London Stock Exchange Group sacks US staff member over ‘racist’ video News The London Stock Exchange Group has sacked one of its staff after a “concerning video” was shared online. In a Linkedin post, the FTSE 100 firm said today it had been made aware of a video involving one of its US staff members and it had now fired the person. “You may be aware of [...]
Essex County Cricket Club punished for “systemic use of discriminatory language” Sport Business County cricket club Essex were handed a fine and reprimand from the independent Cricket Discipline Commission on Wednesday. The county was charged for the “systemic use of racist and/or discriminatory language and/or conduct” between 2001 and 2010. In response the Cricket Discipline Commission cautioned the club, reprimanded them and fined Essex £100,000. Half of their [...]
Minister urges insurers to ‘swiftly resolve’ riot claims Politics Insurers have been urged to “swiftly resolve” claims from businesses which suffered damage during the recent rioting.
Violence on the streets has a long tail in terms of stability August 12, 2024 Starmer has built his vision on stability - but the riots could undermine all that, writes Eliot Wilson
It’s impossible to understand the riots without discussing austerity August 8, 2024 The UK has forgotten the lessons of the Marshall Plan. Poverty breeds extremism, says Sam Fowles
Sadiq Khan ‘can’t say’ if racism would have put him off politics June 26, 2024 Sadiq Khan has said he "can't unequivocally say" whether knowing about the extent of racism he would face in politics would have put him off.
Cathie Wood on losing $14bn, Trump and where the UK has an edge over the US April 24, 2024 Cathie Wood has an answer to those accusations that her investment firm lost billions of her investors’ money investing in tech stocks.
Cleverly writes to Met Police over ‘openly Jewish’ comment April 20, 2024 Home Secretary James Cleverly has written to the Metropolitan Police after an officer stopped a man who was wearing a traditional kippah cap from crossing a road during a pro-Palestinian march on the grounds he was “openly Jewish”. The charity Campaign Against Antisemitism released a video late on Thursday which showed a police officer preventing [...]