Fast Food Franchises In The UK: Filthy And Disgusting

After certain locations of the most well-known fast food restaurants in the UK did poorly in government sanitary inspections, fans who are craving their favourite fried chicken, double burger, or glazed doughnut may reconsider buying them in the future.

Thousands of franchised outlets of big-name quick-service brands – from McDonald’s to Greggs and KFC – presently sit cheek-by-jowl on UK high streets and at malls, petrol stations and even on industrial estates, and encounter frequent inspections by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The following ratings are then laid bare on the FSA’s website, and numerous listings make for stomach-churning reading.

Indeed, some UK branches of global fast food outlets have done so poorly on public hygiene in current inspections that they’re presently dicing with being shut down unless ‘urgent improvements’ are made.

The FSA is responsible for rating restaurants and takeaways for food safety and hygiene across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with inspectors arriving at premises unannounced and then rating them on a scale from zero to five on hygiene, cleanliness of facilities and management of food safety. 

Scores of two or below are counted as an automatic fail, with a zero score needing immediate improvement for the business to stay in operation.

If inspectors believe there is an urgent risk to public health, establishments with the lowest ratings may be immediately shut down if standards are deemed unacceptably filthy.

Subway

The UK’s most prolific sandwich shop – there’s barely a high street or shopping mall without a Subway on it – has 1714 outlets presently open.

However, lovers of the made-to-order ‘sub’ brand might think twice before ordering a Meatball Marinara when they see just how many stores have received less-than-favourable ratings by FSA inspectors.

Three Subways, including those in Derby, Middlesbrough, and Hull, received a zero rating after recent inspections.

A further five received the second lowest rating of ‘1’, and 11 were given a ‘2’, although one of those, in Pontypool, Wales, is awaiting a verdict after a recent inspection.

McDonald’s 

Arguably the most well-known fast food restaurant in the world, McDonald’s, known for its cut-price ready-in-minutes edibles – including Happy Meals, Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets, has more than 1300 restaurants in the UK, of which about 1100 are franchised.

However, recent FSA inspections gave three outlets with the instantly identifiable Golden Arches less than stellar marks. A branch in Halifax, West Yorkshire, was rated as the least favourable.

The McDonald’s in the town’s Old Market Street received a zero verdict after an inspection in December. 

Significant improvement was considered essential in two of the three hygiene categories – food handling and food safety, while improvement was also needed on building and facility cleanliness. 

Two other branches, one in Fleetwood, Lancashire and another in Collier’s Wood in Lancashire, received ‘2’ ratings.

KFC

Finger lickin’ not so good was the verdict on two UK branches of KFC, the chicken chain giant that has been serving up buckets of its original recipe ‘bone-in’ fried chicken since arriving from across the Pond in 1965. 

Outlets on Camden High Street in north London and close to student accommodation in Liverpool both scored a ‘2’ out of ‘5’. 

While the Liverpool branch, inspected in September 2025, was rated ‘very good’ for food handling, inspectors said improvement was needed when it came to ‘cleanliness and condition of facilities and building’.

The Camden branch, meanwhile, was found in December to be only ‘generally satisfactory’ on food handling and management of food safety, and required ‘improvement’ when it came to ‘cleanliness and condition of facilities and building’. 

Greggs

The pastry-based giant, established in Newcastle in the early 50s, may have gained a cult following thanks to its steak bakes, sausage rolls and glazed doughnuts, but ratings at three UK Greggs might put even avid fans off a little. 

Outlets in east London, Basingstoke and Thurmaston in Leicester were all considered to have a low ‘2’ hygiene rating by inspectors. The latter, in a shopping centre, was found to need improvement on handling of food, including ‘preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage’.

Chicken Cottage 

A fairly young franchise, Chicken Cottage was founded in 1994 and now has more than 70 restaurants across the country and has won fans for introducing halal dishes in every one of them.

However, three branches make the list no fast food restaurant wants to be on, with a current FSA rating of ‘2’ or lower. The Chicken Cottage branch with the worst rating is to be found in Thornton Heath in south London.

