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Royal Mail boss Moya Greene attacks ‘broken’ pay deal system 27 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
The Canadian boss of Royal Mail has complained about the “hopelessly broken” system of pay deals in taxpayer-backed firms after handing back a £250,000 housing allowance.
Jesse Jackson: Be inspired by ‘I have a dream’ speech 27 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has called for Britain and America to tackle the “unfinished business” of racial inequality as he prepares to speak in London to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin L...
Evening Standard leads the way in debating the role of the City in Europe 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
The Evening Standard is holding a major debate on the motion “The City in Europe: Will it prosper if Britain leaves the EU?”
Proms 2013: Hollywood Rhapsody/John Wilson Orchestra/Wilson, Royal Albert Hall - music review 27 Aug 2013 | 04:58 pm
Bernard Herrmann's "stabbing violins" from Psycho are one of the most famous pieces of film music ever composed. If they occurred in a piece written for the concert hall they might be considered cacop...
Proms 2013: Parsifal/Halle Orchestra/Elder, Albert Hall - music review 27 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
Wagner seven, Verdi nil: that’s the score of complete operas performed at the Proms during this, the bicentenary of both composers. It doesn’t seem a fair reflection of their respective places in musi...
Highgate Jazz and Soul Festival, Caipirinha/The Old Crown - music review 27 Aug 2013 | 04:52 pm
Year three of the family-friendly Highgate jazz festival boasted star names such as Scott Hamilton, Ian Shaw and Alan Barnes, and an admirably varied bank holiday bill broadened by venturing into soul...
Con Coughlin: Winston Churchill’s take on unwinnable wars remains spot-on Cameron 27 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
Having spent his summer holiday in Cornwall reading about the young Winston Churchill’s exploits fighting against the Afghans in the 1890s, David Cameron will be more than aware of the pitfalls of wag...
City Spy: ‘Madman’ Carney? That’s a Tricky one 27 Aug 2013 | 04:44 pm
Canadian Mark Carney and Richard “Tricky Dickie” Nixon may be strange bedfellows. But Royal Bank of Scotland economist Ross Walker compares the new Bank of England Governor’s current game of brinkmans...
Evening Standard comment: Syria: the time has come for action 27 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm
Last week’s horrific chemical weapons attack in Syria is looking increasingly likely to prove the turning point in the country’s bloody civil war. Downing Street now says it is planning military actio...
Small talk - Fall in Advertising hits TalkSport owner 27 Aug 2013 | 04:38 pm
Profits have slumped more than 40% at TalkSport owner UTV because of an advertising drought as there has been no big football tournament this summer.
