Aviva chief Amanda Blanc tells MPs of ‘appalling’ reports of misogyny in financial sector December 14, 2023 Chief executive of insurance giant Aviva Amanda Blanc has told the Treasury Committee she has heard from "hundreds" of women who have faced misogny while working in the financial sector, as MPs investigate sexism in the Square Mile.
Right now, this Conservative party has no right to a single vote December 14, 2023 One would hope that growth figures revealing the economy was shrinking would serve as a wake up call to our political overlords. After all, governments do not tend to win elections when the economy is in reverse gear. What did we get instead from the Conservative Party yesterday? More infighting and some asinine tweets from [...]
Former Tory chair Lord Ashcroft sells recruitment firm for £483m, netting £300m December 13, 2023 Shareholders will be allowed a 55.9p dividend declared in November, in addition to more which Impellam hasn't declared yet; but which taken together will total 1,084.4p per Impellam share.
Scrap triple lock and reform state pension, Jeremy Hunt urged in major IFS report December 13, 2023 IFS warns the ‘triple lock’ “ratchets up the value of, and spending on, the state pension over time in a way that creates uncertainty"
Sadiq Khan: London faces ‘full blown recruitment crisis’ over migration salary rules December 13, 2023 London is facing a “full blown recruitment crisis” over the government’s new policies on migration, Sadiq Khan has warned.
Rishi Sunak scores lowest ever popularity rating, poll finds December 13, 2023 The Prime Minister scored a net favorability rating of -49, which puts him on the same level as the Conservative Party and his predecessor Boris Johnson at the time of his resignation.
MoD slapped with fine over data breach during Afghanistan evacuation December 13, 2023 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has slapped the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a hefty fine for a data breach during the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation. The MoD has been fined £350,000 for disclosing personal information of people seeking relocation to the UK after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Shortly after the Taliban took control [...]
The Notebook: Michael Martins on why Labour must face up to a Trump presidency December 13, 2023 Michael Martins, former US Embassy London political and economic specialist, on the Labour party, Donald Trump and reaching for the stars.
No proof of ‘value for money’ for billions spent on public procurement December 13, 2023 The government cannot demonstrate “value for money” for billions of taxpayer-funded public procurement, a group of MPs have warned.
Key Rwanda safety bill scrapes through crunch Commons vote December 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak has been spared defeat after a key bill declaring Rwanda a safe country for migrant flights scraped through a Commons vote - but could face a future rebellion in the New Year.