Ministers are under pressure to call an emergency Cobra meeting and send in private waste firms to break a bin strike that has left rubbish piling up in Birmingham’s streets. The Tories are demanding action from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner over the deepening industrial confrontation that has left extensive parts of England’s second city looking like bomb sites.Continue reading “Rats Move In And Rubbish Piles Up, Causing An Emergency Cobra Meeting”
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The Council Tax Soars, But The Service Is RUBBISH
After millions were slapped with inflation-busting bills, struggling households will have to pay record amounts of council tax this year. Homes across England face paying an average of £2,280 after almost all town halls increased the tax by the maximum 5 percent allowed, official figures confirmed yesterday. It means rates for a standard Band DContinue reading “The Council Tax Soars, But The Service Is RUBBISH”
DWP To Cut PIP And Other Welfare Payments
Many nationwide will be alarmed by the Labour government’s announcement that it would be slashing billions of pounds from the nation’s welfare bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will speak in the House of Commons and is expected to confirm a huge package of cuts to welfare. This is despite growing unrest from Labour MPsContinue reading “DWP To Cut PIP And Other Welfare Payments”
Lord Sugar Says Britain Should ‘Get Down On Bended Knees’ And Beg To Be Allowed Back Into The EU
Lord Sugar has branded Brexit the ‘biggest disaster of my lifetime’ and insisted the UK should beg to be let back into the EU. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of leaving the bloc, the business magnate and Apprentice celeb condemned the decision for crushing economic growth. He told BBC Breakfast that if he were PM he would goContinue reading “Lord Sugar Says Britain Should ‘Get Down On Bended Knees’ And Beg To Be Allowed Back Into The EU”
The BBC SACKS The Man Who Wrote The Anti-Starmer Song Freezing This Christmas
A BBC freelance newsreader has been sacked by the broadcaster after creating an anti-Keir Starmer charity Christmas song. Chris Middleton, 33, unmasked himself as the brainchild behind Freezing This Christmas, which was released under the fake band name Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers. The parody song of Mud’s 1974 hit Lonely This Christmas is about the government’sContinue reading “The BBC SACKS The Man Who Wrote The Anti-Starmer Song Freezing This Christmas”
Wes Streeting Set To Unveil ‘Revolutionary’ NHS App
Patients will be able to choose where and when they get treatment using a ‘revolutionised’ NHS app as part of Labour’s plans to cut waiting lists. Health Secretary Wes Streeting will publish proposals to change how people choose health providers – including in the private sector as an NHS patient – book appointments and receive test results. And heContinue reading “Wes Streeting Set To Unveil ‘Revolutionary’ NHS App”
Unexpected Duo Writes Christmas Hit In An Hour
It has topped the charts and already been listened to more than a million times but the Christmas hit criticising Sir Keir Starmer was created by a duo who have never met. ‘Freezing This Christmas’ is about the government’s slashing of winter fuel payments for pensioners and the resulting ‘hardship’ imposed on its prey. The track wasContinue reading “Unexpected Duo Writes Christmas Hit In An Hour”
Most new homes built in Labour’s ‘bulldozer blitz’ on the green belt will house migrants, claim Tories
Tories warned that Keir Starmer’s housebuilding bonanza will scarcely keep up with immigration today – even if he hits his target for 1.5million homes over the next five years. Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake blamed the government for ‘concreting over the Green Belt’ to house arrivals as the PM pledged to rip up the ‘broken’ planning system.Continue reading “Most new homes built in Labour’s ‘bulldozer blitz’ on the green belt will house migrants, claim Tories”
April Council Tax Hike: How Much?
Following Keir Starmer’s announcement that the cap will be 5 percent, families are preparing for further shocking increases in council taxes next year. After Downing Street confirmed the ceiling, local governments would have the authority to raise prices by almost three times the existing inflation rate. The average Band D property in England might riseContinue reading “April Council Tax Hike: How Much?”
2035: Reduce Meat Consumption, Use Heat Pumps, And Drive Electric Cars
Advisors have cautioned that to meet Keir Starmer’s new climate objective, British citizens must purchase electric vehicles and heat pumps and even reduce their meat consumption. The prime minister said at the COP29 meeting in Azerbaijan that the UK will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035. He insisted it was possible toContinue reading “2035: Reduce Meat Consumption, Use Heat Pumps, And Drive Electric Cars”