Inspected last summer, the outlet was given a ‘1’ rating, with ‘major improvement necessary’ given in the ‘management of food safety’ category. Two other branches, one in Paddington, west London, and one in Cambridge, were given ‘2’ ratings.

Papa Johns

The world’s third biggest pizza chain, behind Domino’s and Pizza Hut, Papa Johns now has more than 500 restaurants across the UK.

Founded in Indiana in the mid-eighties, the brand claims to have a ‘tried and tested’ franchise operation… but the FSA found a handful of UK branches with less than appetising hygiene ratings.

The worst offender? A branch in Lyra Court, Acton, in west London. In January this year, inspectors said the restaurant needed ‘urgent improvement’ on all three food hygiene standards – and it scored an overall zero.

Elsewhere, a branch in Torquay received a ‘1’ score, while three others, in Sidcup, Paignton and Farringdon in London, all graded a ‘2’. 

Dixy Chicken

Starting small in the 1980s, Dixy Chicken was established in Bury in 1986 but now has more than 100 outlets across the country bearing its official branding – and a few who have maybe purloined the name for their own independent chicken shop. 

While the brand has won acclaim for its halal dishes, there are more than a few Dixy Chicken branches that have caught the FSA inspectors’ eyes for all the wrong reasons. 

While it’s not quite clear whether all of the restaurants named Dixy Chicken are official, there are plenty of them – more than 20 – with a score of ‘2’ or lower.

Two in close proximity in the Stechford and Yardley North district of Birmingham both received zero ratings, with seven others racking up a ‘1’ and 14 UK branches earning a ‘2’ score.

Perfect Fried Chicken 

Numerous UK chicken shops go by the name of Perfect Fried Chicken, or sometimes PFC, although it’s not apparent whether there’s an official group of restaurant franchises or if it’s just a bunch of independent fast food outlets that use the name.

Three quick-service chicken shops using the name have less than favourable FSA ratings, two in East London and one in Sale, Manchester. One of the east London takeaways scored a zero for hygiene when inspected in November, while the other two had a ‘2’ rating after visits in the second half of 2025.

This is not surprising because when they employ staff who can’t even look after themselves, it says everything that might be in store for you, and there should not be any leniency when it involves food and the public’s health. All fast-food chains and businesses that prepare meals or sell food should be of the highest standards; otherwise, they should be shut down immediately.

What happened to the good old way of making a sandwich at home to take to work or an excursion with the kids? Let’s face it, all these lunch deals involve getting an unhealthy fizzy drink, which costs around a fiver or more. That’s a lot of money out of one’s money, and people are whining that they have no money.

And what about JustEat and Deliveroo drivers? They look like they’ve just got out of bed, and I doubt they are very hygienic. I’ve even caught a person in a fast-food outlet picking his nose and wiping it on his apron.

TikTok Trend Alert: ‘School Wars’

Schools and parents across London are on red alert after it emerged that children were being enabled through a social media trend to film themselves violently attacking pupils from rival schools. 

Posters inspired by notorious LA street gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, featuring men in red and blue balaclavas detailing which schools fall under which ‘side’ have been circulating on Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram this week.

Hackney, Islington, Redbridge and Croydon are amongst the boroughs included in the ‘Red vs Blue’ fights, with 26 schools in total listed and divided into teams.

However, parents in other areas of London have reported similar posts being shared for schools in their boroughs.

It is unknown how many boroughs and schools have been urged to fight at various events this month because many of the original messages have been removed.

Another post laying out the ‘rules’ of the school wars tells children to ‘jump’ anyone they see from the ‘opposite’ side, specifying they must ‘be violent’.

They are encouraged to use stationery from their pencil cases, such as compasses, scissors and rulers, as weapons, with some posters even depicting kitchen knives and fireworks.

Students are also asked to have someone ‘record’ their attacks and for the footage to be sent to the original organiser so they can be posted online and given extra ‘points’.

The scoring system awards 20 points to children who punch an ‘opp’, 10 points for chasing them, 15 points for ‘staining’ them (a slang term for stabbing), and 10 bonus points for ‘recording any of the above’.

