Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Green has a thin skin but a fat wallet – will he open it for BHS pensioners?

Philip Green’s reputation – and maybe his knighthood – depends on how he deals with the pension pot shortfall

The biggest revelation was that Sir Philip Green can talk for six hours without swearing. Few would have suspected that. He could not, however, do so while being polite.

The Topshop billionaire was determined to throw jabs at as many members of the committees as possible. MPs were variously told not to stare, to put on their glasses, to stop bullying him (as if) and to rephrase questions. Iain Wright, chairman of the business select committee, was right: Green is remarkably thin-skinned.

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