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US proposes UN resolution for Iraq

A new draft resolution on Iraq has been put to ambassadors of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. However France and Germany have already warned that it does not give the UN a significant enough role in the reconstruction in the country and amendments will need to be made if it… Read more »

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'Boardroom hypocrisy' over pension schemes
‘Boardroom hypocrisy’ over pension schemes

Trade unions are criticising directors for closing generous final salary pension schemes to their employees whilst hanging onto their own. The TUC has published new research, which shows that almost three quarters (70.5%) of directors at Britain’s top 121 companies still give themselves final salary pensions, while only 13.5 % are restricted to less generous… Read more »