Since the posts started circulating online last week, parents have received emails about the worrying calls to battle from their children’s headteachers, who reassured them they had notified the authorities, and police would be patrolling the areas.

Parents also warned others about the posts on their local community groups on Facebook.

Under one post about the Redbridge school wars, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and MP for Ilford North, Wes Streeting, commented: ‘Council and Police aware.

‘I’ve also raised this at highest levels in government. 

‘Hope parents are clear with their children that we’ll come down on this sort of behaviour like a ton of bricks.’

A Met Police spokesperson today told the Daily Mail: ‘We’re aware of social media posts circulating, and we are in close contact with schools across various London boroughs to offer reassurance.

‘Officers will be visible around the schools named at the start and end of the day, and we will respond firmly to any reports of violence or disorder.’

TikTok reportedly removed the posts on its platform for breaching its community guidelines after the Met alerted them, according to the Islington Tribune.

Social media should definitely be prohibited, in my opinion!

Some may argue that parents should limit their kids’ access to specific websites, yet modern youngsters are so smart that they might quickly circumvent such restrictions. The true solution is to outlaw social media since its creators have unlocked a Pandora’s Box, and I’m willing wager that they wouldn’t allow their own children to use it.

It’s not ‘TikTok’, it’s ‘ThickTok’ – social media for morons.

All of this silliness is impossible to understand, and our government have taken a generation of children who have been left unbridled, violent and unpoliced.

What should happen now is that these kids should be loaded onto a bus and sent to boot camp – they can work off all their testosterone there.

They should really be taking these images off media sites because by putting it out there, they are spreading incitement to violence, and then children think it is acceptable behaviour and it’s not!

Prepare For A War ‘Like Our Grandpas And great-Grandpas’ Saw

An alarming warning of the threat of a Third World War has come from Poland’s esteemed foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.

It is now necessary to be prepared for a war ‘of the scale that our grandfathers and great-grandfathers saw’, he told the Sejm, the Polish parliament.

Pointing to the danger posed by tyrant Vladimir Putin, he warned of the possibility of conflicts on the scale of WW1 and WW2.

Sikorski made clear that Poland, which shares a border with Russia as well as Ukraine, will be on the frontline of any new Russian attack.

A former British citizen, Sikorsky highlighted that awareness of the danger can either paralyse or mobilise.

Poland cannot afford to be ‘paralysed’ or reassured that this is ‘not its war’, he told MPs.

‘Putin doesn’t want peace, only surrender,’ he said.

‘If Ukraine were to be defeated, the threat from Russia would not only not decrease, but on the contrary, increase.’

Russian aggression against NATO’s eastern flank countries would prove very costly for these states, while Western intelligence had warned that he said.

Drone incursions, railway track sabotage and disinformation campaigns have been launched already by Russia, warned the Oxford-educated foreign minister.

A tragic Polish girl, Amelia Gzhesko, seven, was burned alive hugging her mother Oksana as a result of a Russian Kh-101 missile hitting a residential high-rise in Ternopil, Ukraine, in November, he reminded MPs.

Russia’s sinister Doomsday Radio – linked to its nuclear forces – blurted out the codeword LIQUIDATOR among three others in the past 24 hours.

Other mysterious codes were MAINOSTYAG and COVARNY.

The bizarre Cold War relic – a radio station on air for half a century and nicknamed The Buzzer – cackles into action at moments of high tension between East and West.

During a flurry of attacks on Ukrainian ports on the Danube River in the Odesa area, a Russian drone approached Romania’s airspace overnight, prompting NATO air defences to be activated.

This came in a week when NATO fighters had been twice scrambled due to the threat of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine – once in Poland, once in Romania.

Overnight, Russia launched a persistent artillery and drone strike on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk area, and a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia injured four people, including a teenager.

Putin’s forces attacked a hotel in the border city of Sumy.

This is really insane. While we in the UK provide bed and board to migrants in response to the invasion of our illegal immigration, the Polish people are prepared to face a communist ruler.

There is no prime directive here in the UK, and according to our government, it’s stable and working well, but it’s not, and what army is coming to help us out – it’s not our troops.

