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Standard Life is a life assurance, pensions and long-term savings company operating in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Standard Life plc.
Head office building located in Edinburgh, Scotland
Nigger in the woodpile
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"Nigger in the woodpile" or "nigger in the fence" is a figure of speech originating in the United States meaning "some fact of considerable importance that is not disclosed—something suspicious or wro
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…name of its most recognisable brand. In January 2007, the head of Standard Life's life and pensions business, Trevor Matthews, used the racist phrase "nigger in the woodpile" while giving a presentation at one of the company's Edinburgh offices. After issuing an apology, Mr Matthews remained in his job and no disciplinary…
A Democratic Party parody, titled "'The Nigger' in the Woodpile", lampooned what they said were Republican efforts to play down the antislavery plank in their 1860 platform. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who had worked as a laborer splitting wooden rails as a young man, is sitting on top of the pile. Illustration believed to have been drawn by Louis Maurer.
Dr. Seuss's cartoon "Cross-Section of The World's Most Prosperous Department Store"