LONDON — What does Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour have in common with the London-based environmental law charity ClientEarth? Quite a lot, as it happens. Mr. Gilmour sold his guitar collection for $21.5 million at Christie’s New York in June — and donated every penny to ClientEarth to help it fight …
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Christmas is a magical time of year for friends and family – but it also comes at a cost. It’s always handy to have extra cash during the festive season to help pay for those extra special gifts for your loved ones. New data suggests more than 20,000 Christmas jobs …
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Last month saw the launch of the #MeTooPay campaign, founded after the high-profile case of banker Stacey Macken who won an employment tribunal against her employer for equal pay. #MeTooPay has some highly influential women behind it, including the former head of Royal Mail Moya Greene, London School of Economics …
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Many expatriates can vote in UK General Election Credit: Syda Productions Shutterstock BRITISH citizens living abroad may vote in UK general elections, referendums and European Parliament elections for up to 15 years after leaving the UK but may only do so if they were registered to vote in the UK …
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Ross Stevenson had a question on Monday morning. “What are the essentials to a good country pub? Because I read on the weekend I’ve bought one,” the 3AW Breakfast host said with a laugh on Monday. “Sadly, it’s not true.” Ross had been linked with buying Birregurra’s Royal Mail Hotel. …
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Labour left activist Kate Osborne has been selected as Labour’s candidate in Jarrow, where she will stand for the safe seat instead of suspended Stephen Hepburn who has served as the MP since 1997. Commenting on her selection, Osborne tweeted: “Jarrow desperately needs a Labour MP to stand up for …
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If performance related pay was attached to the role of Royal Mail CEO, then I’m not sure Rico Back would deserve the minimum wage, let alone a £8.5m package made up of an outrageous £5.8m golden hello in 2017 and an astonishing £2.7m in maximum annual pay, shares, bonuses, pension …
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ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Friday, Zacks.com reports. According to Zacks, “Royal Mail plc is a provider of postal and delivery services. Its operating segment consists of UK Parcels, International and …
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THE Conservatives were accused of “scamming” voters today by sending unpaid mail that appeared to be official NHS letters but turned out to be Tory pre-election PR. Douglas Smith from St Albans was charged £4 by the Royal Mail to collect two letters on Thursday which had been sent to him and …
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Finance Minister Sajid Javid yesterday said the opposition Labour Party’s “reckless” spending plans would trigger an economic crisis within months if it won the December 12 election, citing a contested dossier published by his Conservative Party.Labour strongly dismissed the report, which said it would increase spending by £1.2tn over the …
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