Why George Osborne may be pleased ... part 2

Another week, another great scoop from Jim Armitage, City editor at the Evening Standard. This time the senior hack has dug up a tale about Smith & Williamson, the City fund manager, being put up for sale by its Canadian backers for an estimated £450 million. Here is the link:

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/smith-williamson-mulling-450m-sale-as-canadians-falter-a3549546.html

George Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and now editor of the Evening Standard, must be worried he is going to have to stick his hand in his pocket, especially as there are some big jobs coming up in financial journalism.....

Date: Friday, 26 May 2017, 6:46 pm

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