Maybe the true threat isn’t Putin, but civil war, and trust me, it will happen sooner than we think, and if there were a war in the UK, the younger generation would not fight for their country because they have been taxed to oblivion, seen their country invaded, and been made to feel like second-class citizens.

People will not defend a nation that treats its inhabitants and its flag like second-class citizens in the event of another conflict. Enough is enough; we have fought enough wars, and who can blame them? I really can’t think of anyone who would want to fight here in the UK now, other than the dummies in the diminished Armed Forces who have no option.

However, if it does kick off and Russia does go into NATO territory, it won’t be long before the world burns. There will be no ground offensive without it going nuclear. Attacking Russia or its people now means the gloves are off and anything goes, including nukes.

Two Towns On The Costa Del Sol Have Banned Burkas

A burka ban has been introduced in two towns in Costa del Sol, Spain. 

Women wearing burkas will no longer be permitted to enter municipal buildings in the towns of Rincon de la Victoria and Alhaurin el Grande.

The proposal was put forward by right-wing party VOX, with politicians insisting the ban was for security reasons as well as ‘guaranteeing women’s dignity and security.’

Rincon de la Victoria VOX councillor Carlos Chinchilla applauded the ban, and said ‘the textile dungeon of the burka and niqab will not be permitted in municipal buildings despite the opposition of the left, which embraces a false tolerance that destroys our identity and, incidentally, allows the most patriarchal symbol there is.’

His remarks followed fierce opposition to the ban from left-wing parties, which caused the plan to collapse in Malaga, the province’s capital.

The centre-right political party PP, led by Mayor Francisco Salado, supported the ban in Rincon de la Victoria.

Deputy mayor Josefa Carnero defended her party’s support, describing the burka as a symbol of ‘female invisibility’

In the meantime, despite the town being controlled by the centre-left party PSOE, it passed in Alhaurin el Grande after a number of political parties abstained.

VOX councillor Yolanda Gomez of Malaga City Council hit out at left-wing politicians, arguing they ‘have demonstrated they have no interest in protecting women from cultures that degrade them.’

However, opponents of the prohibition, which has received much coverage in Spanish media, claim that it limits Muslim women’s personal freedom.

The passing of the proposal in these two towns comes after the neighbouring city of Murcia also voted to pass a ban on garments that cover the face in municipal buildings.

The motion passed with the support of the PP, with VOX councillor Fernando Sanchez Parra saying the garments were incompatible with women’s freedom.

He added that his party did not want women to be ‘locked in a fabric prison.’

The burqa is a full-body garment that covers a woman from head to foot, including a mesh net over the eyes.

France was the first European country to introduce a blanket ban on wearing burqas in public in 2011.

The list has expanded greatly since, with more than 20 states around the world enforcing some form of ban on the burqa and other full-face coverings in public, including Austria, Tunisia, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Switzerland.

They should also have the same policy in the UK: you either integrate or go home, but sadly, our politicians in the UK don’t have the cojones to do that.

The issue now is that they will just say that they are wearing the face coverings to safeguard themselves, because when we had all the COVID regulations about face coverings, this will simply give them an excuse to say they are protecting themselves from germs.

However, they should be banned for security reasons; after all, anyone could be hiding in there.

There are now 18 states that have banned the burka, including Tunisia, Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Tajikistan, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Netherlands, China (in Xinjiang Region), Morocco, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Portugal and Italy. This demonstrates that it has nothing to do with religion, but more to do with being a social tool of oppression against women.

The burka should be banned everywhere. If we wanted to see penguins, we would go to the zoo. It’s also a security risk because anyone could be hiding under these robes, including those who wear balaclavas and the like.

The World Trade Centre Will Finally Rise From The Ashes

The final piece of New York City’s World Trade Centre is finally set to rise almost 25 years after 9/11 destroyed the original Twin Towers.

Plans for the new 55-story structure were revealed on Wednesday by American Express, which intends to use the site as its new headquarters.

Governor Kathy Hochul joined the credit card giant to announce that construction on 2 World Trade Centre could begin as early as spring.

