Book News: Key Ideas and Cain’s

Siobhan and I have received the proofs for Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language, which is now scheduled for January 2009. I may regret saying this, but this book seems unlikely to be overtaken by current events.
Not so Cain’s: The Story of Liverpool in a Pint. The administrators of the Cain’s Beer [...]

Bids Coming in For Cain’s

It seems while I’ve been away soaking up the weather in the Western Isles interest in buying Cain’s has been growing. Marston’s and the Dusanj brothers themselves seem to be in the running, but the latest is from Glasgow-based management group Marketing Management Services International (MMSI). MMSI bought the Arran Brewery in June and seem [...]

Cain’s in Administration

Well, here’s the news we’ve been dreading. The uncertainty continues for Cain’s employees as the company goes into administration. The Liverpool Daily Post reports here, and the Manchester Evening News here. The administrator is upbeat about being able to make ‘going concern sales’ and I would be surprised if the various parts of the business [...]

What next for Cain’s?

The Liverpool Echo is reporting that at 2pm today Cain’s bankers turned down the request for ongoing funding. Given the news in the general economy, this has been an increasingly likely outcome. The Dusanj brothers have given Liverpool a wonderful emblem for its recovery since 2002 and really lifted the mood in the city with [...]