Hunt for Britain’s next top lobby begins as CBI crumbles under scandal April 24, 2023 The hunt for the heir to the CBI’s throne has begun as industry chiefs begin casting around for Britain’s next top business lobby organisation. It comes as the “hopefully temporary” stand-in group BizUK emerged this weekend, in a bid to help steer political parties’ approach to industry ahead of the general election. City grandees suggested [...]
What politicians can learn from business about representing women June 8, 2024 While businesses have made huge advances in helping women to fulfil their potential, parliament is lagging behind. Time for politicians to apply the same standards they demand from industry to themselves, say Natalie Deacon and Helen Pankhurst Women arguably hold the key to this year’s general election outcome, as they tend to make up their [...]
Natalie Elphicke wasn’t worth it May 17, 2024 Keir Starmer will regret alienating Labour Party members and women’s rights campaigners by welcoming in the morally and politically tainted Natalie Elphicke, says Morgan Jones The words “new Labour MP” are music to the ears of many on the left – unless they are followed directly by “Natalie Elphicke”. A former member of the European [...]
John Neal: Why Lloyd’s of London ‘had to change’ April 25, 2024 John Neal has pushed Lloyd's of London through a major modernisation effort since 2018 as the City faces fears over its future
Activision Blizzard shareholders back Bobby Kotick and board amid company harassment allegations June 23, 2022 Activision Blizzard shareholders voted in favour of re-electing the firm's ten directors to the board, including its chief executive Bobby Kotick.
Sturgeon wants to inspire? Her campaign is based on finger-pointing, not potential October 10, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday, at SNP conference: “Let us inspire with hope in our hearts.” It would take a heart of stone not to laugh. This is, after all, the same Sturgeon who spent much of her speech bemoaning Westminster, the Labour party, and “aggressive unionism” for holding Scotland back – which sounds to us a [...]
Three cabinet ministers face sexual misconduct allegations April 24, 2022 Three cabinet ministers and two shadow cabinet ministers have been accused of sexual misconduct, after being reported to a Westminster watchdog, along with 51 other MPs. The Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS), set up in the wake of the 2018 MeToo movement, has received more than 70 separate complaints. The Sunday Times reports that the [...]
Activision Blizzard board denies claims execs turned blind eye to gender harassment June 16, 2022 Activision Blizzard board members have pushed back against claims that execs ignored or downplayed gender harassment at the firm.
Woman wins tribunal against Swiss Re over executive’s sexist comments August 25, 2022 A former underwriter at Swiss Re has won an employment tribunal against the world’s biggest reinsurance company, after a senior executive at the firm told her: “If I had breast like yours, I would be demanding too.” Julia Sommer, a political risk underwriter at the Swiss insurer, is now set to receive a payout, after [...]
Los Angeles judges approves Activision’s $18m sexual discrimination settlement March 31, 2022 A Los Angeles judge has approved an $18m (£13.7m) settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to settle one of several lawsuits facing the videogames developer. In a statement, Activision Blizzard said the federal court had agreed to sign off on its $18m settlement after the EEOC accused the firm [...]