The milestone arrives nearly a quarter-century after the September 11, 2001, attacks, when al-Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked planes into the twin towers, leaving almost 3,000 dead.

Its completion, expected in 2031, will mark the final chapter in the long redevelopment of the 16-acre World Trade Centre campus destroyed more than two decades ago.

‘Building 2 World Trade Centre will bring another iconic skyscraper to Lower Manhattan, create thousands of good-paying union jobs and provide billions in economic benefits to New Yorkers,’ Hochul said.

More than 2,000 union construction jobs – and 3,200 jobs in total – are projected in the Big Apple as the huge project moves forward.

The final skyscraper alone is expected to pump around $5.9 billion into the city’s economy and a total of $6.3 billion into New York State, according to officials.

The tower at 200 Greenwich Street will span approximately two million square feet at the site’s northeastern corner. 

American Express CEO Stephen Squeri called the building ‘an investment in our company and the community,’ adding that it will generate ‘billions in economic benefits to New Yorkers.’

He also said the move reaffirms the company’s ‘deep commitment to the neighbourhood we’ve called home for nearly two centuries’.

American Express has long invested in its workforce since setting up its existing headquarters at 200 Vesey Street in 1986.

‘Our new headquarters will be more than just a building – it will be a place for our colleagues to feel energised, inspired, and proud – a home for innovation, interaction, and growth,’ the CEO said.

‘We’re excited to work with our partners and local leaders to shape this exciting new era for American Express and Lower Manhattan.’

The project will stand as a strong sign of renewal, overcoming years of engineering, financial and political hurdles – not to mention the public debates – that long delayed reconstruction at the site. 

It also comes amid efforts by other states, including Florida, to entice companies away from New York.

So, now they’re constructing another monstrosity to honour 9/11, which is a farce, actually, because they’ve just elected a Muslim mayor. Talk about adding insult to injury.

I think everyone in New York recalls the day the Twin Towers fell. It was just another gorgeous day in Manhattan. Clear blue skies, but then everyone watched in horror. Those poor souls were trapped with no way of getting to safety, and the heroic firefighters and police who went into the abyss, not even thinking about whether they would ever get out alive again. Just innocent people going about their day. They might be gone, but they will never be forgotten.

However, we say that we won’t forget, but the painful truth is that we have forgotten, because if we hadn’t forgotten, then these fools wouldn’t be building replacement towers like this.

The Twin Towers had character and presence – they made the skyline. This new build will be just like a soulless glass box. They could have done something extraordinary, but they chose not to; they are just making another skyscraper.

A Disabled Woman Is Forced Into A Nursing Home Against Her Will

Lucinda Ritchie previously lived in her own adapted bungalow in Billingshurst, West Sussex. She was admitted to hospital with pneumonia last April, but 10 months later, she was not allowed to return home.

Instead, this February, she was taken to a nursing home in Uckfield – an hour from her home and family. Within two days of being there, her condition worsened, and she was returned to the hospital.

NHS Sussex said it was “committed to working with Lucinda and her family to make sure she receives high-quality and safe care to meet her needs”.

Neil Allen, an independent barrister, told the BBC it was “very unusual” for an adult with full mental capacity to be moved to a residential home against their will, as it was “totally unlawful”.

The NHS has denied that funding considerations played any role in the decision-making around Ritchie’s care, saying it was based on her clinical safety.

But Allen said disputes over the funding of people’s healthcare packages were happening up and down the country all the time.

“That is a national issue at the moment,” he explained.

Ritchie has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a condition that affects the joints; functional neurological disorder, which affects her mobility; Addison’s disease, a hormonal disorder; and epilepsy.

She has a tracheostomy and sometimes uses a ventilator. Able to speak when she was younger, she has mostly used eye-gaze technology to communicate since 2017.

Before her hospital admission, Ritchie had 24‑hour one‑to‑one nursing funded in her own home by NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC).

She was studying for a master’s in sustainability at Southampton University, as well as acting as a charity ambassador and keynote speaker.

In 2023 and 2024, Ritchie was recognised as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK for her pioneering work supporting communication using eye movement.

She was admitted to East Surrey Hospital last April with pneumonia and suffered further complications, which prolonged her stay.

