High Court Hears Mone’s “Medpro” Should Repay £121m
A company linked to Conservative peer Baroness Michelle Mone should repay over £121 million for allegedly supplying faulty surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has heard. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has brought a legal claim against PPE Medpro, a firm led by Baroness Continue Reading
Teesworks Controversy: A Tale of Ambition, Allegations, and Accountability
The Teesworks regeneration project, championed by Conservative Mayor Ben Houchen, aimed to transform the former Redcar steelworks into a hub for green industry and economic revitalization in the Tees Valley. However, the initiative has become embroiled in controversy over governance, transparency, and the use of public funds. Background and Allegations Continue Reading
Cameron accepted for Role in First Data appointment
David Cameron is taking on a new job with US electronic payments firm First Data that will see him work as a “brand ambassador” for the technology business, the company has announced. The former prime-minister’s part-time role with the Georgia-headquartered business was cleared by anti-corruption watchdog the Advisory Committee on Business Continue Reading
Barclays and Libor Fixing
Calls today came for the resignation of Bob Diamond the boss of Barclays Bank after the bank has been found to have adjusted the inter-bank lending rate – known as the The Libor rate (the average interest rate that leading banks in London charge when lending to other banks) to Continue Reading
MP’s criticise Health Reforms
A committee of MPs believe that the changes proposed by Andrew Lansley‘s health reforms are obstructing efforts to make the NHS more efficient, and that the reforms fail to address how to care better for an expanding elderly population. The highly critical report by the cross-party select committee on health, Continue Reading
Sir David Normington on Ministerial Appointments
The Commissioner for Public Appointments, Sir David Normington, today published his formal response to the consultation on his review of regulation of Ministerial appointments to public bodies and the final version of his new Code of Practice that will govern appointments to public bodies from April 2012. Sir David said: Continue Reading
