The subject of social mobility in the UK is too often treated as a general concept. It is now taken for granted and is in danger of becoming a glib phrase – if it hasn’t already. There is much agonising and philosophising about its existence, yet we see very little action. It is easy to …
Read More →Speaking to ITV News, Sir Victor said that the uncertainty for business caused by the possibility of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU is disastrous, and backed Ed Miliband’s pledge that a referendum would only be held by a Labour government if new powers were transferred to Brussels. Sir Victor said: “The uncertainty is disastrous for …
Read More →Speaking to ITN News yesterday, Sir Victor Blank welcomed the 19p increase to the minimum wage as a ‘small but very positive step’. Sir Victor said: One of the biggest problems I think we have is the growing division between the levels of pay of senior executives and the average level of pay. ‘If you …
Read More →Sir Marcus Setchell has finally hung up his forceps. The Queen’s gynaecologist, who delayed his retirement to help deliver Prince George last year, said farewell at a lunch party at the Hyde Park Hilton on Monday lunch time. The party, hosted by the Chairman of Wellbeing of Women, Sir Victor Blank, was also a fundraiser …
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