Government to appoint ‘woke warden’ with powers to fine universities who ‘cancel’ people

Universities and colleges will be fined for suffocating free speech on campuses, ministers have warned. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will this week unveil a ‘free speech champion’ who will have the power to defend students and academics. Institutions which try to cancel people due to their views will be penalised as part of the government’s … Read more

Ladbrokes’s owner poised to appoint its first female boss

Ladbrokes owner poised to appoint its first female boss as it fights off £8bn takeover attempt by MGM Resorts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 15 January 2021 Ladbrokes’s owner is poised to appoint its first female boss as it fights off an £8billion … Read more

Fears of chaos on rail network during the festive period prompts government to appoint travel tsar

Fears of chaos on Britain’s rail network during the festive period has prompted the government to appoint a travel tsar to help 2.2million people get home for Christmas.   Ministers are preparing urgent plans to prevent Christmas getaway chaos amid fears huge numbers of people will be unable to join their families during the five-day relaxation … Read more

GOP leader of Pennsylvania state senate slaps down demand to appoint pro-Trump electors

Republican leader of Pennsylvania’s state senate slaps down demand from Don Jr. to IGNORE voters and appoint their own pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College Pennsylvania’s Senate majority leader slapped down a call echoed by Donald Trump Jr. that Republican state legislators appoint pro-Trump electors  A spokesperson for state Sen. Jake Corman, a Republican, said … Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton appoint Zeinab Badawi as Royal Foundation director

Prince William and Kate Middleton hire BBC broadcaster Zeinab Badawi as a director of the Royal Foundation after the Duke’s former private secretary steps down as a trustee Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 38, have hired new director for charity  Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appointed  Zeinab Badawi for Royal Foundation The Sudanese-British broadcaster, 61, … Read more

Old Vic Theatre in London to appoint diversity specialists

The Old Vic in London has vowed to appoint a diversity specialists after it revealed that it has no black staff. It released workplace figures to improve transparency and boost equality yesterday in a bid to be open about the ethnic background of its staff. Bosses aligned the theatre with the the Pull Up for Change initiative … Read more

BBC appoint former head of global news to review impartiality policy 

BBC appoint former head of global news to review impartiality policy online in wake of Emily Maitlis rant on Dominic Cummings BBC has appointed Richard Sambrook to review impartiality on social media He will assess clips and other BBC content posted online to see if it is impartial Comes after Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis was censured … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Appoint a minister for testing now, Boris – or history will not be kind

Boris Johnson has urged the people of this country to accept the arduous terms of a lockdown, and by and large, the people of this country have acquiesced. What virtually amounts to national house arrest will lead at the very least to feelings of frustration, and at worse to mental agonies. The economy will suffer … Read more

Cenkos becomes the first UK stockbroker to appoint a female chairman

Cenkos makes history as it becomes the first UK stockbroker to appoint a female chairman By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:44 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 18 February 2020 Lisa Gordon has become the first female chairman of a British stockbroker at Cenkos Cenkos has become the first stockbroker … Read more