GUY ADAMS: Why on earth are Ofqual’s CEO and chairman still in a job today? 

An instructive tale of the perks of life on the clattering government-quango gravy train was shared by Ofqual’s head honcho Sally Collier a few years back.  In an interview to mark her first 12 months as Chief Regulator of the powerful organisation, she revealed that, despite her £200,000 pay package, she was required to commute … Read more

Chairman of Travelex’s parent company quits in wake of HMRC crackdown

Chairman of Travelex’s parent company Finablr quits in wake of HMRC crackdown By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 BR Shetty stepped down as Finablr chairman with immediate effect yesterday, with no explanation given The chairman of Travelex’s parent company has resigned … Read more

DIRECTOR DEALS: Easyjet deputy chairman Charles Gurassa spends almost £500,000 on company shares 

DIRECTOR DEALS: Easyjet deputy chairman Charles Gurassa spends almost £500,000 on company shares By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 Easyjet’s deputy chairman Charles Gurassa spent £500,000 buying 90,241 shares in the budget airline. The 64-year-old, who steps down from the board … Read more

Downing Street defends choice of chairman of new racial disparity commission

Downing Street has defended the appointment of Tony Sewell to lead the new racial disparity commission, despite his belief that the absence of black fathers is root the cause of knife and gang crime.  Mr Sewell has also previously claimed that evidence of the existence of institutional racism was ‘flimsy’. He was confirmed by the … Read more

Susanna Reid is ‘back together’ with millionaire Crystal Palace football chairman Steve Parish

Susanna Reid ‘REUNITES’ with millionaire Crystal Palace football chairman Steve Parish… one year after split By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 23:07 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 30 June 2020 Susanna Reid is reportedly back together with the millionaire Crystal Palace football chairman Steve Parish.  The couple broke up in April last … Read more

‘Chairman Dan Andrews’ orders more strict lockdowns as Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis deepens

Australians have been warned to stay away from six danger zones in Victoria as the state’s coronavirus outbreak worsened and lockdowns were tightened. The six council areas are all in Melbourne – Hume, Casey and Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin.  Australia’s chief health authority, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), issued a statement on Sunday … Read more

‘Chairman Dan Andrews’ orders more strict lockdowns as Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis deepens

Australians have been warned to stay away from six danger zones in Victoria as the state’s coronavirus outbreak worsened and lockdowns were tightened. The six council areas are all in Melbourne – Hume, Casey and Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin.  Australia’s chief health authority, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), issued a statement on Sunday … Read more

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Baying mobs and vandals no better than Chairman Mao’s ‘cultural’ wreckers 

Here’s a scene that may sound familiar. A crowd surges through the streets, chanting and shouting, eyes blazing with moralistic fervour. While the police stand limply by, the mob turns its fury on a statue. They rock it on its plinth, their excitement reaching hysteria, before at last it comes crashing down. But they’re not … Read more

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Baying mobs and vandals no better than Chairman Mao’s ‘cultural’ wreckers 

Here’s a scene that may sound familiar. A crowd surges through the streets, chanting and shouting, eyes blazing with moralistic fervour. While the police stand limply by, the mob turns its fury on a statue. They rock it on its plinth, their excitement reaching hysteria, before at last it comes crashing down. But they’re not … Read more