Matthew Fell, chief UK policy director at the Confederation of British Industry, said: “Companies with a history of benefitting from slavery should carefully consider how they address their past. Acknowledging and learning from previous wrongdoing is vital for organisations to take the right steps in future.” … [Read more...] about Bank praised by Boris Johnson had slavery links, data shows
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Black Lives Matter: Boris Johnson vows to tackle racism – but says we cannot ‘Photoshop the cultural landscape’
Mr Johnson, who has written a book about Churchill, said: "He was a hero, and I expect I am not alone in saying that I will resist with every breath in my body any attempt to remove that statue from Parliament Square, and the sooner his protective shielding comes off the better." … [Read more...] about Black Lives Matter: Boris Johnson vows to tackle racism – but says we cannot ‘Photoshop the cultural landscape’
Brian Reade: There are many lessons to be learned as we enter life after lockdown
With Chris Whitty’s alpaca-esque features silently screaming “don’t associate me with anything this dangerous clown says” as Boris Johnson told us to fill our lungs with Covid-laced air from next Saturday, you sense the TV graphs of doom could be back in our living rooms by autumn. … [Read more...] about Brian Reade: There are many lessons to be learned as we enter life after lockdown
UK sanctions regime to target human rights abusers
What are sanctions and why do countries use them? Dead Russian lawyer wins 10-year rights battle UK draws up post-Brexit sanctions plan It will target individuals or organisations accused of human rights violations around the world, as well as those who profit financially from those abuses. … [Read more...] about UK sanctions regime to target human rights abusers
Huawei: What would happen if the UK ditched the Chinese firm?
"There's a free and fair competition element here, there's a security element, there's a data-privacy element, and there's a sort of geopolitics of Chinese influence as well - the influence of the Chinese Communist Party," Bob Seely, a member of the foreign affairs committee, told the BBC. … [Read more...] about Huawei: What would happen if the UK ditched the Chinese firm?
