London mayor Sadiq Khan has cited a controversial “beach body” campaign as an example of advertising that would be banned under new rules June 14, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that new advertising rules for TfL would extend beyond rulings made by watchdogs, citing one controversial campaign as an example. Khan announced yesterday that the rules would come into force from next month, blocking adverts that create unhealthy or unrealistic body images. And speaking on LBC today, Khan cited [...]
Do Transport for London’s stricter ad rules present a problem? Not if the rules are applied with common sense. June 14, 2016 The Mayor faces two issues following his decision to have more restive rules on the type of ads that will appear on tube and buses. First is the principle that ads should not encourage impossible or unachievable body images. I think that many Londoners will agree with Transport for London and our new Mayor. These [...]
David Cameron’s EU renegotiations were “Mickey Mouse” according to an international trade lawyer (who also happens to be his former deputy’s wife) June 14, 2016 David Cameron's renegotiations with the EU have been slammed as “Mickey Mouse” by Spanish international trade lawyer Miriam Gonzalez Durantez. Durantez, who is married to former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, said the UK is “sleepwalking towards disaster” in next week's Brexit vote, and called on the UK to commit to further European reform. Speaking at [...]
The Brexit camp has attacked two BT bosses after they wrote to staff emphasising their fears around a Brexit vote June 13, 2016 A former trade minister has savaged BT's leadership after it issued a firm-wide memo this week supporting the UK's EU membership. BT chairman Sir Mike Rake and chief executive Gavin Patterson teamed with the Communications Workers Union, and Prospect to issue the note, which sought to highlight their concerns, without explicitly encouraging staff to vote Remain in [...]
The Brexit camp has attacked two BT bosses after they wrote to staff emphasising their fears around a Brexit vote June 13, 2016 NULL
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been attacked by Labour’s own camp of Brexiteers June 13, 2016 Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been slammed by Labour's leave campaigners after intervening in the Brexit debate. Speaking at De Montfort University in Leicester, Brown said today that Britain “should be a leader in Europe and not leaving it”. "Britain is at its best when it is outward-looking, engaged, welcoming, internationally minded, thinking of [...]
Skills minister says Brexit vote could kill off the apprenticeship levy June 13, 2016 Skills minister Nick Boles has suggested the incoming apprenticeship levy could be put on ice if the UK votes to leave the EU. The levy was designed to generate funding for 3m apprenticeships, but has faced opposition from business groups including the Confederation of British Industry since it was first announced in the July 2015 budget. [...]
A new ICM poll shows a growing lead for Leave campaigners ahead of next week’s EU referendum June 13, 2016 The latest poll figures show support for leaving the EU is growing amongst the British voting public with figures from a pair of ICM polls increasing Brexit's lead to six points. Figures from ICM show a 53 per cent now back Brexit, compared to 47 per cent for Remain, with the lead mirrored across both online and [...]
Seven months after apologising to MPs, HMRC is now boasting of a “significant recovery” in its call-handling services June 13, 2016 HMRC has stressed a dramatic improvement in its call handling processes, with 90 per cent of calls answered, and the average call answered inside of six minutes. Speaking to MPs at the Public Accounts Committee earlier today, HMRC chief executive Jon Thompson, said that the performance represented “a significant recovery”. Last year, HMRC was slammed by a [...]
