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By: Tim Allan

Tim Allan is the founder and group managing director of Portland.

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  • Businesses are becoming better corporate citizens, so why is public perception lagging behind?

    When I left politics for business two decades ago, it was taken for granted that those who ran the country would be held more accountable than those who ran our companies.  Today, in many cases, levels of scrutiny on business now seem more intense. Leave aside the fact that conduct and persistent policy failures which [...]

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