She wanted to be discharged back to her own home, but this did not happen.

Instead, her mother Christine Ritchie says care commissioners at NHS Sussex All Age Continuing Care (AACC) told them Ritchie would be going to a nursing home.

Ritchie refused.

On the day she was transferred, Ritchie told the BBC she was “devastated” and wanted to get back to her own home.

More recently, she explained: “In my own home, with my nurses, I feel safe and can see my friends and family easily.

When she was taken from East Surrey Hospital to Temple Grove Nursing Home, Ritchie’s mother said her powered wheelchair was “switched off and pushed”.

“She didn’t consent to go,” she told the BBC. “It’s absolutely horrific.”

If a person has the capacity and can communicate what they want, then these people should not be able to control their lives.

Due to her disability, this woman shouldn’t have been denied the opportunity to live in her own home. Her human rights are being violated, and a nursing home is not the proper setting for her.

By refusing to pay for any other option—in this example, nursing care in her own home—they can coerce you into entering a nursing home. They can claim that it’s her own decision, but in practice, there isn’t a choice. They then contend that they have provided a suitable and secure care placement, and that the individual has the option to reject it, absolving them of all accountability.

Some Cancer Patients Have To Wait More Than 104 Days For Treatment In The NHS

The NHS is failing on key cancer targets, with some patients forced to wait more than 104 days from referral to treatment, damning figures reveal.

Almost all trusts failed to ensure 85 per cent of patients waited no more than 62 days in 2025, although there was wide variation in performance.

At the worst hospitals, fewer than half of patients were seen on time last year, according to NHS England data.

This risks cutting their survival odds, can make some treatments less effective and is likely to increase their anxiety.

The longstanding target of treating 85 per cent of patients within 62 days has not been met at a national level since 2014.

The Government has also set an interim target for trusts to treat 75 per cent of patients within this timeframe by March this year, in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, only three of the 119 acute trusts with similar data achieved or exceeded the 85 per cent mark last year, while fewer than a quarter reached 75 per cent.

The three managing to meet the 85 per cent target in 2025 were Calderdale and Huddersfield (89.2 per cent of patients), Homerton Healthcare (85.8 per cent) and Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells (85.7 per cent).

The bottom three performing trusts were Mid & South Essex (seeing just 45.4 per cent of patients within 62 days), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (50.1 per cent) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals (53.1 per cent).

At a couple of trusts, at least one in six patients who started cancer treatment in December 2025 had been waiting more than 104 days since an urgent referral.

Michelle Mitchell, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: ‘Every cancer patient deserves access to timely, high-quality care.

‘Although NHS staff are working hard to cope with increasing pressure on cancer services, far too many people still face unacceptable delays for vital treatment.

‘The UK Government has set an important commitment to meet all cancer waiting times targets in England by 2029, but this can’t be achieved at the current rate of progress.

‘More investment in NHS workforce and equipment will be crucial to deliver genuine change for patients across the country.’

Across England as a whole, 69.1 per cent of patients (239,038 out of 345,847) started cancer treatment within 62 days last year, up slightly from 67.7 per cent (221,380 out of 327,221) in 2024, but well below the target.

Sadly, the NHS is not fit for purpose these days, but if we complain too much, our government will eventually privatise it. Better the devil we do know than the devil we don’t.

However, the mental torture these cancer patients must be going through is agony for them, their families and close friends. It is terrible all around, and we are all being conned about the supposed improvements to the NHS, but yet again, Starmer keeps going on about how he’s saved the NHS, but it’s in a worse state than ever, and Starmer is just attempting to save his bacon, but if piggies end up on our plates, then they’re not so clever, are you Sir Keir?

What does this government expect when we are being bombarded with illegals? Our NHS is now overwhelmed with foreigners who can’t even speak a word of English, and it will only get worse.

People like Starmer and his cronies don’t have to stress about getting treatment; they likely all have private health insurance, all probably paid by the taxpayer. Who’s standing on their doorsteps now, clapping? No one!

