According to calculations used by parliament’s spending watchdog in a report into the government’s flagship jobs protection scheme, more than £3 billion might have been robbed in furlough money by criminal gangs and fraudulent employers. The National Audit Office said there was evidence of substantial levels of furlough fraud from both organised gangs hijacking claimsContinue reading “Furlough Fraudsters Robbed As Much As £3 Billion”
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We Have Seen Boris Johnson At His Most Incompetent Numerous Times. Here He Was At His Most Malignant
On live television, Andy Burnham had just finished making an impassioned plea for the tiny amount of money that will be needed to spare the poorest and most vulnerable people of Manchester from ruination in the wake of new coronavirus constraints being thrust upon them. Reporters had asked a few questions, and then, still, onContinue reading “We Have Seen Boris Johnson At His Most Incompetent Numerous Times. Here He Was At His Most Malignant”
National Circuit Breaker Would Be Unfair, Voices Michael Gove
A national circuit breaker lockdown was ruled out by the Government after Labour said that several might be needed and each could last longer than three weeks. Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, left the door open for a regional variant of the policy, however, by criticising it only for imposing blanket restrictions on placesContinue reading “National Circuit Breaker Would Be Unfair, Voices Michael Gove”
Powerful Voices Now Argue For A More Subtle And Less Distressing Way Of Learning To Live With The Virus
The steps now being imposed on large regions of the country would be severe and difficult to endure if we had grounds to believe that they would do any good. The problem is that we have no shred of tangible proof that they will help at all. The vast illogical web of new rules, increasinglyContinue reading “Powerful Voices Now Argue For A More Subtle And Less Distressing Way Of Learning To Live With The Virus”
Experts Argue Boris Johnson’s Thin EU Deal Will Provoke Major Economic Disorder
The former boss of the Brexit department has warned that the narrow EU deal sought by Boris Johnson will act as a deadweight on Britain’s capacity to trade, amid growing concerns that the country remains dangerously ill-prepared for such an outcome. Negotiations with the EU remained stuck after Downing Street told EU intermediaries not toContinue reading “Experts Argue Boris Johnson’s Thin EU Deal Will Provoke Major Economic Disorder”
Angela Merkel Warns Germany Is On The Brink Of Coronavirus Disaster
The German Chancellor has hit back at local leaders in the country for not supporting her tough coronavirus restrictions. Angela Merkel took part in a marathon six-hour meeting with Germany’s sixteen state leaders to urge them to do more to stop the resurgent virus. It comes as EU countries have reported their highest ever dailyContinue reading “Angela Merkel Warns Germany Is On The Brink Of Coronavirus Disaster”
Boris Johnson’s Political Fear Is Beginning To Show
Fear is information, and Boris Johnson’s ill-judged address to his virtual party conference last week, in which he decided to not focus on the virus but on the bold future that lay on the other side of the crisis, told us something – it told us that the British Prime Minister is terrified. The charitableContinue reading “Boris Johnson’s Political Fear Is Beginning To Show”
Groups Assemble In Liverpool On Last Night Before Pubs Close Under Tier 3 Lockdown
A massive street party scene erupted in Liverpool just hours before the city-region entered its most extreme tier of local lockdown. One clip posted to Snapchat Map had the caption ‘Herd immunity here we come’, with swathes of young people seen wildly raving on the cobbles around Concert Square, and in another video, ravers couldContinue reading “Groups Assemble In Liverpool On Last Night Before Pubs Close Under Tier 3 Lockdown”
Doctors Call For Facemasks To Be Mandatory Outdoors As Well
Doctors have recommended that masks should be compulsory outdoors as well as indoors when there’s a chance of coming within two metres of other people. The British Medical Association (BMA) stated that those older than 60, or who are obese or have other health conditions, making them especially vulnerable to the coronavirus, should be providedContinue reading “Doctors Call For Facemasks To Be Mandatory Outdoors As Well”
Boris Johnson Promises Social Distancing Will End Within A Year
In a brave address to the Tory faithful in a virtual party conference, Boris Johnson said his Government were working for the day life is back to normal, and that the country must use the huge opportunities now to push through change. The Prime Minister pledged to build back better and make Britain the mostContinue reading “Boris Johnson Promises Social Distancing Will End Within A Year”
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