Victoria Gould, one of Tony Blair's closest aides since he quit Number 10, is leaving the Office of Tony Blair to become Tesco's head of government affairs... more
Tesco call for the Office of Fair Trading to be dismantled after being hit with fine for colluding with suppliers and other retailers to fix cheese prices between 2002 and 2003... more
Joining Twitter seems to be compulsory in the Tesco boardroom. Incoming chairman Sir Richard Broadbent is the latest to sign up with this message: "First tweet! Intrigued to be joining this community, new to me. And looking forward to joining Tesco later in year."... more
Hurry, hurry: Barclays is paying 7% interest. That's a fair whack above the average 0.5% banks are paying out to savings customers, and even more generous than NS&I's new inflation-beating savings certificate. Oh, but hang on...... more
Despite Vince Cable’s call that “not a penny” of taxpayers’ money should go to Goldman Sachs until the Fabrice Tourre affair was resolved, the Coalition made the bank a lead manager in May’s big gilt sale... more
Rupert Murdoch is such a convert to the world of Apple iPad and mobile apps that he has made the creation of a digital-only newspaper a top priority in the US... more
Interesting, that ITV chairman Archie Norman should plump for Tesco corporate and legal affairs director Lucy Neville-Rolfe as he finally finds a non-executive director who is not a man... more
ITV’s board will no longer be an all-male preserve after the broadcaster appoints Lucy
Neville-Rolfe, Tesco’s director of corporate and legal affairs, as a non-executive director ... more
The Office of Fair Trading is forced into an embarrassing climbdown as it drops price-fixing allegations against dairy producers and supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s... more
PR Week magazine has unveiled its Power Book of the most influential public relations practitioners, based partly on the opinions of “20 senior professional journalists”, and there are a few surprises... more
Who really did phone a national helpline from No 10? In City Spy’s experience, while such services are always talked about in hushed tones, the truth is that few in power take them seriously... more
Ah the joy and pain of email. Dominic Morris, former bag-carrier to ex-broadcasting minister Lord Carter, has sent exciting emails out to announce he has become the new director of public policy at Lloyds Banking Group... more
Competition watchdogs today unveiled their latest attempt to clamp down on the power of the large supermarket groups with a tough proposal to prevent them expanding in areas where they already dominate... more
The consumer watchdog today said fresh evidence has emerged in its investigation into Tesco and Morrisons over the alleged price fixing of milk, butter and cheese ... more
Barclays Capital boss Bob Diamond's mission to take over America continues, following the purchase of the US arm of Lehman Brothers and his move from London back to his native land ... more
Shareholder anger over executive pay boiled over when investors holding a hefty 42% of the stock refused to back Tesco's decision to make its share option plan even more generous... more
Legal Analysis: Tesco was understandably delighted by its victory in the Competition Appeal Tribunal last week. But the tribunal's ruling is unlikely to be the last word on the subject... more
Retail: Tesco profits are poised to smash through £3 billion this year despite the smallest rise in Christmas sales at its UK stores since the early 1990s... more
Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland's wealthiest entrepreneur, today conceded defeat to Tesco in the year-long, £124 million battle over Dobbies Garden Centres
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Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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