16 February 2017 Week in Brief: UK SPEAKER: John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is facing calls from MPs to resign after he declared that he would prevent Donald Trump from addressing MPs and peers in Westminster Hall during the proposed state visit. Diplomatic sources have said that there has been no… Continue reading Issue 92: 2017 02 16: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue58:2016 06 16: Week in Brief Financial
16 June 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ASDA PRICE: The sack, it seems, is the ASDA price for its UK chief executive Andy Clarke. Walmart, who owns the UK big four grocer and supermarket chain, announced the change early this week, a shock apparently for Mr Clarke, an ASDA long-termer. Just… Continue reading Issue58:2016 06 16: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: UK
08 October 2015 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Lord Lawson of Blaby, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer for five years under Margaret Thatcher, is to become president of Conservatives for Britain which will join other organisations campaigning to leave the EU. The chief executive of the cross party coalition will be Matthew… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: CITY
08 October 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY AN INSPECTOR CALLS: The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it is investigating actions instigated by the Bank of England during the early stages of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. The Bank of England has confirmed that several officials have voluntarily met officers from… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: CITY
