The Friends of the Earth fracking ruling is exactly why Adland self-regulates January 9, 2017 If this newspaper made wild unsubstantiated claims, presented as fact, that fracking would purify the vilest depths of the Thames, or seep a cancer curing chemical into the water table, we’d rightly have questions to answer. So when Friends of the Earth (FoE) produce leaflets claiming that fracking could cause cancer, contaminate water supplies, increase [...]
Theresa May calls for a “new partnership” with employers on mental health January 9, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a "new partnership" between government and industry on mental health as part of a speech laying out her broad agenda for the UK. Speaking at the Charity Commission today, May brought together housing, mental health, industrial strategy and Brexit as part of her programme to create a "shared society". [...]
Theresa May’s ditching Cameron’s “big society” for the “shared society” January 8, 2017 Forget "big society", now it's all about the "shared society". Theresa May is ditching the "big society" agenda of her predecessor David Cameron, instead vowing to tackle "everyday injustices" and "build a shared society for everyone". The Prime Minister will lay out plans for social reform in a speech on Monday, to "build a country [...]
Bill Gates gives away $4.6bn in Microsoft shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation charity August 15, 2017 Bill Gates has given away $4.6bn (£3.6bn) in shares in Microsoft, in his biggest charitable donation since 2000. The world’s richest man gave away 64m shares in the firm to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the development charity he runs with his wife, in June, according to a filing to the US regulator, the [...]
Sadiq Khan has recruited Margaret Hodge to lead a new Garden Bridge procurement probe, but London Assembly members are questioning the plan September 22, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has recruited the former chair of parliament's public spending watchdog to lead an inquiry into the Garden Bridge project. Margaret Hodge will review whether taxpayers have got value for money from the £185m footbridge, which is being being supported by £60m of public money from Westminster and Transport for London. Among [...]
Interiors: Fine Cell Work is a charity harnessing the sewing talents of prisoners to make exquisite embroidery April 7, 2017 Walk into any of the upscale Firmdale Hotels in London or New York and you are struck by the confidence, colour and energy of the décor. There’s pattern, texture and embroidery everywhere. And if something catches your eye, there will often be a story behind it, but maybe it isn’t one you expected. Whether it’s [...]
E.On and Age UK suspend fixed-priced energy tariff amid regulatory probe February 9, 2016 Age UK has suspended its fixed-price energy tariff with big six supplier E.On, the two companies announced today, after the controversial deal came under regulatory scrutiny. The elderly person's charity said that the two-year fixed deal will no longer be offered to new or renewing customers from midnight on Wednesday, although existing contracts will be [...]
The Royal British Legion and Canary wharf have launched the UK’s first Remembrance Art Trail November 1, 2016 Ahead of London Poppy Day on Thursday, The Royal British Legion and Canary Wharf have commissioned the UK’s first Remembrance Art Trail. Created by British artist Mark Humphrey, the trail consists of seven art installations dotted around the area, each telling visual stories of the sacrifices made by Armed Forces through their service. The pieces [...]
Banks, law firms and accountants to be ranked on social mobility success October 24, 2016 Top City employers will be ranked on their progress in boosting social mobility and recruiting candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds, in a new government-backed scheme. The Social Mobility Commission, a government body, and the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity, have teamed up to produce a new index of the country's biggest employers to assess their efforts [...]
City chief backs Heathrow Hub for air expansion in the south east August 8, 2016 A top hedge fund boss has put his weight behind plans to extend Heathrow's northern runway in order to expand aviation capacity in the south east. One of the City's top chiefs, Anthony Clake, who oversees near $10bn (£7.7bn) at Marshall Wace Asset Management, is the majority shareholder in Heathrow Hub, one of the plans still [...]