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...The data produced by the “Tomorrow’s MPs” transparency initiative, led by journalist and author Michael Crick, also shows that the Conservatives are failing to hit their long-standing target of 50 per cent...
...The change meant that Northern Ireland may no longer be able to get drugs at the “very reasonable prices” secured by the NHS’s huge buying power, Aiken added....
...The move comes as part of a wider shake-up of the civil service overseen by the prime minister’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, and the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove....
...Nickie Aiken, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, said cutting the rule to one metre would be a “game-changer” for the hospitality industry....
...Under the proposed deal terms, Aveva had inserted clauses such as an insistence that its leadership — Mr Longdon, chairman Philip Aiken, and the company’s board of directors — remained in place, as well...
...After six months as chairman, Philip Aiken bought on August 26 just before the peak, although shares have since slipped in September....
...The authors of “Worms”, economists Edward Miguel and Michael Kremer, studied a deworming project in an area of western Kenya where parasitic intestinal worms were a serious problem in 1998....
...Aveva will continue to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, and its leadership team — Mr Longdon, chief executive since 1999, chairman Philip Aiken, and the company’s board of directors — will remain...
...A five-man committee of independent directors led by Philip Aiken again called on Friday for minority shareholders to resist the offer for the time being, stating that it “materially undervalues the company...
...The statement on Friday came soon after a committee of Essar Energy’s independent directors, led by Philip Aiken, repeated its arguments that the 70p-a-share offer from Essar Global Fund Limited materially...
...Their decision marks an effective admission of defeat by the independent committee led by non-executive director Philip Aiken, which on Tuesday continued to argue that the £900m bid from Essar’s biggest...
...However, Philip Aiken – who heads a five-man committee of independent directors which had rejected the initial approach – expressed disappointment on Friday with the formal offer and insisted that it “materially...
...The committee is led by Philip Aiken, chairman of the engineering software specialist Aveva and a former director of Kazakhmys, the largest shareholder in fellow Kazakh miner Eurasian National Resources...
...While maintaining the offer “materially” undervalued the business, independent directors led by Philip Aiken warned remaining minorities they risked further disadvantage if they remained holders of delisted...
...“Michael Gove and his education ministers must explain what has happened.”...
...Michael Gove has dropped ambitious plans to bypass local government and fund all state schools directly from Whitehall....
...“I work an 80-hour week, and on my days off I don’t want to trawl around the shops,” says chef Tom Aiken, who has used Net-a-Porter’s advisory service for several years to buy gifts for his wife....
...Michael Winner, the British film director, thinks the outburst was justifiable....
...Some notable sufferers include Michelin-star bearing Tom Aikens’ whose two London eateries recently sought protection from creditors last week....
...Michael Caines, a British chef who has cooked for the Queen and former British prime minister Tony Blair, has a much longer list of essentials....
...“We concluded the prudent thing to do was simply not to issue new shares, but the funds continue to be available for purchase,” says Michael Sapir, chief executive of ProFunds....
...I avoid non-fiction on holiday because I read it the rest of the year so I take this opportunity to catch up on novels, particularly old ones such as Michael Frayn’s Headlong (Faber), which is still light...
...Judges are due to meet early next year to discuss how the Aikens’ recommendations can be implemented at a practical level....
...Mr Justice Aikens, working group chairman, said that the changes were an attempt to make the Commercial Court’s case management up to date and relevant to its business community users....
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