In April, GPs Will Have To Offer Same-Day Appointments For ‘Urgent’ Health Problems

GPs will be made to offer patients same-day appointments for ‘urgent’ health needs from April under the terms of a new NHS contract.

The British Medical Association said the move would likely be presented as a ‘major win’ for patient access, but family doctors will be ‘left reeling’ at the requirement.

It comes as a concerning new survey reveals nearly half of the public (48 per cent) avoided or delayed contacting their GP about a health concern last year.

People cited problems contacting their local practice, opting to wait for the problem to go away and not expecting to be offered a suitable appointment as some of the primary reasons behind their decision.

But two in five respondents (42 per cent) think the general standard of care provided by the NHS declined in the last year, and only one in eight (12 per cent) believe it has improved.

Tim Gardner, assistant director of policy at the Health Foundation, which commissioned the survey, said: ‘Our findings signal that too often people are going without the care they need, which risks storing up health problems further down the line and placing more strain on an already stretched service.’

A report compiled by the think tank says that public confidence in the Government’s NHS policies ‘remains low’, with 54 per cent disagreeing that their government has the right policies for the NHS compared to just 15 per cent who agree.

It comes as the Government pledged to increase access to family doctors in England via a new GP contract, backed by a £485 million investment.

According to the contract, any patient who has an urgent need must be able to schedule a same-day GP visit.

A separate £300 million of existing money in the service will be ring-fenced to help recruit additional GPs or increase hours of current family doctors, the Department of Health and Social Care said.

Chris McCann, acting chief executive at Healthwatch England, said: ‘People consistently tell us that GP services are becoming harder to use and that simply getting through the door for care can be a challenge.

‘For example, we often hear from individuals who wait in long telephone queues for an appointment, only to be told that all slots have been taken for the day and that they must try again tomorrow.

‘Plans to recruit more doctors should make it easier for patients to get appointments and ensure urgent cases are handled more quickly.’

Additionally, the contract mandates that general practitioners (GPs) utilise a procedure whereby they consult hospital consultants before sending patients to them for specialised treatment.

I’ll believe this when it actually happens. Firstly, our concept of ‘urgent’ and their idea of ‘urgent’ are two totally different things, and secondly, don’t get your hopes up, at best it will be a telephone consultation.

I’m not sure how it’s going to work in some places where you can’t get an appointment because the doctors are down at the local hotel giving priority treatment to leeches who are coming over in small boats. In some areas, they can’t even get a police presence, but a call from one of these establishments, and they turn up blues and twos.

Then, if you do get through to your surgery, you have to get through the receptionist first after waiting in a queue, and then you’re told that they can only offer you a phone appointment. Receptionists should all be employed by Border Force because they let no one in!

The City Lawyer Wet Himself At A Party, Made Anti-Semitic Slurs, And Assaulted Women

A City lawyer has been suspended for reportedly groping coworkers, making racial statements, and getting so inebriated at work parties that he wet himself.

While a partner at SBP Law, Ryan Williams was accused of using a slur to characterise a Black person and making antisemitic remarks to Jewish coworkers.

At a party in an East Finchley pub, north London, in 2021, Williams is said to have told a Jewish colleague that ‘racism to Jews does not exist’, and said: ‘You’re all on top,’ the tribunal heard.

He was also accused of having repeatedly described his black opponent in a charity boxing match as a ‘tall, large n*‘, using the foul insult repeatedly, The Telegraph reports.

According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which filed the lawsuit against Williams, his actions became increasingly unpredictable during the evening, culminating in him hurling pizza across the pub garden.

By the end of the night, he was described as ‘incredibly drunk,’ and an Uber driver reportedly refused to pick him up.

He was reportedly incapable of standing up and, in his state of intoxication, urinated on his clothes.

Williams allegedly made previous antisemitic remarks to a Jewish coworker while working on a case related to a Jewish security charity.

The colleague claimed Williams said there was only security outside synagogues because Jewish people have lots of money.

At a Christmas party at the Dorchester Hotel, two months after the pub-garden party, he was accused of telling the same Jewish coworker that they only got their job due to their faith, and that Jewish people think they are above everyone else.

