METROPOLITAN POLICE GETS A NEW HEAD September 12, 2011 Bernard Hogan-Howe was named as the new commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police yesterday, giving him the job a year before the capital hosts the Olympic Games and a month after the worst riots in the city in years. The 53-year-old, who has a no-nonsense reputation, replaces Paul Stephenson who resigned in July.
THE WEEK AHEAD September 11, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Today, Pan African Resources announces. The Aim-listed company is producing 100,000 ounces of gold per year and will be hoping for glittering results. ● Tomorrow, Abcam and Ashmore both announce. Abcam is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge’s Science Park, which sells research antibodies. ● On Wednesday, Barratt Developments and Galliford Try [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 30, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES DISPUTE ERUPTS OVER CONTROL OF LIBYA’S $65BN SOVEREIGN FUNG A dispute has erupted over control of Libya’s $65bn (£40bn) sovereign wealth fund, as the national transitional council attempts to maintain stability in the nation. Several NTC members have contested the authority of Mahmoud Badi, who is probing corruption at the Libyan Investment Authority. HONG [...]
Cameron pledges radical reforms August 15, 2011 DAVID Cameron will today pledge a sweeping review of the UK’s approach to social policy in the wake of last week’s devastating riots. The prime minister will use a speech this morning to announce a “social fightback” to match last week’s security operation. He will pledge to “review every aspect of our work to mend [...]
Cameron’s police and euro blunders August 14, 2011 EVERY so often, a confluence of events forces a country to choose a new direction. Britain is at such a crossroads: we need radical reform in virtually all areas of domestic policy as well as new trading relationships and security alliances internationally. The riots and the crisis in the Eurozone ought to serve as catalysts [...]
Cameron says police were far too slow to respond during riots August 11, 2011 PRIME MINISTER David Cameron yesterday said there were “far too few” police on the streets during the UK riots, as he faced MPs for the first time since the violence that swept across the country earlier this week. Speaking to the House of Commons during the emergency recall of Parliament yesterday, Cameron praised the police [...]
Government under pressure to reconsider police cuts August 10, 2011 THE GOVERNMENT yesterday came under growing pressure to reconsider its decision to reduce police numbers, after Britain was gripped by the worst riots in a generation. Boris Johnson, the Tory London Mayor, and Harriet Harman, the deputy Labour leader, found rare common cause and denounced plans to cut the police budget as part of the [...]
From royal fairytale to banana republic August 10, 2011 WHAT a year of contrast this has been for the UK. A few months ago, the world looked on longingly as we put on a marvellous, heart-warming show for the royal wedding, in a brilliant piece of PR highlighting the continuity and stability of Britain’s institutions, a valuable commodity in a troubled world. Today, all [...]
Ex-News of the World journo arrested August 10, 2011 FORMER News of the World news editor Greg Miskiw was yesterday arrested by the Metropolitan police over his possible role in the News International phone hacking scandal. Miskiw, aged 61, acted as news editor of the now-shuttered tabloid while both Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks were editor. He was arrested on suspicion of unlawful interception [...]
How well have British politicians dealt with the riots in London? August 9, 2011 This week, we’re asking members of our Voice of the City panel to rate the performances of Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson with regard to the London riots. We also want to know how well George Osborne has dealt with the crisis that has engulfed world financial markets for the best [...]