“I own you” Sir Philip Green is accused of slur to staff member
Another day another piece of bad publicity against Sir Philip Green the former chief of BHS. This time a member of staff at BHS claims the tycoon slapped her down after they had the audacity to stand up to him. Chris Page, 68, explained how she spoke to Green while working on the shop floor back in 2000 The gran of seven said: The gran of seven said: “I was working in the Christmas shop. “I was getting to work...
Texas Allows Students To Bring Guns To School To Prevent Mass Shootings
The state of Texas, US will permit certain students to bring concealed guns to school from this week. A new "campus carry" law went into effect yesterday which allows people 21 and older with a concealed handgun license to carry pistols in classrooms and buildings throughout public colleges, including the University of Texas system. Proponents of the law say it could prevent mass shootings in schools, although critics have pointed out that it will endanger safety on campuses. Texas Governor Greg Abbott,...
Do Parents spend too much time taking photos on family holidays?
By Charles Hibbert Parents are missing out on precious holiday time by spending all their time behind the camera. We all love looking back at holiday photos and seeing the memorable family moments caught on camera, but recent surveys suggest parents are spending too much time on the camera. Mums are mainly guilty when it comes to spending too much time behind the lens, spending up to 40 minutes a day taking cute family photos and videos. In spending this...
InterContinental hotel at The O2 opened its doors on London’s Greenwich Peninsula
The InterContinental London at the O2 opened just over six months ago on the Greenwich Peninsula, London’s rejuvenated historic, entertainment and financial gateway. It’s surrounded by impressive architecture, maritime heritage, state-of-the-art entertainment venues and spectacular views of the River Thames, Canary Wharf and iconic London landmarks. With the hotel incorporating the local heritage, this 5* luxury hotel is well-suited for cosmopolitan guests, and is an ideal resting place for visitors of the O2, travellers and business stays. Location The hotel...
Three year slump for manufacturing post-Brexit
More doom and gloom sadly as more business data has emerged post-Brexit. It has been reported that the UK’s manufacturing sector is at its lowest level for over three years. It is more worrying news that the UK economy is grinding to a halt as the fall-out from the EU referendum begins to take its toll. An index, by Markit, of the manufacturing industry, a month by month study, indicated a fall to 48.2 in July down from 52.5 in...
Pub changes its name to Pubby McPubface
Just when you thought the national obsession with almost calling a scientific vessel “Boaty McBoatface” has subsided, a public house has brought the subject back into our national psyche. I'm guilty of all this as well, I call my new bed "Beddy McBedface," I am not immune to it. Unlike the boat, which even though most people voted for it, which wasn’t eventually given the name, this pub has changed to Pubby McPubface, and the locals love it Peter Daniels,...
Generation Rent: Another Nail in the Coffin for Young Brits
In a week when further education became nothing more than a burdensome debt obligation and stats on home-ownership confirmed how unattainable buying a house has become, we must ask ourselves; what are we doing for our youth? Major English cities have seen the sharpest falls in home ownership since a peak in the early 2000s, according to new analysis, with homes becoming increasingly unaffordable for struggling potential buyers. West Yorkshire, the metropolitan area of the West Midlands and outer London...
Rio to distract from failures by flashing lots of tits and arse at Olympic Party
Mary Paes, the wife of Eduardo Paes the Mayer of Rio De Janeiro, is not happy. “I went to the shops to get some final bits and bobs for Rio leaving my husband to sort out the open sewers, investment in favelas, the Zika virus and a couple of other little odds and ends like he promised to do fucking years ago and I come home to see him sitting on his arse with a can of Carlsberg.” Mary is...
Secret Teacher – Summer Holiday Ups And Downs
We teachers work 9-3.30 and have ‘all that holiday’ to look forward to. At least, that is what the public tend to believe – just as 2 members of that same public were amazed I wasn’t going on holiday this summer, as “teachers get £40,000 a year, don’t they?” The reality is that, after taking 14 years to pay off my student loan (despite taking only the minimum £3000 a year to live on for 3 years), plus the rise...