There is something rotten in the state of the UK and the man at the top of it is absent, reportedly in Scotland, uttering perhaps that “fair is foul and foul is fair” while bouncing his bonny baby on his knee. We were warned about Boris Johnson and yet the British electorate handed him a […]
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The UK coronavirus death rates have been in steady decline. From an all-time high of over 1’100 daily deaths in late April, the UK has been recording fewer and fewer deaths despite the easing of restrictions. According to the ONS, in the week leading up to the 7 August, 152 people sadly lost their lives […]
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Matt Hancock’s plans to scrap Public Health England (PHE) is a “desperate attempt at blame shifting” for the government’s coronavirus failings, critics have said. The government has been accused of trying to “scapegoat” the organisation for their own failings in dealing with the pandemic after reports emerged that the health secretary will announce this week […]
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Students have launched a legal challenge against the exam regulator Ofqual with the watchdog itself being accused of “blindsiding” the government on the exam results-appeals process. Ofqual withdrew its guidance on how schools can appeal against the A level grades only hours after publishing it, with a statement saying the process would be “reviewed”. Labour […]
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British holidaymakers are facing a frantic rush to try and return from France before the deadline imposed by the government comes into effect requiring 14 days quarantine. Boris Johnson’s late decision to take France off the government’s “green list” of countries means up to 400,000 Briton’s have until 4am tomorrow (Saturday) to get back to […]
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A level pupils have this year become the first in British history to have their results determined by algorithm rather than results achieved in examinations taken. Meanwhile, the number of people on waiting lists for NHS treatment has reached record levels amid calls for government action ahead of the annual NHS winter crisis which risks […]
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Although everyone knew that the UK economy suffered a significant blow because of the lockdown, few experts expected the UK coronavirus recession to be the worst on record. The latest ONS figures show that GDP is 17.2 per cent lower now than it was in February. A country is in recession if the economy shrinks […]
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France and the UK are working “at pace” to make the Channel crossing “unviable” for people a group of Tory MPs call “invading migrants”. Prime minister Boris Johnson was accused yesterday (Monday) of using “inaccurate and inflammatory” language to scapegoat people risking their lives to cross the Channel as 23 of his MPs and two […]
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The prime minister has called it a “moral duty” to ensure all children return to schools in England next month and said the resumption of education is the “national priority”. Boris Johnson has told ministers and officials there can be “no excuses” for schools not reopening and in an article for the Mail on Sunday, […]
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Just eight months after securing an historic majority in the Commons, speculation is mounting as to how long Boris Johnson will remain in Number 10. Events have long since taken over the political agenda from Johnson and his Machiavellian chief advisor Dominic Cummings, neither of whom have seemed up to the task of effectively leading […]
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