Tag: winston
-
Winston Churchill refused to pay his tailor’s bills
Refusal to pay the bills of one's tailor was famously almost a point of honor among English gentlemen in past centuries and Winston Churchill was no exception, newly released archives show. Britain's World War Two leader had racked up a bill of 197 pounds by 1937 – around 12,000 pounds ($18,000) at today's prices -…
-
UK wartime leader Winston Churchill refused to pay his tailor’s bills
Refusal to pay the bills of one's tailor was famously almost a point of honour among English gentlemen in past centuries and Winston Churchill was no exception, newly released archives show. Britain's World War Two leader had racked up a bill of 197 pounds by 1937 – around 12,000 pounds at today's prices – with…
-
Top fashion CEOs fear rising costs from climate change
The chief executives of seven top clothing companies, including Hennes & Mauritz Gap and Adidas , are calling on governments to agree a strong climate change deal, saying they fear global warming will drive up their costs. Almost 200 nations are meeting in Paris until Dec. 11, trying to work out a deal to limit…