Priti Patel slashes asylum rights for migrants who arrive illegally in crack down on crossings

Asylum rights will be slashed for migrants who arrive in Britain illegally under major reforms announced today. Priti Patel will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system in which those who come via unauthorised routes – such as crossing the Channel in small boats – are given far fewer privileges. Even if they have a legitimate claim to … Read more

Priti Patel slashes asylum rights for migrants who arrive illegally in crack down on crossings

Asylum rights will be slashed for migrants who arrive in Britain illegally under major reforms announced today. Priti Patel will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system in which those who come via unauthorised routes – such as crossing the Channel in small boats – are given far fewer privileges. Even if they have a legitimate claim to … Read more

Hipgnosis snaps up rights to 007 theme tune writer Carole Bayer Sager 

Nobody does better for Hipgnosis than Bond: Music firm snaps up rights from 007 theme tune composer Carole Bayer Sager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 18 March 2021 Hipgnosis has snapped up rights from Carole Bayer Sager, the songwriter behind the James Bond … Read more

Colorised images of brave suffragettes who fought for women’s rights between 1913-1922 revealed

The women’s suffrage movement began in the mid-1800s as organised campaigns began to take place across the UK after Mary Smith delivered the first women’s suffrage petition to parliament. In 1866, a women’s suffrage committee was formed in London, which soon sparked other groups being set up in other areas, such as the Manchester National … Read more

Can investors afford to ignore China despite its human rights record?

Britain now has the tricky task of striking a trade deal with China without turning a blind eye to the powerful nation’s dire human rights record. The Asian superpower is never far from controversy and is even considered a security threat to the UK economy. But where does this leave investors trading in China? Can … Read more

Women’s rights icon SHIRLEY CONRAN, now 88, is incandescent about broken social care promises

SHIRLEY CONRAN: As someone who is known as ‘Superwoman’, I never dreamt I would want to commit suicide As someone who is known as ‘Superwoman’, I never dreamt I would want to commit suicide.  I thought only weak-minded people did — not strong-minded people like me. But the night I decided it was easier to … Read more

What rights do shareholders have over companies they own?

Mark Northway is chairman of ShareSoc, a group that champions and lobbies on behalf of individual investors.  Here, he outlines what rights shareholders have over companies they own and how crucial it is to use them. Corporate culture: Using your shareholder rights will mould the character, behaviour and thinking of a company board for the … Read more

Why are investors like Hipgnosis paying big money for song rights?

Pinewood Studios is so synonymous with James Bond movies that the area is full of tributes to the action franchise: the Albert Broccoli 007 Stage, named after the longtime producer, 007 Drive, and Goldfinger Avenue. It may be more famous for movies, but situated on Goldfinger Avenue is a company that has been at the … Read more

Biden spoke of human rights to Saudi’s King Salman

President Joe Biden raised human rights issues when he spoke to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday but the White House didn’t say if the two men discussed murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In their conversation, President Biden ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law,’ the White House … Read more