A happy appointment: In praise of Oxford’s first female vice-chancellor
The appointment of Professor Louise Richardson to be vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford is significant for a number of reasons.
The appointment of Professor Louise Richardson to be vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford is significant for a number of reasons.
It has been an unwritten rule of British politics that the party in power does not use the levers of government to cripple the Opposition financially. This is not a helpful convention, because it means that the highly unsatisfactory system under which political parties raise money hardly ever changes.
When the staggering amount time, money, and effort that goes into to planning a wedding is considered, it seems pretty obvious that all guests have is to do is turn up with some gifts, and not upstage the couple.
The tall sash windows of the panelled room afford an imposing view of St Paul's dome. Distant sounds of the chanting and cheering demonstrators waft up. It's October 2011 and Occupy London, having been barred by the police from protesting at the Stock Exchange, have set up camp outside the Cathedral. The irony that they never meant to be there in the first place rubs salt in the wounds of the beleaguered Dean, brilliantly played here by Simon Russell Beale.
Research from currency specialists XE shows that falls in the pound since the start of the financial crisis have resulted in expat pensioners losing thousands of pounds in income. We look at ways you can protect yourself.