Britain's 'Most Un-P.C.' Charity, The Presidents Club to close after revelations of sexual harassment at all-male dinner

 Britain's 'Most Un-P.C.' Charity,  The Presidents Club to close after revelations of sexual harassment at all-male dinner

The decision comes after an FT report on lewd activity at a dinner attended by high-profile figures in UK business and politics.

The Presidents Club to close after revelations of sexual harassment at all-male dinner

The UK charity faced a rush of criticism after the FT reported on an event the trust held last Thursday in which hostesses hired as staff said they faced…

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Britain's 'Most Un-P.C.' Charity Will Shut Down - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/world/europe/uk-presidents-club-dinner.html

3 hours ago - The Presidents Club reported that it had raised more than 20 million pounds ($28 million) over the past 33 years. Last year, it raised £1.6 million and spent nearly £600,000, leaving a net profit of £1 million (about $1.4 million). WPP, one of Britain's largest advertising and public affairs companies, which ...

Presidents Club to close after sexual harassment exposé

https://www.ft.com/content/d00e9f82-012d-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5

5 hours ago - Two charities — the Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina London Children's Hospital — both said they would return donations from the Presidents Club, while the Bank of Englandcancelled a tea with its governor, Mark Carney, that had been auctioned at the event without the bank's approval.

UK politicians express 'revulsion' over Presidents Club reports

https://www.ft.com/content/14f225e0-0117-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5

2 hours ago - British politicians expressed “bewilderment and revulsion” on Wednesday at reports of women being groped and harassed at the annual Presidents Club Charity Dinner. The Financial Times revealed that many hostesses were groped, sexually harassed and propositioned at the all-male event at the ...

The Presidents Club exposé hints at the City's seedy side

https://www.ft.com/content/406dcb40-00e8-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5

4 hours ago - The Bank of England has since said that the lot was unauthorised and withdrawn the offer. In a statement the Bank said the prize was not given to the Presidents Club but was in fact offered as a prize to the Lord Mayor's Appeal and appears to have been reauctioned without permission. To be fair, the FT's ...