Rishi Sunak has renewed calls for young City workers to get back to the office now the government’s work from home order has been dropped. The chancellor recalled how his career as a young investment banker was helped by making relationships in the office with older colleagues. Speaking about a recent visit to Scotland where… Continue reading Aug 2021. Get Back to the Office
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Aug 2021. The Home Office Pay Increase
The Home Office with Priti Patel has catastrophically failed, the invasion of our shores continues. Yet the Border Force top brass have just received a pay rise! The Director General of Policy and Strategy sees an increase of £10,000!! As does the Head of Immigration Enforcement, a £10,000 increase in salary??!!! And the Head of… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Home Office Pay Increase
Aug 2021. Back to the Office
Rishi Sunak’s advice for workers to return to the office following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions has been ignored by many. Data from Remit Consulting suggests only a marginal percentage of officer workers have returned since the lifting of lockdown measures. The Government’s advice to “work from home where possible” was scrapped on July 19. https://rumble.com/vkyp43-aug-2021.-back-to-the-office.html
Jul 2021. Reduction of Foreign Aid
In light of the damage caused to the public finances by the coronavirus crisis, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced today that foreign aid spending will be reduced to 0.5% of GDP – a reduction of £5bn. Such a move is controversial in political circles. David Cameron and fellow former Prime Minister Tony Blair have both described… Continue reading Jul 2021. Reduction of Foreign Aid
Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7
Captain Sir Tom Moore was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castleafter raising more than £32m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden. Captain Sir Tom said it was “an absolutely outstanding day, I am absolutely overawed.” “This is such a high award and to get it from Her Majesty as well… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7
Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6
“Black Out Tuesday” was held globally on June 2 in response to the death of George Floyd in the US, which sparked anti-racism protests across the UK. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was toppled and dumped in Bristol Harbour, the same month the UK’s coronavirus… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6
Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2
While coronavirus may have dominated 2020, Brexit was back on the cards in early January and the UK formally left the EU on 31st January, beginning an 11-month transition period. No doubt influenced by Brexit, the term ‘Megxit’ was coined a week into the new year when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced plans… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2
Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1
As revellers celebrated the start of a new decade last New Year’s Eve, authorities in China confirmed doctors were treating more than a dozen cases of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in the city of Wuhan. This unknown virus, which would later be named Covid-19, led to a global crisis in 2020, with more than a… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1