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Charles Dunstone

June 2023

  • Purplebricks sold signs.

    Purplebricks’ £1 sale to rival Strike backed by shareholders

    Investors also vote to delist firm from London’s junior market and change name to Bricks Newco plc

May 2023

  • Sign for Purplebricks outside a property in London

    Online estate agent Purplebricks sold for £1, risking 750 jobs

    Charles Dunstone-backed Strike to cut costs at troubled firm that was once valued at more than £1.3bn

May 2021

  • Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary

    Academic who backed ‘decolonising’ curriculum dropped from museum board

    Chair resigns from Royal Museums Greenwich after minister’s refusal to reappoint Dr Aminul Hoque

December 2020

  • A woman speaks on her phone as she passes a branded logo outside the TalkTalk headquarters in London

    TalkTalk endorses £1.1bn offer to take company private

    Largest shareholder and co-founder Charles Dunstone backs deal marking end of tumultuous decade

March 2019

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Carphone's reputation takes a hit from £29m fine for mis-selling

    Nils Pratley
    Watchdog’s finding is a terrible blow for a business built on the idea that it’s the punter’s friend

February 2018

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Melrose's GKN bid is getting disgracefully little political scrutiny

    Nils Pratley
    MPs ought to show an interest – GKN is an important UK company and the stakes are high

May 2017

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Staley might be right: UK immigration policy could be key to City's future

    Nils Pratley
    The ability to hire skilled staff from abroad must be protected, Barclays boss suggests, and the next government should take note

February 2017

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    TalkTalk hoping for rapid results as Dunstone gets his hands dirty

    Nils Pratley
    Investors should welcome Sir Charles’s decision to get more involved as chairman but there may be short-term financial pain

June 2016

  • Sir Richard Branson

    1,200 business leaders back remain in EU referendum vote

    The group, which included leaders of 50 of the FTSE 100, outlined their support for Britain in the EU in a letter to The Times

April 2015

  • Roy Greenslade

    Election media watch
    Newspapers zero in on Miliband's clash with business chiefs

    Roy Greenslade
    Labour bashed again as more bosses join criticism

January 2015

  • Sir Charles Dunstone

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Estate agents beware: Sir Charles Dunstone is on your case

    Nils Pratley: The founder of Carphone Warehouse has invested in a low-cost rival in the property sales market. It would be wise to take note

October 2014

  • BSkyB antennae

    Observer business agenda
    BSkyB: believing (cautiously) in (a bit) better

    Business agenda: BSkyB shareholders will be asked to rubber-stamp the buying of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland – but not everyone's convinced this will put it in pole position

May 2014

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    AstraZeneca has a strong defence - use it

    Nils Pratley
  • Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Lumia 820 and iPhone 4 smartphones

    Dixons and Carphone Warehouse look to exploit Internet of Things

February 2014

  • CEO Charles Dunstone at the Carphone Warehouse, London, Britain - 08 Nov 2007

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Dixons merging with Carphone Warehouse? It could well work

    A merger could allow proper savings to be made and set the company up for the looming 'internet of things'. Possibly

September 2013

  • Charles Dunstone

    MediaGuardian 100 2013 1-100
    89. Charles Dunstone

    Job: chairman, TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse; interim chairman, YouView
    Age: 48
    Industry: digital media
    New entry

June 2013

  • Charles Dunstone of Carphone Warehouse

    Carphone Warehouse chairman Charles Dunstone to take more hands-on role

    Shakeup will also see retail operations head Andrew Harrison replace Roger Taylor as chief executive

April 2013

  • Charles Dunstone

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Charles Dunstone and Carphone take Best Buy to the cleaners

    Selling a half-share in Carphone Warehouse Europe for £1.1bn then buying it back for £471m is a smart piece of business

November 2012

  • Charles Dunstone

    Nils Pratley on finance
    So the PPI swindle wasn't a swindle?

  • Charles Dunstone

    Banks have 'surrendered' over PPI mis-selling, claims Charles Dunstone

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