Richard's Blog - May 2012

Jamie Oliver caption comp

Caption comp time! Here's Jamie Oliver and me cooking up a storm at our Screw Business As Usual event at Fifteen earlier this week. Tweet me your caption, or post it below. I'll retweet my favourite entry! Have a great weekend.

New ideas for protecting the oceans

Protecting the oceans is one of the most important challenges facing the world today.One prominent example of this is the problem of cod fishing off Newfoundland. In the past, you used to be able to almost walk on water there because every step would be solid cod. Sadly, hardly any cod are left due to overfishing.Without regulation, the cod supplies have not been replenished, and it looks like they will never recover. I am part of the OceanElders, an organisation that serves as a catalyst in the…

I'm Out4Marriage, are you?

At Virgin, we treat everybody the same, whether they are straight or whether they are gay, and the law should too. That's why I'm Out4Marriage, are you? If you want to find out more then you can visit the Out4Marriage website or Facebook page.…

Ask Richard 19

Earlier this week I enjoyed a live Ask Richard Q&A on Google+. Sadly we had some technical problems in the first half of the interview, but lots of you were able to watch the second half live. Below are all the questions and answers you might have missed, and the video too. Thanks to Sherilynn Macale from Identified for hosting the interview and asking some probing questions of her own. Look forward to the next Ask Richard! Dzie Quarshie on Google+: If you were a teenager today, what wo…

It's time to get US nukes out of Europe

20 years after the Cold War, NATO still has 200 US nukes in Europe. It’s time we got the world back on track to zero nuclear weapons.As a founding member of the board of Global Zero, an international movement aiming for a world without nukes, we have done a lot of research into the nuclear weapon issue. The evidence is overwhelming that nukes are dangerous, useless and expensive. What’s more, by removing nukes from Europe we could clear the road for the US and Russia to agree on unpr…

BMJ joins calls for drug policy debate

The British Medical Journal says drug policy debate is needed. In an editorial, the BMJ called for debate on the issue in order to deal with the public health consequences of the criminalisation of drug use. We couldn’t agree more. Here’s the British Medical Journal article in full, it’s well worth a read.…

What are your favourite lyrics?

My favourite lyrics of any song are in the first verse and chorus of 'Imagine' by John Lennon. What are yours? Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the people living for today Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the people living life in peace You, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only oneI hope some day you'll join usAnd the world will be as one You may say I&…

Get your camera and share your life

Real people take pictures of real life in real-time. Get your camera and share your life today for @AdayDotOrg.I'm sharing photos of a day in my life here in Kidlington today. We got the day off to a musical start with an incredible choir from Stowe School - we even got to join in a dance.Next we had a fantastic Pitch 2 Rich competition with Virgin Media Pioneers. Picking a winner was very tough indeed, so many brilliant pitches! There's been meetings with inspirational people, devising so…

High five to Raise5 for screwing business as usual

Had a great time at our Screw Business As Usual event with Jamie Oliver in London yesterday.As well as some fascinating debate, we announced the winner of our Screw Business As Usual competition. When I first thought about writing Screw Business as Usual I never imagined the level of positive response it would generate. The sheer number of incredible ideas submitted to the competition has been truly overwhelming.Raise5 is a deserving winner and a great example of how people are helping to truly …

Congratulations Newcastle United

Congratulations to Newcastle United for such a brilliant season. It is a privilege to sponsor the club with Virgin Money, and it's great to see the team bring so much joy to the fans in the north east of England and around the world. 

I got the chance to meet some of the players when we launched Virgin Money in Newcastle earlier this year, and I think it's fair to say our name on the shirts has been something of a lucky charm! 

 Well done to the manager Alan Pardew and everyone at N…

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