After sifting through the overwritten remaining blocks of Luke's home directory, Luke and PDP-1 sped away from /u/lars, across the surface of the Winchester riding Luke's flying read/write head. PDP-1 had Luke stop at the edge of the cylinder overlooking /usr/spool/uucp. "Unix-to-Unix Copy Program;" said PDP-1. "You will never find a more wretched hive of bugs and flamers. We must be cautious." -- DECWARS

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Tom Howard

Tom Howard started his career covering the weird and wonderful world of Aim, the London junior stock market, before joining The Times's business desk as its market reporter in 2019. He now writes about property and professional services companies, mostly accountants and recruiters. 


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PwC growth drops to 16-year low amid ‘challenging backdrop’

Sept. 17, 2025
Tom Howard
Concerns: Ethics• International• Consulting and or Tax• Politics• Audit & Oversight
Topics: Insider Trading• PwC Growth

In the 12 months to the end of June, PwC UK’s revenues rose 0.4 per cent to£6.35 billion from £6.33 billion in its previous financial year. That is a marked slowdown compared with the past few years, when annual revenue growth has averaged more than 12 per cent and is the …