Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, announcing £40bn of tax rises, Central London Alliance comments
Only connect: Social media giant LinkedIn facing class action lawsuit over privacy violation claims November 11, 2014 LinkedIn is facing a class action lawsuit after its premium “reference report” service over claims it has violated individuals' privacy. Four people are bringing the claim, citing various attempts at getting jobs which they argue may have been thwarted by LinkedIn's paid-for reference report service. The legal documents, which were filed last month, [...]
Theatre review: Made in Dagenham starring Gemma Arterton November 7, 2014 ★★☆☆☆ Adelphi Theatre If you ever wondered why Carry On Camping, Carry On Up the Nile and Carry On Up The Jungle were never followed by Carry On Second Wave Feminism, or Carry On Women’s Liberation, then watch Made in Dagenham, a new musical in which slap, tickle and gender politics make uneasy [...]
Holiday pay ruling: Three ways it will harm business November 4, 2014 Long after it was agreed, the EU Working Time Directive continues to pose a significant headache for business. Yesterday’s ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on holiday pay has its roots in a separate but related judgment from the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) earlier this year. It will continue to reverberate across the [...]
BG Group hails arrival of new boss Helge Lund as profits plummet October 28, 2014 Oil firm BG Group has reported a 26 per cent decline in operating profit for the third quarter of 2014, going from $1.8bn (£1.1bn) to $1.3bn. The company attributed this decrease to significant profit reductions in Kazakhstan as a result of revenue falls, and in the UK as a result of the higher cost of [...]
Sports Direct “to be held to account” over zero-hours contracts October 28, 2014 Sports Direct is being forced to make clear its zero-hours contracts do not guarantee work as part of a wide-reaching set of legally-binding promises agreed after an employee took legal action against the retailer. The Mike Ashley-owned business, which currently employs around 20,000 staff on the controversial contracts, has agreed to re-write its job [...]
Don’t panic: Why the bull market still has further to run October 16, 2014 THERE has been a tremendous pick-up in volatility in markets recently, particularly equity markets. While this will be worrying for investors, I think the current weakness will prove to be a mid-cycle correction and the US bull market still has further to run. The catalyst for what is happening is the strengthening US dollar, which [...]
Afren share price rises after firing CEO Osman Shahenshah and COO Shahid Ullah October 14, 2014 Afren's share price climbed by over 3.5 per cent yesterday after the oil company announced that its chief executive and chief operating officer (COO) had been sacked for gross misconduct following an independent review. The company had suffered a 30 per cent share slump when it suspended CEO Osman Shahenshah and COO Shahid Ullah [...]
Lancaster opens World Cup door for Burgess October 13, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster believes codebreaker Sam Burgess possesses all the necessary attributes to force his way into his World Cup plans. The 25-year-old remains on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a serious facial injury sustained in the NRL Grand Final in Australia, prior to his switch from rugby league side South Sydney [...]
Big Easy can give Hobbs a second Cesarewitch October 9, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING The £250,000 Betfred Cesarewitch (3.50pm), the second leg of the autumn double, is the biggest showdown of the year between the National Hunt and flat racing fraternities. Staying the marathon 2m 2f trip is an absolute must, so punters have tended to favour horses from jumps [...]
As star fund manager Neil Woodford criticises the industry for overcharging, is he correct? September 29, 2014 Gina Miller is founder of the True and Fair Campaign and SCM Private, says Yes. We’ve been highlighting high fees, hidden charges, index cloning and other scandalous industry practices for five years, and have been actively campaigning via our True and Fair Campaign since 2012 for new legislation to end these practices. It is fantastic [...]