He was also said to have referenced another colleague’s ‘big Jew hands’.

At a bar after the party, the tribunal heard that Williams slapped a female colleague on the inner thigh, before touching her and another colleague on the bottom.

The SRA examined the accusations and referred the matter to the tribunal, accusing Williams of breaching bullying, harassment and discrimination rules.

Williams repudiated the claims, but stepped down from his £125,000-a-year partnership role at SBP Law, and is now a partner at corporate London firm Healys LLP.

He was hauled before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal, which found all the charges proved and suspended him. It is understood he has been banned for 12 months, with a full judgment yet to be released.

He shouldn’t worry, though; he will probably be offered a position with our government – he would fit in rather nicely there, particularly with all his attributes.

There are some truly reputable solicitors, and then comes along one like this man, whose conduct gives the profession a bad name.

The wisest course of action would have been to abstain from drinking, particularly during work parties, so you wouldn’t be held accountable for any inadvertent or deliberate wrongdoing. Although in this day and age, you can still be blamed even without the alcohol.

Unfortunately, alcohol always exposes a person’s actual nature.

My recommendation, just don’t go to work parties, they are awful things anyhow. Keep your work and social life completely separate because you can’t choose your work colleagues, but you can choose your friends.

These events might take place in impressive establishments, but on the night, this is where HR are most alert and ravenous, and one should never give them the pleasure. The problem is, this is what happens at work parties. Some fool gets overexcited because maybe their home life is boring, and work is their only form of social life.

Mandelson Was Arrested For Misconduct

As part of an inquiry into suspected misconduct in public service, Peter Mandelson was detained and placed under arrest at his residence in London.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 72-year-old man was arrested on Monday afternoon following searches at two properties in London and Wiltshire.

Detectives arrived at Mandelson’s Regent’s Park address at about 4.15 pm in two unmarked vehicles.

After spending almost half an hour inside, he was seen exiting the property and getting into a police car flanked by officers.

Scotland Yard said: ‘Officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

‘He was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday, 23 February and has been taken to a London police station for interview.

‘This follows search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas.’

Two weeks after police searched Mandelson’s residences, he was arrested.

He had been spotted at both addresses in recent days after keeping a low profile following the release of the second batch of Epstein files. 

The Epstein files have revealed Mandelson communicating lewd and off-the-cuff messages with the late child abuser, including joking about ‘well-hung young men’ when he was a Cabinet minister. 

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said that Mandelson’s arrest is ‘the defining moment of Keir Starmer’s premiership’.

She added: ‘It’s a matter of when (Starmer) goes, not if he goes. I asked him if he had full confidence in Peter Mandelson just a few months ago, and he said yes, despite all of these allegations being known, only to see the man arrested shows that the prime minister has terrible judgment.

‘He’s weak. He has not released the information around the (Mandelson) files, though he sacks the person who is supposed to be overseeing the release. I think that shows what kind of person the prime minister is.’

Earlier in February, police officers arrived outside Mandelson’s £7.6 million house near Regent’s Park – which the politician bought in 2011 following advice from Epstein.

The officers knocked on the door and entered the house, with one of them wearing what appeared to be a small body camera.

The officers were seen gathering things from their car, including a blue box and a large bag, before re-entering the property.

Days after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on accusations of misconduct in public office, Mandelson was also arrested.

Everyone who has anything to do with it will soon be singing like canaries. The dominoes are falling one by one, but how do we know if they’re rubbish arrests – smoke and mirrors to make it look like they’re giving a damn for the debauchery that went on? Two down, lots to come in the future – the inventory will be extremely long.

One card at a time – the house of illusions is falling, and they will ultimately get caught with their pants down.

But right now, they’re turning this Epstein story into a global sport. Mind you, it will probably be much better than the Olympics, but let’s face it, they’re all cabinet lickers, but what it actually boils down to is that millionaires and billionaires are paying people off to accept paedophilia.

There were evidently emails from Mandelson to Epstein in which they were discussing girls in a derogatory way. Mandelson will probably sing like a bird now in an attempt to secure himself a lower sentence. The can of worms has now been firmly opened, so expect more to follow.

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