According to official estimates, No 10’s Test and Trace system has had hardly any influence on preventing the spread of COVID. The controversial £37 billion scheme has been massively criticised over the past year for being ineffective at breaking the chain of transmission. New Government modelling found the programme, which critics have characterised as beingContinue reading “As Few As Six Per Cent Of COVID Cases May Have Been Prevented By The 37 Billion-Pound Test and Trace Scheme”
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The Bin Collection Industry Is Under Threat
Bin collections in Britain are under threat as refuse workers are headhunted by HGV firms attempting to plug a shortfall of 100,000 lorry drivers that has emptied shelves amid a continuous supply chain crisis. A shortage of lorry drivers and food processors in Britain has been partially blamed on the new Brexit visa regime introducedContinue reading “The Bin Collection Industry Is Under Threat”
People Could Just Work Two More Hours A Week, Therese Coffey Says
Therese Coffey today defended scrapping the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift, suggesting people could work two additional hours to make up the money. The Work and Pensions Secretary said the increase had always been a temporary part of the response to the pandemic and maintained that she’s completely happy with it going. The commentsContinue reading “People Could Just Work Two More Hours A Week, Therese Coffey Says”
Battle Of Thessaloniki
Greek police fired tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to break up a demonstration of thousands of people protesting against mandatory COVID 19 vaccinations. Authorities said demonstrators flung flares at police in Greece’s second-biggest city of Thessaloniki, who blocked them from attempting to reach the area where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due toContinue reading “Battle Of Thessaloniki”
Our Homes Would Have Stayed Under The £80,000 Social Care Cap
Families have told of their suffering at losing their homes to pay for social care as Boris Johnson plans to unveil his tax invasion to fix the mess. The Prime Minister will today brace Britain for a manifesto busting £10 billion tax invasion as he defies critics by driving up national insurance on 25 millionContinue reading “Our Homes Would Have Stayed Under The £80,000 Social Care Cap”
BBC Employees Keep Their Jobs After Being Found Guilty Of Bullying And Harassment
Dozens of staff at the BBC have kept their jobs after being found guilty of bullying and harassment despite the corporation’s zero-tolerance promise. The broadcaster has upheld or partly upheld 33 of 154 cases in the past two years but only one person has lost their job. A Freedom of Information Act disclosure has revealedContinue reading “BBC Employees Keep Their Jobs After Being Found Guilty Of Bullying And Harassment”
Republicans Criticise Joe Biden For His Labor Day Weekend Vacation
President Joe Biden has come under huge criticism for going to Delaware for the holiday weekend amid the crisis in Afghanistan. The president was scheduled to visit his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware two weeks ago but had his journey pushed back due to the withdrawal from Afghanistan and Hurricane Henri. But after touring the destructionContinue reading “Republicans Criticise Joe Biden For His Labor Day Weekend Vacation”
Now Working Pensioners Face Paying National Insurance
Working pensioners could now be charged National Insurance for the first time to help fix the social care crisis, and Treasury officials are considering the case for extending the National Insurance system beyond the state pension age of 66 where it currently stops. Insiders said the move would raise comparatively modest sums but would haveContinue reading “Now Working Pensioners Face Paying National Insurance”
Should Have Jeremy Corbyn Been Prime Minister?
Boris Johnson has been Prime Minister from 24 July 2019 to the now. Some people adore him, some people loathe him, but how many now think that Jeremy Corbyn should have been Prime Minister, or are most people happy that Boris is in charge. One great thing about Boris Johnson is that he doesn’t soContinue reading “Should Have Jeremy Corbyn Been Prime Minister?”
Face-To-Face Doctor Appointments Are Down 3.4 Million A Month
GPs are holding 3.4 million fewer face to face appointments a month compared with before the pandemic. The surprising numbers reveal the scale of the shift towards consultations held remotely. There were seven million more appointments every month conducted over the phone in June this year when compared with the same month in 2019 beforeContinue reading “Face-To-Face Doctor Appointments Are Down 3.4 Million A Month”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 