The Notebook: Neil Bennett on why the ONS needs a shake-up, why the CBI’s future is shaky once more, and a new history of the Barclay Brothers September 20, 2023 The ONS is in need of a shake-up When I became a CEO some 13 years ago, I was taught one rule very quickly; hit your forecasts. Boards and bosses can be quite forgiving on many fronts, but if you don’t deliver the numbers without a really good reason, it quickly becomes a career terminating [...]
The debanking debacle deserves proper parliamentary scrutiny September 20, 2023 There were some, when Nigel Farage was debanked by Coutts, who found the whole thing rather amusing. Those people, typically, were no fans of the Brexiteer-in-chief; how they chortled when the BBC broke the news that Farage was taken off the books as a result of his finances. Of course we know now that was [...]
Details of BBC’s Russell Brand investigation revealed: findings due in ‘weeks not months’ September 19, 2023 The BBC’s Director-General has announced a review of Russell Brand’s behaviour during his time working with the broadcaster, with the outcome due in “weeks not months.” According to a report by Deadline, Tim Davie said to colleagues this afternoon: “We’ll look at any complaints made about Russell Brand’s conduct during his time, what was known [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown’s new boss passes first big test – but challenges lie ahead September 19, 2023 Hargreaves Lansdown’s new chief Dan Olley was given a boost today after posting a 50 per cent jump in annual profit - but challenges lie ahead for the firm.
UK ninth ‘freest country’ in new ranking despite ‘alarming’ declines in key areas September 19, 2023 The UK climbed seven places to rank ninth freest country in the world between 2020 and 2021, despite "alarming" declines in some areas.
Serica Energy boss still open to mergers as oil and gas industry faces ‘rocky road’ September 19, 2023 Serica Energy is still open to merger and expansion opportunities in the North Sea, confirmed the oil and gas producer's boss.
H&M follows Next, Zara and Boohoo to charge shoppers for online returns September 19, 2023 H&M has become the latest retailer to charge shoppers to return their online shopping purchases. Customers will now be asked to pay £1.99 when they want to take back purchases they made on the H&M website, according to reports in BBC. The retailer told the outlet it introduced the scheme during the summer. Fellow high [...]
Bitcoin peaks at $27,460 before retracing as investors gauge Fed’s direction September 19, 2023 Bitcoin broke through $27k yesterday and continued climbing until it met resistance at $27.4k this morning.
Youtube halts monetisation on Russell Brand’s channel September 19, 2023 Youtube has suspended monetisation on Russell Brand’s channel for “violating” its creator responsibility policy, following sexual assault allegations against the comedian. Over the weekend a joint investigation by the Times, the Sunday Times and Channel 4 levelled accusations at Brand, which include accounts of rape, sexual assaults, and abuse spanning several years. The criminal allegations, which Brand [...]
Till sales surge as retailers boosted by sunny September and back to school deals September 19, 2023 A bout of unusually hot weather in early September helped hike grocery sales at UK supermarkets, with total till sales surging 10.3 per cent in the last four weeks ending 9 September. According to data from NIQ, the figure rose up from 7.2 per cent during the wet July and early August, which deterred shoppers [...]