The advertising industry gave a good send-off to Hamish Pringle, departing director-general of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, with a party at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster last night - complete with tubes of Pringles crisps, of course... more
Pampers nappies, Fairy washing-up liquid, Duracell batteries, Gillette razors and Pringles crisps are just some of its many top brands. But do you know the name of Britain's biggest advertiser?... more
As BA’s latest figures show a catastrophic loss of £531m, we talk to an airlines expert about the latest suicide strike and why its pampered staff could do well to learn from the downfall of PanAm... more
Reacting to the news that Brigitte, Germany's best-selling women's magazine, is going to start using "ordinary, realistic" women rather than professional models in its photoshoots, the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld responded with the tact that can only come with being head of a luxury fashion house that answers to nobody... more
New 'eco-index' charting the environmental impact of Britain’s favourite groceries has crowned Persil laundry powder the greenest supermarket product and Haribo sweets the worst... more
The formal Arsenal striker warned Claire Merry her reported demands for £10m were unrealistic and she should prepare for a tough time in court. ... more
The basic divide between conservatives and progressives never changes. Tories believe in original sin and individual responsibility. Whigs believe people are naturally good and thus society is to blame... more
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