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Self-Build - Could Housebuilder Intervention Bring The Promised Revolution?

Laurna Robertson | Posted 17.06.2013 | UK
Read More: Virgin, Nick Boles, UK Housing, Charles Church, Gleneagles, Help to Buy, Planning, Laura Hamilton, Beat My Build, Newcastle City Council, What House?, Housing Crisis, Richard Bacon MP, Self-Build, UK News
Laurna Robertson

While you may think the idea of a housebuilder offering self-build plots sounds contradictory, the people who have struggled to get planning permission or finance for their own project might have appreciated a middle man to make life easier for them.

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Richard Branson and His Self-Interest Corporatist Friends Are Not Being Honest About True Cost of EU

Janice Atkinson | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Virgin, Sir Win Bischoff, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, Shell, Sir Roger Carr, Deputy Chairman, Centrica, Richard Brason, Sovereignty, Lloyds Banking Group, Scottish Power, Capitalism, Corporatism, Chairman, UK Politics News
Janice Atkinson

So Messrs Branson et al, go back and do your sums. Your signatories to this letter are fighting their self-interested corporatist corner. The big energy companies are well-represented in your letter, along with others who have contracts with government or are taxpayer bailed out companies.

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Are These Outfits Acceptable For Women At Work?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Virgin, Blouses, Women, Strike, Women's Issues, Rmt, Sexism, RMT Union, Skimpy, See-Through Blouses, Feminism, Virgin Trains, UK Lifestyle News

When strike action is on the cards, the hot button issue is rarely female modesty. But today the trade union row over new "skimpy" uniforms for Vi...

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LOOK: 'The Name's Virginia, Not Vagina': Starbucks Customer's Facebook Rant After Barista Misspells Name

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Read More: Virgin, Baristas, UK News, Funny Pictures, Hong Kong, Pics & Giggles, Starbucks, Vagina, Spelling Mistakes, Facebook, Coffee, UK Comedy News

It’s a sweet gimmick, but Starbucks’ policy of writing customer’s names on their cups has backfired spectacularly for one woman. Veronica Go...

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Virgin Galactic Rockets Towards First Commercial Space Tours

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Virgin, Space News, Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, Commercial Space Travel, Space Tourism, Space, UK Tech News

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has completed its first rocket-powered flight. The latest test is a crucial milestone for the project, which aims...

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When You Need Someone to Do Something They Don't Want to Do

Hugh Salmon | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Virgin Records, Virgin, Tubular Bells, Richard Branson, Marketing, Mike Oldfield, Advertising, Creativity, UK Business, UK News
Hugh Salmon

One of the advantages of working in creative businesses is that, on the whole, decision-making is based on creative talent and strength of argument rather than rank or pay grade.

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That's An Expensive Rail Fare!

PA | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK
Read More: UK Business, Virgin, UK News, Richard Branson, West Coast, High Speed Rail, Business News, West Coast Main Line, UK News

Civil servant failures over the West Coast rail contract will cost taxpayers "at least £50 million", a report by MPs said today. There was a lack ...

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Virgin Media To Take On Murdoch

PA | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: UK Business, Sky, Virgin, Television, Cable, UK News, Virgin Media, Rupert Murdoch, Business News, Tv, Sky TV, Liberty-Capital, UK Tech News

Virgin Media vowed to become a "disruptive challenger" in the pay-TV market today after agreeing a £10 billion takeover by US cable giant Liberty Glo...

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Sam Parker

Cameron's Favourite Artist Launches Upper Class Gallery In The Sky

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 23.03.2013 | Home
Read More: Virgin, Graffiti Art, Virgin Atlantic, Ben Eine, Street Art, Eine, Richard Branson, Arts, Culture, Home News

Ben Eine’s ‘Alphabet Street’ is one of the jewels in London’s street art crown. A massive row of shop shutters painted in his trademark bea...

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A Malicious and Dangerous Old Virgin

Ralph Jones | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Virgin, Homosexuality, Religion, Atheism, Catholicism, Kill the Gays Bill, Homophobia, Mother Theresa, Uganda, Joseph Ratzinger, Bigotry, UK Religion, Gay Marriage, UK Lifestyle News
Ralph Jones

Joseph Ratzinger obviously is not infallible; no intelligent person would ever have believed that he was. Worse than that, however, he is now a sinister and retarding force for both religion and gay rights, out of touch with the majority of the faithful and totally unqualified to preach morality.

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India Must Reform Sexual Assault Laws & End Degrading 'Two-Finger Test', Urges Human Rights Watch

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Virgin, Sexual Violence, Indian Gang Rape, Indian Rape Victim Dies, Human Rights Watch, Virginity, Hymen, New Delhi Gang Rape, Vagina, Sexual Assault, UK News

UPDATE: Indian Gang Rape: Five Men Charged With Rape & Murder The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old student in India has led a human rights group t...

