Shamed ex-FA chairman Greg Clarke will KEEP his £190,000-per-year job as FIFA vice-president – as he claims UEFA asked him to stay on to protect their voting power despite his racist, homophobic and sexist gaffes Clarke will not stand down from his £190,000-a-year FIFA vice-president role The 63-year-old has stated UEFA have asked him to … Read more
FA chairman Greg Clarke is facing internal pressure to resign following a disastrous parliamentary appearance today in which he referred to ‘coloured footballers’ among a host of other offensive gaffes. In giving evidence via video link to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, Clarke also voiced several other offensive stereotypes, claiming that … Read more
HS2 project could cost the taxpayer £170BILLION, claims deputy chairman of official review The Oakervee Review warning the final bill of HS2 could reach £106billion The report’s co-author, Lord Berkeley, now thinks costs could spiral further Cited evidence from expert suggesting costs of first phase could hit £88billion By Tom Payne Transport Correspondent For The … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s old boss at Goldman Sachs ‘is in the running’ to become £160,000-a-year BBC chairman Richard Sharp believed to be applying for the prestigious role at the corporation The multi-millionaire Tory donor worked with the Chancellor at banking giant It comes as George Osborne has pulled out of the race for the high-profile role … Read more
Over-50s think that the BBC is stuffed with Islington liberals while students believe it is part of the Right-wing establishment, the corporation’s chairman has admitted. Sir David Clementi spoke about the age-related ‘bias’ accusations he claims are hampering the national broadcaster during an online event. He said research revealed that about a quarter of the … Read more
G4S seeks new chairman as Canadian suitor gears up for bidding war with US rival By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 20 October 2020 Takeover target G4S has kicked off the search for a new chairman. The British security firm is looking for someone … Read more
George Osborne is the latest name to be linked to the next BBC chairman role, according to reports. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, who earlier this year missed out on a position as chairman of the Royal Opera House, is being urged to apply for the role, according to The Daily Telegraph. It comes after … Read more
Bedlam. Shortly after 10pm on Thursday, I wandered outside after a business dinner in Central London and tried to get home. The streets were packed with people and cars. No one was going anywhere fast. The buses were full. The nearest Underground station was backed up with a long queue. Everywhere pedestrians were packed together … Read more
Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby considers bid to become next BBC chairman to thwart No.10’s plan to potentially install an arch-critic at the corporation He was ‘horrified’ after reports No 10 wanted to give the job to Charles Moore Ex-Question Time host says role should go to ‘someone with a more open mind’ David Clementi, the … Read more
Just as early indicators pointed to a White House gathering to fete Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Saturday as a coronavirus spreader event, the growing raft of prominent people with positive hits for the virus as of Tuesday raises the prospect of a common potential link: President Donald Trump. There is no known scientific … Read more