How can Europe achieve its growth potential? Business leaders from Microsoft, Volvo, EDF, and Mastercard outline the challenges and opportunities facing companies in Europe Fortune · Sep 17
Top civil servant joins EDF after running department that struck nuclear deal Alex Chisholm, who led business office during Hinkley Point C negotiations, appointed UK chair of energy firm The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
Singing reet: Yorkshire version of the Barber of Seville to open new Bradford opera festival Team behind festival want to make opera relevant to people of the city as well as find and train talent of the future The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Is Boris Johnson tearing the Conservative Party apart? It is almost a year since many Tories decided that Boris Johnson would have to go, “yet a whole two prime ministers later, it’s almost as if he never left”, said Gaby Hinsliff in The Guardian. The Week · Jun 1, 2023
Ministerial churn and priority shifts hit staff morale – senior civil servant Cabinet Office permanent secretary Alex Chisholm highlighted the pressures caused by the ‘rate of change’ in Whitehall departments. The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Johnson gets £510,000 advance as taxpayers face rising legal bill for ex-PM - OLD HarperCollins earlier this month said they had acquired the rights to what was described as a prime ministerial memoir ‘like no other’. The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Boris Johnson reveals just how big his advance was for upcoming book Publishers HarperCollins announced earlier this month they had acquired the rights to the book The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Boris Johnson may get more taxpayers’ money for Partygate defence Senior civil servant admits budget of £220,000 for ex-PM to defend claims he misled parliament could rise The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023
Taxpayers face huge bill for Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal fees Fees could rise further as inquiry into whether then prime minister misled parliament goes on The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Taxpayer bill for Boris Johnson's Partygate defence soars to £222,000 - and could rise more Today a senior civil servant confirmed that the estimated cost in defending the shamed former Prime Minister had soared by more than £90,000 since 2022 Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023
Government’s bill for Boris Johnson’s partygate legal advice rises to £222,000 A senior civil servant said the figure was not a limit and could rise again as the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament continues. The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Baby-faced assassin has Boris Johnson in his sights Chubby cheeked William Wragg makes another attempt to bring Big Dog to heel by raising allegations of intimidation of Tory MPs by whips The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022