MPs are questioning the suitability of Alan Cook to be the chairman of LV=, one of Britain’s biggest mutual life assurers, in the wake of the Post Office sub-postmasters scandal.Cook, 67, was managing
Alan Cook was boss of the Post Office from 2006 to 2010, during which time it began the disastrous prosecution of sub-postmasters. Thirty-nine were found guilty of theft but later cleared.
A FORMER Post Office boss who oversaw the subpostmaster wrongful prosecution scandal wants to sell off Liverpool Victoria (LV) originally created to help workers avoid a pauper’s funeral, Labour has warned.
Shadow minister for international trade Gareth Thomas said that Alan Cook, Post Office managing director from 2006 to 2010 and now LV chairman, is driving the sale of the 178-year-old friendly society to US private equity giant Bain Capital.
The Labour Co-op MP for Harrow West pointed out that Mr Cook promised not to demutualise the insurance giant when he oversaw its conversion into a company limited by guarantee and therefore without shareholders in 2019.
Alabama Veteran Casino Night Gala set for June 19
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Guests play casino games with âcasino moneyâ at the 2020 Alabama Veteran Casino Night Gala at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Hoover. The Alabama Veteran organization is planning its 2021 Salute to Service Casino Night Gala at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa on June 19.
Salute to Service Casino Night Gala
WHERE: Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
WHEN: Saturday, June 19
The Alabama Veteran organization is planning its 2021 Salute to Service Casino Night Gala at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa on June 19.
Josephine in the kitchen and ORC BBQ’s lechon
If there are unsung heroes of Filipino cuisine, that would be the
carinderias or eateries. They may not be experts in reimaging local dishes, but their loyalty to traditional recipes matched with their home studied kitchen skills have kept the soul of Filipino cooking alive and enjoyed by the masses.
That is what Old Rooster Creek Filipino / Asian American BBQ, commonly known as ORC BBQ, wants to bring to Dallas, Texas in the US, the comfort that comes from Filipino food served by an eatery. Leading it is Allen Cook, an American-Japanese former military officer, and his wife Josephine Cook, a former Filipina band singer from Leyte. The two met in Singapore, and when they reached the US, they decided to establish the food spot in 2017.