EU referendum: Why business owes it to its workers to take back the Brexit debate from the political elites May 20, 2016 The most important influence on how Britain will vote on 23 June is unlikely to be President Obama, David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn, or Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson. The unsung persuader in this vote will be a friend or colleague at work. There are 5.4m businesses in the UK and a total of 31m employees. Each [...]
Greater sovereignty or smaller budgets: With polls tight ahead of the EU referendum, what would Brexit mean for the marketing and advertising industries? April 25, 2016 On 23 June, adland will have a tough decision to make – whether to be at a party in Cannes or a polling booth in Britain. It is hard to assess the impact Brexit would have on the marketing and advertising industry, and its outlook on the issue is predictably varied. Firms differ in size, [...]
One Direction has a lot to learn: This group of grandads is the UK’s richest band April 21, 2016 Wild horses couldn't stop the Rolling Stones from being crowned the wealthiest band in Britain and Ireland. Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood have combined fortunes of £630m, up £40m on 2015. Read more: London has more billionaires than any other city in the world It was also a beautiful day for U2, who have a [...]
WPP confirms Sir Martin Sorrell’s pay of £62.8m March 15, 2016 Advertising and PR group WPP has confirmed that founder and chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has taken home a share package worth £62.78m under the company's co-investment, performance-based, management incentive compensation plan, LEAP. A total of 15 WPP senior executives were involved in the scheme, which covered a five year performance period from 2011 to [...]
EU referendum: Asda, HSBC, Vodafone and nearly 200 sign letter saying Brexit would threaten jobs – but Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are not on the list February 23, 2016 The bosses of HSBC, BT, Vodafone and Asda are among those to have put their name to an open letter backing the remain camp and Prime Minister David Cameron's reforms in Europe. More than a third of the UK's biggest companies were represented in the letter, which was published in The Times this morning, saying they represented [...]
Syria airstrike vote 2015: Here’s how your MP voted December 3, 2015 Last night MPs voted in favour of the UK beginning airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) with an overwhelming majority of 397 votes to 223, following a gruelling 10-hour debate in the House of Commons. The move was controversial, with huge numbers of people protesting against military intervention. Some Labour MPs claimed they were being intimidated to [...]
General Election 2015: How MPs stepping down at this election could make millions on their second homes March 25, 2015 Exclusive: On 30 March when parliament is dissolved, as the majority of MPs will gear up to embark on the toughest part of their election campaigns, some will bid farewell to the Commons for the last time as they step down from public life. But among the 77 MPs leaving office, many will be left [...]
AA gets third boss in a year amid ongoing upheaval at motor icon August 28, 2014 FORMER car park boss Bob Mackenzie yesterday became the latest in a string of corporate executives to try their hand at running motoring icon AA. Mackenzie, who will break City convention and combine the role of chairman and chief executive at the group, follows in the footsteps of outgoing boss Chris Jansen, who left yesterday, [...]
World leaders flock to Davos yearly meeting January 20, 2013 THE WORLD’S most prominent policymakers, economists and businessmen will on Wednesday descend on Davos to hammer out a consensus on building sustainable growth. The small Swiss village will host close to 50 heads of state or government and more than 1,500 business leaders, as well as top academics and representatives from charities and Non-Governmental Organisations [...]
Cameron to top bosses: back UK Plc July 26, 2012 BUSINESS leaders from some of the largest companies in the world have begun arriving in London for a showcase event to boost investment into the UK, timed to coincide with the Olympic Games. The UK Trade and Investment department yesterday launched its so-called British Business Embassy, attracting figures such as Google’s Eric Schmidt, WPP boss [...]