London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Blunkett quits after new allegations November 3, 2005 David Blunkett resigned yesterday as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following intense criticism of his ill-judged directorship of a DNA company as yet more allegations of financial impropriety emerged. In a statement Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, said: “David Blunkett chose to resign because he had reached the conclusion that the position was [...]
Blunkett set to sell shares November 1, 2005 Beleaguered Work and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett said yesterday his family will sell shares he bought in a biotech firm, DNA Bioscience. In a written statement Blunkett said he had asked his sons to authorise trustees “to dispose of the shares.” The decision comes after Prime Minister Tony Blair asked the Cabinet Secretary to see [...]
A reserved man October 31, 2005 The new nominee for the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve has a background in academia rather than finance and is thought to be weak on inflation. Markets are being urged to wait before rushing to judgement. Can you ever replace a god? On 24 October George W Bush made an attempt, nominating the head of [...]