Angry workers have slammed a universal income benefit trial handling £1,600 a month to people who will be paid without having to work. A group of 30 people have been selected to take part in what will be England’s first-ever trial of a universal income scheme. Over the course of two years, they will receiveContinue reading “It Doesn’t Pay To Work Hard”
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Five-Year Rail Strike Threat From Union Boss
Brits have been warned that rail strikes could continue for five years, as Sir Keir Starmer faces calls to get off the fence and condemn the action. Train drivers staged their latest strike yesterday, causing misery for Brits attempting to get to events such as the FA Cup Final at Wembley and the Epsom Derby.Continue reading “Five-Year Rail Strike Threat From Union Boss”
In Advance Of Today’s 4 pm Deadline, Ministers Are Preparing To Take Their Own COVID Inquiry To Court Over Demands For Boris Johnson’s Uncensored WhatsApp Conversations And Diaries
Ministers are gearing up to take the official COVID inquiry to court over its demand they hand over unredacted messages from Boris Johnson by this afternoon. The Cabinet Office is unwilling to meet the 4 pm deadline set by the investigation into how the pandemic was handled to release, in full, the ex-prime minister’s WhatsAppContinue reading “In Advance Of Today’s 4 pm Deadline, Ministers Are Preparing To Take Their Own COVID Inquiry To Court Over Demands For Boris Johnson’s Uncensored WhatsApp Conversations And Diaries”
Where In Your Area Is SEWAGE Being Pumped Into Rivers And Seas?
A conservation charity has warned holiday-makers to be careful as they prepare for their summer holidays, with a map laying bare the alarming sewage discharges along scenic hotspots. The Rivers Trust have told customers to check where rubbish is being let out into the sea and rivers and make sure they don’t bathe downstream ofContinue reading “Where In Your Area Is SEWAGE Being Pumped Into Rivers And Seas? “
Working From Home To Be Made A ‘Human Right’ As Part Of The Labour Election Manifesto
Labour plans to give people the legal freedom to work from home as part of its election manifesto, as well as making it easier for employees to strike. The policy to make flexible working the default option is featured in an extensive inventory of proposals being formally weighed up, which has been leaked. The keyContinue reading “Working From Home To Be Made A ‘Human Right’ As Part Of The Labour Election Manifesto”
Thousands Will Lose Their Voice In Local Elections As Millions Apply For Photo ID To Vote
Figures indicate that only 3 per cent of people without voter ID will have applied for the government’s new card in time for May’s local elections, and young people have been among the slowest to sign up. The Tories rammed through new laws forcing voters to exhibit photo ID at polling stations nationwide for theContinue reading “Thousands Will Lose Their Voice In Local Elections As Millions Apply For Photo ID To Vote”
For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million
Water companies are set to evade fines of up to £250 million for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is understood to believe the fines are disproportionate. Ministers last year pledged a rise in the maximum penalties from £250,000 following persistent spills, but Therese Coffey is said to have declined toContinue reading “For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million”
Britain Returns To LOCKDOWN After Mick Lynch Loses Support For Crippling Strikes
Public support for Mick Lynch’s crippling Christmas walkouts is draining away as Britain faces a lockdown by industrial action with the festive season in ruins for the third year running and businesses face losing billions. Millions of employees must now work from home, some until 2023, due to union tycoons such as Mick Lynch shuttingContinue reading “Britain Returns To LOCKDOWN After Mick Lynch Loses Support For Crippling Strikes”
DWP Announces First Strike Dates Over Christmas
Union chiefs have announced their first in a surge of walkouts at the Department for Work and Pensions as employees walk out for two weeks over Christmas. About 200 benefits staff will down tools between December 19 and 30 at three Jobcentres in Liverpool and a back office in Doncaster. The union expects it toContinue reading “DWP Announces First Strike Dates Over Christmas”
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Accused Of Hurling Tomatoes At Civil Servants From Pret a Manger Salad
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is facing a string of claims that he mistreated civil servants amid reports he angrily hurled tomatoes and has been nicknamed ‘The Incinerator’. It follows claims that Ministry of Justice staff was offered a way out of the department when Dominic Raab was reinstated as Justice Secretary amid apparent concernsContinue reading “Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Accused Of Hurling Tomatoes At Civil Servants From Pret a Manger Salad”
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