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AXA UK & Ireland's Tara Foley (How to be a CEO)
From our How to be a CEO podcast: An interview with the boss of AXA UK and Ireland, Tara Foley.
We’ll also be looking at the AXA Start-up Angel competition, which is run in partnership with the Evening Standard and gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to win capital, and get first-class mentoring. There are six opportunities to win, including two top prizes of £25,000 to fund your business idea, and you’ll get mentoring from the AXA Startup Angels along with business insurance for a year. Entries close on June 2nd 2024. For more details, and Ts and Cs, head over to the website.
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Local elections: the Tories’ heavy council losses explained
Conservatives on track for one of their worst council elections ever. Rishi Sunak calls results ‘disappointing’...but what’s his next move? Our deputy political editor Jitendra Joshi and our chief political correspondent Rachael Burford discuss the Conservatives' significant losses in the local elections, Labour's success in the Blackpool South by-election, and they consider how the PM could react to such damning election results.
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Is London getting ruder?
Restaurants reporting ruder customers, 50% of theatre staff considered quitting over poor behaviour, tube riders blocking your way out of the carriage. Exploring London's shifting etiquette, features writer Maddy Mussen describes how the Capital is getting ruder, and reveals the experts and analysis that back up her hypothesis.
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Mayoral election last day drama: sleeping van drivers and voter ID warnings
Sadiq Khan's advertising van driver sleeps through his alarm. Susan Hall denies being banned from tweeting. Why you'll need ID to vote on Thursday. Our political editor Nicholas Cecil runs through the final poll results ahead of Thursday's vote, and city hall editor Ross Lydall describes some of the final day drama, including twitter antics and a van driver who overslept...
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Mayoral Election: four main candidates’ key pledges explained
With less than two days to go before the 2024 London mayoral election, our city hall editor Ross Lydall explains the key pledges made by each of the four main candidates, Sadiq Khan (Labour), Susan Hall (Conservatives), Rob Blackie (Liberal Democrats) and Zoe Garbett (Green Party), and reveals which one he thinks is relevant to most Londoners. In this episode:
Why now is the time to secure votersFree school meals, ULEZ, tackling crime, lowering rents: which issue speaks to most Londoners?Who’s tipped to win based on the latest polls
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Sadiq Khan’s record criticised as knife & gun crime up 20%
Bereaved families have criticised Sadiq Khan’s record on crime as figures show a 20% spike in knife and gun crime in 2023. Our Crime Correspondent Anthony France explains what the families are calling for, and whether Sadiq Khan’s proposed measures to tackle crime if he's re-elected will be enough. In this episode:
How the Met Police have defended stop & search measuresSadiq’s record on crime explainedAhead of the mayoral election, how important is tackling crime for Londoners?
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