the government said the link between increases in the state pension
and earnings would be restored in the next parliament. But it added
that the promise would be subject to an affordability test. Mr Hutton
told the Department for Work and Pensions Select Committee: 'Get real,
this policy will be delivered.'" BBC News (siteaccessed
June 2006)
Scotland
has a mission to end homelessness by 2012 BBC
News (site accessedMarch 2006)Two-thirds
of UK TVs still analogue by 2012
says TV research company,ContinentalResesarch. i.d.TV
(site accessed April 2006) Article
no longer accessible
Ofcom is now predicting
100% digital TV penetration by 2012
(across all platforms - satellite, cable and terrestrial). i.d.TV
(site accessed March 2006) Article
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