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Jeremy Hunt rewarded adding social care to his health role as Commons hears depth of NHS crisis
In today’s reshuffle, despite an unprecedented winter NHS crisis, Jeremy Hunt has not only retained his role as Health Secretary, but also been given control of social care. - Another area in crisis under successive Conservative cuts. A Government policy paper on social care is due to be published next summer. This means it is likely that Jeremy Hunt will now take charge of that, which worries many as he has been in charge of the increasing privatisation of the...
Immigration detainees are being paid £1 an hour – and children are still being detained.
People without immigration status are not allowed to work in the UK - unless that is, they are being detained indefinitely on immigration grounds by the Home Office. In that case they can work to buy essentials like sanitary towels and phone cards for the companies such as G4S and Serco who run them - getting paid as little as £1 an hour. This scandal was highlighted today by the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott in the House of Commons....
“There are 20% fewer firefighters since 2010” – Tory Home Secretary Amber Rudd makes shocking confession in the Commons
Amber Rudd Downing Street today confirmed is to stay Secretary of State for the Home Department. Which may be why she appeared so relaxed admitting to Parliament that there are now 20% less firefighters. (See video below.) The South West Fire Brigades Union (FBU) confirmed to The London Economic that nationwide there are 11,000 fewer firefighters, and that nationwide there had been cuts of 20% since 2010. Tam McFarlane of South West FBU said: "Since the coalition government came...
Conservative Party announce WRONG person as new party chairman
Today’s cabinet reshuffle has not gone well. A tweet was sent out from the official @conservatives account congratulating Chris Grayling as new chairman of the party. However, the post has actually been given to Brandon Lewis. The tweet was deleted as soon as the error was noticed. The incorrect news was shared by numerous people, and even mentioned on T, before it was taken off the social media platform. It was Theresa May's first major reshuffle since taking office in...
One in five people on the national transplant waiting list live in London
Organ Donation campaign tells Londoners that ‘Words Save Lives’ One in five people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant live in our capital city. That’s why NHS Blood and Transplant wants to let Londoners know that ‘Words Save Lives’ – with an appeal for people in London and surrounding areas to talk openly about organ donation. Latest figures being released for today’s campaign launch show there are 1,300 people in London on the transplant waiting list* and there are 6,500...
Fire breaks out at Trump Tower
Reports of a fire at Donald Trump's 58 storey midtown Manhattan skyscraper have been reported this morning. The blaze is believed to have started on the building’s roof, with firefighters attending the scene. The President is not there and there have been no reports of injury at this stage. NEW: A small fire broke out on the roof of Trump Tower Monday morning, caused by an electrical box, fire officials say. No injuries reported. -@AaronKatersky pic.twitter.com/Vx6YV6O4eE — ABC News (@ABC) January 8,...
The minister being touted to replace Jeremy Hunt has Wikipedia page edited to remove links to Virgin Care
Education Minister Anne Milton, who is tipped to replace Jeremy Hunt as Health Secretary, has had her Wikipedia page edited today to remove links to Virgin Care. The page recently read that the MP's husband, Dr Graham Henderson "holds a high level position with Virgin Care". However the record was amended this morning along with a host of other amendments in what has been dubbed "serious Wiki surgery". Virgin Care recently made the news for suing the NHS after losing a...
KPMG quit Grenfell Inquiry role after their work for firms linked to blaze revealed
Consultants KPMG have announced they are quitting their advisory role with the Grenfell Tower blaze inquiry. The accountancy giant have waived all their fees for work carried out so far after campaigners pointed out their links to firms that are to come under the scrutiny of the inquiry. KPMG has lucrative contracts with Rydon – the main contractor in charge of the refurbishment which installed the cladding blamed by many residents for the rapid spread of the blaze; with Celotex...
Schoolboy aged 15 launches petition to ban HOMEWORK in secondary schools in UK
A 15-year-old boy is lobbying to have homework scrapped in secondary schools around the country. Lee Sibley, a GCSE pupil at Severn Vale School, Glos, started the Change.org petition urging Prime Minister Theresa May to ban homework in UK secondary schools. It has so far amassed 160 signatures, and the Year 11 pupil, who studies Politics, History, English, Maths, Geography, and Science, says the two pieces of homework a week he gets in each subject is too much. Lee, who...