Ed Miliband: Sir Philip Green must cover Arcadia pension shortfall

Ed Miliband today told Sir Philip Green he ‘owes a moral responsibility’ to Arcadia Group workers to cover a shortfall in the company’s pension scheme after the firm collapsed into administration.  Some 13,000 staff working across Arcadia brands which include Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, now face an anxious wait, with Deloitte brought in to handle … Read more

Massive tax shortfall shows Covid’s devastating economic impact

‘Our health emergency is not yet over,’ the Chancellor of the Exchequer said yesterday. ‘And our economic emergency has only just begun.’ Facing the steepest downturn since the Great Frost of 1709 – a slump in output of 11.3 per cent – Rishi Sunak said he was ready to spend, spend, spend to drag the … Read more

Post office bosses still took postmasters to court knowing glitch could be to blame for shortfall

Post office bosses ‘knew IT glitch could be to blame for missing money… but still took postmasters to court’ Post Office chiefs were told that IT system Horizon could be to blame in 2011  Documents have revealed that they pursued prosecutions against staff anyway Hundreds of postmasters were sacked, wrongfully convicted or went bankrupt New evidence … Read more