The ship of the state is the only vessel that leaks right from the very top November 7, 2022 In 1947, the Labour chancellor, Hugh Dalton, let slip some details of the Budget to a reporter as he walked into the chamber to deliver his speech and he was forced to resign.
Sanjeev Gupta’s auditor King & King quit over lack of evidence September 21, 2022 The tiny firm that audits the accounts of Sanjeev Gupta’s steelmaking empire has said it resigned from auditing four of the magnate’s companies due to being unable to complete its audits because a “lack of sufficient information.” In a letter filed to Companies House, King & King said it had resigned as auditor four of [...]
Auditor to Sanjeev Gupta’s metals empires cuts ties to at least two key firms September 15, 2022 The little-known firm responsible for audits the accounts of Sanjeev Gupta’s metals empire has resigned from at least two of the embattled magnate’s core firms, following the launch of a probe in May. Two-office accounting firm King & King has resigned as auditor from Liberty Specialty Steels and Liberty Steel Dalzell, Companies House filings show. [...]
Elizabeth II was Britain’s monarch, but she held together our bonds to America September 12, 2022 In politics and foreign policy, the personal counts for far more than those cloistered away in ivory towers of theory and philosophy can understand. It is not just grand historical forces that make the world what it is; specific people—with all their strengths and weaknesses—make history. Elizabeth II, whose long life and reign have just [...]
SNP under fire for £5 deal with steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta July 25, 2022 Scottish ministers are facing transparency calls after it was revealed a metal tycoon under investigation for fraud paid just £5 towards the acquisition of a Highlands smelting plant – with taxpayers financing the rest of the £330 million deal. Entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta, chief executive of Liberty Steel, acquired the aluminium plant and two adjacent hydro [...]
MPs call for government crack down on Chinese CCTV surveillance from Hikvision and Dahua July 4, 2022 MPs have called on the government to ban sale and operation of widely-used CCTV brands linked to human rights abuses in China.
The Conservative Party under Johnson has given up its devotion to freedom June 13, 2022 It was country music legend Toby Keith who observed that “Freedom don’t come free”. Nevertheless, when the Conservative Party adopted the Manchester liberalism of Margaret Thatcher nearly 50 years ago, it was willing to pay the price. Freedom, in all its forms, became a touchstone of the Conservative brand, pursued not only for its beneficial [...]
An A-Z of sustainability terms for investors May 9, 2022 Sustainability, once a fringe consideration, has become core for many investors. Impacts on the planet – such as climate change and biodiversity loss – and on people – for example through the treatment of workers – are in the news every day. We believe companies and countries that adapt to such issues and challenges should thrive. [...]
UK fraud investigators serve notice on companies linked to mining magnate Sanjeev Gupta April 27, 2022 UK fraud investigators yesterday served notices at multiple addresses linked to mining magnate Sanjeev Gupta, just a day after French police raided Paris offices linked to the embattled steel tycoon. The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) yesterday issued Section 2 notices to trading addresses linked to the Gupta’s Liberty House Group of companies, requesting financial [...]
Jaws drop as Boris Johnson’s father hosts Chinese ambassador banned from parliament for intimate lunch at home April 26, 2022 It has emerged Boris Johnson’s father Stanley invited the Chinese ambassador in the UK to his home for lunch, the same ambassador that was banned from parliament after China imposed travel bans and asset freezes against five British MPs and two peers. Zheng Zeguang, China’s ambassador to the UK, showed up at Stanley Johnson’s home [...]