MPs ratchet up the pressure on Sir Philip Green after Karren Brady resignation February 25, 2019 Sir Philip Green’s retail empire is facing the renewed scrutiny of politicians this afternoon after Baroness Karren Brady resigned from her role as chair of Arcadia. Brady, who had vowed weeks ago to stay in her post out of "a real sense of duty", has stepped down as non-executive chairman of Taveta, the holding company [...]
Karren Brady quits her role as chair of Sir Philip Green’s retail empire February 25, 2019 Baroness Karren Brady has resigned from Sir Philip Green’s retail investment firm just days after saying she owed it to staff to stay at the company. Brady has quit her post of non-executive chairman of Taveta Investments, the company behind Sir Philip’s Arcadia Group, which includes such brands as Topshop, the firm announced this morning. [...]
MPs call for Sir Philip Green to be stripped of his knighthood February 13, 2019 Sir Philip Green faces fresh calls to have his knighthood stripped amid claims he groped a female executive and made a racial slur at an employee. A cross-party group of MPs is exploring ways to strip the Topshop tycoon of the honour and title. Former business minister George Freeman said he would be “formally asking” [...]
Sir Philip Green accused of sexual and racial abuse and making £1m payouts in exchange for silence February 9, 2019 Topshop billionaire Sir Philip Green paid a female employee £1m to keep quiet after she accused him of kissing and groping her, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The paper alleges that Sir Philip called the senior female member of staff a “naughty girl” and made comments about her weight. It reported that [...]
Topshop billionaire Sir Philip Green drops legal injunction against the Telegraph February 8, 2019 A High Court judge has officially dropped Sir Philip Green's legal injunction against the Daily Telegraph. The Arcadia chairman had previously prevented the newspaper from publishing allegations of misconduct against five employees, including alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse. Mr Justice Warby granted the Topshop billionaire his request to discontinue the injunction on Friday, just [...]
Sir Philip Green abandons legal action against the Telegraph over legal injunction January 28, 2019 Sir Philip Green has dropped his legal action against the Telegraph over its accusations against him of multiple claims of sexual harassment and racism. Sir Philip, who denies the allegations, was named in parliament by Lord Peter Hain after an injunction prevented the Telegraph from identifying the businessman after an eight-month investigation. Read more: Sir [...]
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape and sexual assault January 24, 2019 Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has said he is innocent after appearing in front of an Edinburgh court on rape charges. The SNP politician, who was charged with two counts of attempted rape, faces a further nine counts of sexual assault and two of indecent assault. The charges also include one count of breach [...]
Sir Philip Green accuses Telegraph of colluding with Lord Hain in his naming in harassment story and bids to uncovers its sources January 23, 2019 Retail mogul Sir Philip Green is set for a court battle with the Daily Telegraph in an attempt to uncover the newspaper’s sources for its front page story alleging harassment by an unnamed businessman. Arcadia’s lawyers were granted an interim injunction preventing the naming of Green and Arcadia as the subjects of the piece. However, [...]
Gillette needs to sharpen up if it wants to stop ‘toxic masculinity’ January 18, 2019 You’re looking sharp. You’re looking good. You’ve come so far. Clean-cut, handsome alpha males do lots of photogenically masculine things. They hang out dressed in tuxedos, have their tie adjusted by their attractive girlfriend/wife, do a fist clench after a landline phone call at work, and show their young son how to shave and lift weights. [...]
If any brand has the power to take on toxic masculinity, it’s Gillette January 16, 2019 As I write this, Gillette’s latest advertisement – We Believe: The Best Men Can Be – is kicking up a right old media storm. It’s fair to say that the campaign, which aims to address issues including bullying, violence, and sexual harassment, has provoked an extreme reaction. It’s been branded an “attack on masculinity” by [...]