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Branson Accepts BA Boss's 'Knee In The Groin' Proposal

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Business, Virgin, Branson, UK News, Virgin Atlantic, Willie Walsh, Walsh, Richard Branson, British Airways, Business News, News, UK News

Sir Richard Branson has said he would accept a 'knee in the groin' from the boss of BA if Virgin Atlantic didn't exist in five years time, as he retai...

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Virgin Awarded West Coast Main Line Contract For Next 23 Months

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, UK News, Virgin West Coast Trains, Richard Branson, West Coast, Business News, UK Business, Dft, Department for Transport, News, West Coast Trains, UK News

Sir Richard Branson's rail company Virgin Trains has been awarded the West Coast main line contract for a further 23 months, it has been announced. ...

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Charlie Thomas

Analysts Unconvinced That Branson Will Lose Control Of Virgin Atlantic

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airlines, Business News, British Airways, Travel, Delta, Aviation, UK Business, Sir Richard Branson, American Airlines, UK News

Analysts have poured cold water on the suggestion that Sir Richard Branson could lose control of his Virgin Atlantic airline through deals with Delta ...

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Could Branson Lose Control Of Virgin Airlines?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, UK Business, Branson, Virgin Atlantic, Delta Airways, Richard Branson, UK News

Sir Richard Branson reportedly faces loses control of airline Virgin Atlantic for the first time as America's largest airline made a secret takeover a...

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Branson Wants Virgin To Jump From Space - And Three Times Higher Than Red Bull

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Virgin, Richard Branson, Red Bull, Jump From Space, UK News, Felix Baumgartner, UK Tech News

Richard Branson has hinted that Virgin may attempt to take Felix Baumgartner's record for the highest-ever freefall jump. The Austrian dare devil w...

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Why Won't Transport Secretary Say Sorry To Branson?

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Virgin, West Coast, Sir Richard Branson, West Coast Main Line, UK Politics News, UK Politics, UK Politics News

Patrick McLoughlin, the transport secretary, has refused to say sorry publicly to Sir Richard Branson for the £40m West Coast Mainline "fiasco" which...

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West Coast Contract Cancelled Over 'Technical Flaws'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, Passengers, UK Business, West Coast Train Line, UK Transport, Privatisation, Firstgroup, Trains, Richard Branson, Department of Transport, Travel, Business News, UK News

The competition to run trains on the West Coast Main Line has been cancelled following the discovery of "significant technical flaws" in the way the f...

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Branson Urges Cameron 'To Get Some Sense'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Passengers, Virgin, West Coast Train Line, UK Transport, Privatisation, Firstgroup, Richard Branson, Trains, Department of Transport, Travel, UK News

Sir Richard Branson has urged David Cameron to intervene in the row over the West Coast Mainline contract to "try and get some sense" into the Departm...

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Labour Urges Government To Delay Virgin Trains Decision

PA | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, UK Trains, Labour Party, UK Travel, Richard Branson, UK-Transport, West Coast Main Line, Virgin Trains, UK News

Labour is urging the Government to delay signing a new West Coast Mainline contract so MPs have a chance to fully scrutinise the deal. Maria Eagle,...

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Sir Richard Branson Offers To Run West Coast Main Line For Free

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, Passengers, West Coast Train Line, UK Transport, Privatisation, Firstgroup, Richard Branson, Trains, Department of Transport, Travel, UK News

Sir Richard Branson has offered to run the West Coast Main Line for free to allow parliament more time to examine their decision to award the franchis...

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Virgin Could Lose Rail Franchise

PA | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, West Coast, Sir Roy McNulty, Bob Crow, Maria Eagle, Sir Richard Branson, UK News, UK Transport, West Coast Situation, UK News

Sir Richard Branson could lose his West Coast rail franchise this week, with a transport union warning that the switch in ownership could mean higher ...

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'They Made Me Feel Like A Paedophile'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Sex Discrimination, Virgin, Airlines, Paedophiles, Child Safety, Virgin-Australia, Boris Johnson, UK News

An off-duty fireman was left feeling like a "potential pedophile" after a national airline stopped him sitting next to two small boys on a flight - be...

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The Twitter Fight That May Become a One-Night Edinburgh Fringe Event

John Fleming | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Virgin, Traintales, Relationship, Janey Godley, Tweet, Reportage, Twitter, Break Up, Train, Tales, UK Comedy News
John Fleming

"I think it's the first time a Twitter fight went viral," Janey told me, "and I got lots of interest from the big agencies and news folk and it opened a debate about personal privacy because I had used the couple's real names.

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Branson And His Children Will Be First Virgin Galactic Space Tourists

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Virgin, Virgin Galactic, Gadgets, Sir Richard Branson, Travel, UK News, Slideexpand, Space, UK Tech News

Sir Richard Branson has announced that he and his children will be the first passengers when the Virgin Galactic space tourism programme begins. Vi...

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