Last year, the Foreign Office paid consultants close to £4 million of taxpayer money, including £200,000 for “crisis media training days.” It is more than twice as much as the department paid for outside consultants the year before. It comes as the department’s spending on temporary agency personnel has reached a record high of aboutContinue reading “The Foreign Office Spends £200k On ‘Crisis Media Training’ In £4 Million Consultant Splurge”
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‘Nanny State’ Tactics By Labour
Keir Starmer is vowing to make children brush their teeth and get taller today as he embraces the nanny state. The leader of Labour has unveiled a proposal to improve the health of children, which includes toothbrushing under supervision for kids in breakfast clubs who are three to five years old. As part of initiativesContinue reading “‘Nanny State’ Tactics By Labour”
Is There Going To Be A General Election On November 14th?
In response to rumours that the Prime Minister may postpone holding a general election until mid-November, Sir Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak today for placing “vanity before nation.” The head of Labour implied that Mr Sunak intended to stay in Downing Street for two years before he called on Britons to vote. The PM thisContinue reading “Is There Going To Be A General Election On November 14th?”
Deportation Threat For British-Born Man
Under a post-Brexit approach for EU nationals convicted of crimes, a 28-year-old man who was born in Britain and has never left the nation has talked of his despair at being told he will be deported to Portugal, where his parents arrived more than 30 years ago. Dmitry Lima was born in Lambeth, a neighbourhoodContinue reading “Deportation Threat For British-Born Man”
To Holiday In Europe, Brits Will Have To Provide Their Fingerprints
Travellers face enormous queues while entering Europe from next autumn with the introduction of strict post-Brexit border controls. British passport holders will have to go through fingerprint checks and face scans as part of the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES). It will replace the stamping of passports, which started after Brexit when the United KingdomContinue reading “To Holiday In Europe, Brits Will Have To Provide Their Fingerprints”
Man Without Hands And Legs Left Without Care
A man born without hands or legs has been told he will soon no longer get a daily visit from a care worker to help him shower and get dressed. DJ Calvert told BBC News Northern Ireland that he’s been let down and that he’s not the only one. It was proof that Northern Ireland’sContinue reading “Man Without Hands And Legs Left Without Care”
Couple ‘Sleeping Rough In Brighton Park’ With Toddler
Police are increasingly concerned for a couple and a toddler who are thought to be sleeping outside in the cold around the Brighton vicinity. A bystander reported seeing a teenage girl sleeping in Queens Park, Brighton on December 6th, with a young male in his late teens or early 20s and a toddler aged aboutContinue reading “Couple ‘Sleeping Rough In Brighton Park’ With Toddler”
Diversity And Gender Equality
A leading period products firm has prompted fury by telling schoolgirls that men can have periods. Period product company Hey Girls has been criticised for marketing ‘confusing’ and ‘harmful’ claims in a booklet for pre-pubescent schoolgirls who are about to get their period. Hey Girls claims ‘not all women have periods and some men haveContinue reading ” Diversity And Gender Equality”
Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season
Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, the Aslef union confirmed today. Aslef (the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) backed more industrial action after being reballoted, well over a year since the dispute started. The announcement comes ahead ofContinue reading “Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season”
Smokers Are Being Hammered By Jeremy Hunt
The price of rolling tobacco will soar as Jeremy Hunt hammered smokers with huge tax rises in his Autumn Statement. Announcing his latest financial package to the House of Commons, the Chancellor told MPs he would massively increase the duty on hand-rolling tobacco. This will rise by an additional 10 per cent above the tobaccoContinue reading “Smokers Are Being Hammered By Jeremy Hunt”
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