MPs attack oversight of Bounce Back loans: Fears taxpayer could be on the hook for £26bn of bad debt By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:22 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 15 December 2020 An influential group of MPs has accused the Treasury of having a ‘woefully under-developed’ system for … Read more
MPs approve plans for more oversight over trade deals to protect British food standards By Claire Ellcott Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 00:58 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 01:27 GMT, 5 November 2020 MPs have approved plans that give politicians more oversight over future trade deals to protect British food standards. In … Read more
The day after Facebook announced it will launch its Oversight Board in October to determine what’s allowed on the site, critics launched their own alternative. The Citizens, a UK nonprofit, unveiled the ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’ on Friday to address the social media giant’s policies and practices ahead of the US presidential election. The group … Read more
Investors have demanded to know how failed mini-bond firm Basset & Gold’s potentially misleading adverts slipped the net, despite rules meaning they should have been checked. After the West Ham shirt sleeve sponsor became the latest mini-bond firm to go bust and lose 1,800 ordinary investors £36million, there is pressure on financial authorities to unpick … Read more