Sandwichgate: How Sports Direct spied on MPs with a camera hidden in sandwiches November 7, 2016 Shocked MPs were left fuming after staff at Mike Ashley's Sports Direct apparently attempted to spy on them using a camera hidden under a plate of sandwiches. Members of the business select committee paid the controversial retailer's Shirebrook site a surprise visit earlier today, as part of a long-running investigation into conditions at the company. [...]
Britain is embracing free trade just as the world turns to protectionism November 7, 2016 In pointed contrast to President Obama, Donald Trump has promised Britain that it will be at the front of the queue for a free trade deal should he triumph in today’s presidential election. Yet whether a President Trump, or indeed a President Clinton, would be minded to expend political capital on any trade deal has been thrown [...]
The government’s Brexit complacency threatens all financial clearing in the UK November 7, 2016 Let's be very blunt. The UK government’s failure to have any kind of Brexit plan is potentially catastrophic for business throughout the UK and for the financial services sector in particular. The UK government’s insistence that it will not offer “a running commentary” on negotiation preparations also means there will be little or no public [...]
This former chancellor has joined a new financial well-being charity November 7, 2016 A charity set up to boost financial well-being and resilience across the UK has just welcomed a former chancellor onto its board of trustees. Alistair Darling, who served as chancellor between 2007 and 2010, has joined Standard Life Foundation and he is expected to become the charity's chair at the start of 2017. Howard Davies, who used [...]
Brexit minister sticks to his guns as he eyes the Supreme Court November 7, 2016 Government still intends trigger Article 50 by the end of March next year and also appeal a case on the matter to the highest court in the country, the Brexit minister has maintained today. David Davis also noted government will be applying for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court this week. Last week, a trio [...]
These are London’s best US Presidential election parties November 7, 2016 US presidential election day is less than 24 hours away, and if you’re planning on staying up to see which one of the candidates will triumph in the race for the White House, why not do so in style. Drag yourself away from the sofa and head out to the best US election parties London [...]
MPs pay surprise visit to Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse November 7, 2016 MPs have made a surprise visit to Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse to take a look at how the retailer is progressing with improvements to its working practices. The Telegraph has reported that Iain Wright MP, chair of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee, which led an inquiry into Sports Direct earlier this year, gave [...]
18 Twitter accounts to follow on US Election Day November 7, 2016 Excitement is building about polling day in the US tomorrow. The nervous-excitement that comes from watching an election from the other side of the world, which could be closer than the polls predict. Read more: Five ways tech is helping the US vote for its next President After Brexit and an unforeseen result in the General Election [...]
Five ways tech is helping the US vote for its next President November 7, 2016 Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? Whichever way the US goes, voters are being given a helping hand by technology. The hotly contested race for the White House is nearly over, but the likes of Google and Uber have joined the final push to get millions of Americans out to vote. Every little helps, after all. 1. Google [...]
Farage mulls leading 100,000 strong march on Supreme Court ruling November 7, 2016 And you thought that Brexit couldn't get much weirder. It can. Now Nigel Farage is considering leading an army of 100,000 Brexit-supporters outside the Supreme Court on the day it considers an appeal on the triggering of Article 50. The march, which is likely to be held on December 5, the planned first day of the [...]