Pension funds invested for local government workers at Oxfordshire councils and a large number of other local organisations have been re-shaped with the aim of maximising investment returns while at the same time better contributing to the aim of creating a greener, healthier and fairer county. The Oxfordshire part of...
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An old picture of Ripon’s “Little White Schoolhouse” claims the place is the birthplace of the Republican party. That description may be a hair vainglorious, but you can’t blame the town for staking a claim, because they’re right, partly anyway. Their precious Little White School House wasn’t the only birthplace...
Chris Davis makes a perfect pour-over coffee, swirling the hot water just so over Blue Bottle grounds. That shouldn’t surprise: He tends Davis Advisors, the investment firm founded by his father in 1969, with the same sort of precision and care. The firm, which oversees about $20 billion, has a...
IT’S that time of year again — when the Morning Star’s roving four-part AGM begins its national tour. These annual meetings, which kick off in London tonight, are key to the democratic nature of your paper — meetings open to every shareholder in the People’s Press Printing Society, opportunities to...
The energy industry is continuously innovating to provide new productivity enhancement solutions that are cost-effective and increasingly focused on ESG. StimStixx Technologies offers a revolutionary stimulation technology to stimulate wells that is deployable on wireline and slickline. For operators to increase production there are two general approaches – initiate capital-intensive...
At the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis calls for the international community to promote dialogue in Sudan, and to continue to stand by the “tormented” people of Ukraine. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis on Sunday issued “a heartfelt appeal” to warring factions in Sudan to lay down their arms,...
Hilary Barry received an email from Fifa stating she is not a ‘bona fide member of the media’. Photo / Instagram @hilarybarry Hilary Barry received a confusing email this morning after Fifa insinuated she is not a real journalist. Taking to Twitter, the Seven Sharp presenter shared a screenshot of...
Councillor Felix Bloomfield who represents the Benson and Cholsey division at Oxfordshire County Council has been elected as the new Chair of the authority. As the ceremonial head of the council, the chair must be a serving county councillor but must remain politically impartial. A new chair is elected each May...