We shouldn’t single out football fans: the country has long since made its peace with the power of capital, whatever its originsFootball, no longer merely the national game, is England’s political theatre. The way in which the spasm of fan protest stop…
Saudi takeover of Newcastle leaves human rights to fog on the Tyne | David Conn
Premier League allowing deal shows money and international reputation laundering can trump concerns about the regimeThe great game of football has always been an expression of the country and times in which it is played, so the takeover of Newcastle Un…
‘English football will sell itself to anyone’: human rights groups on Saudi-Newcastle deal
Condemnation of £300m takeover led by group founded by murdered journalist Jamal KhashoggiNewcastle United has sold its name and reputation to a brutal government run by a brutal ruler, the organisation founded by the murdered journalist Jamal Khashogg…
Frasers Group could face shareholder revolt over new CEO’s £100m bonus
Advisory groups advise voting against remuneration plan, flagging ‘excessive payouts’Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group faces a showdown with shareholders on Wednesday as it seeks approval of a £100m bonus scheme for its incoming chief executive, Michael Murr…
Newcastle impasse underscored by brazen transfer window statement | Louise Taylor
Steve Bruce broke owner Mike Ashley’s unwritten rule that managers on Tyneside are best seen and not heardMike Ashley is often described as brass-necked but behind the brash and brazen exterior Newcastle’s owner can also be extremely thin-skinned. A pr…
Taylor Wimpey profits show what a waste Sunak’s stamp duty giveaway was | Nils Pratley
The housebuilder and its rivals did not need help from the taxpayer to get through the pandemicFrom where Rishi Sunak sits, he might regard Taylor Wimpey’s bumper set of first-half figures as a triumph of policymaking. The chancellor threw subsidies at…