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From hundreds of contenders, our tireless correspondents select their top 10 watering holes in the UK capital’s playground
...Jim Stewart, chief executive of the PHC, said it held “regular exercises with Perenco . . . in case an oil spill were to happen, so we are well prepared in terms of dealing with this sort of incident.”...
...Anna Orr, a manager at Pawprint, a software platform that helps businesses with sustainability goals, described the focus on immigration as “politics” designed more for certain groups of voters than businesses...
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...“I think I’ve been to every ground in Scotland,” Jim Bowman, 61, who heads a supporters’ club, said of the period when Rangers and their fans would pitch up at the country’s lesser-known stadiums....
A toast to the UK capital’s finest waterfront watering holes — rich in history and offering good food and splendid views
...Zahawi to do some real journalism alongside Robert Orr, to find the 10 best pubs in the City of London....
...Nicola Orr-Ewing runs The King’s Head with husband Archie, in tandem with The Swan Inn in nearby Swinbrook....
...University of St Andrews Isobel Murray Prof Emeritus Modern Scottish Literature, Aberdeen University Dr Kath Murray Criminal Justice Researcher Andrew Ormston Director of Drew Wylie Projects Alex Orr...
...David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, which represents housing associations, blamed a “highly uncertain environment”....
...Mr Orr said a voluntary agreement was the best option because it would preserve housing associations’ independence....
...annual turnover comes from the taxpayer, with 27.8 per cent from track access charges paid by 22 train operating companies and 10.6 per cent from property and shops Richard Price, chief executive of the ORR...
...Mr Orr said this was “a genuinely stupid idea”....
...“Network Rail, working with the rest of the industry, must learn lessons and prevent problems like this happening again,” said an ORR spokesman. “ORR is investigating over-running works....
...The ORR says it would prefer to avoid such comprehensive scrutiny....
...It is understood that the transport department has held talks with both Passenger Focus and the ORR, asking them if they want to expand to include road as well as rail....
...David Orr, head of the NHF, said that the situation was looking ever bleaker. “Successive governments have failed to tackle the undersupply of housing and time is now running out,” he said....
...“I do think that we need to be exploring all possible means of funding investment,” said David Orr, head of the National Housing Federation, the umbrella group for the sector....
...David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, said the figures were a “huge wake-up call”....
...Mr Orr said there was a waiting list of 4.5m people needing social housing, a situation caused by a “chronic under-supply of homes”....
...David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation – representing social housing providers – calls it “possibly the most useful thing the coalition government has done”....
...Jim Bichard, partner in the insurance regulatory practice at PwC, the consultancy, agrees that Solvency II has created a “skills crunch”....
...David Orr, chief executive of the federation, told the Financial Times: “The proposed new accountancy standards could have a massive financial impact on housing associations.”...
...* My old colleague James Orr points out that US intelligence in the Middle East is not foolproof. ** From the “Combating Terrorism Center” at West Point....
...David Orr, chief executive of the group, said the government had taken a “gamble” with its funding system for affordable homes....
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