The Conservatives missed multiple warnings that Carrillion was in trouble and continued to award them publicly-funded contracts despite there being clear signs that things had gone awry, Jon Trickett said today in parliament. In an emergency statement on the collapse of Carillion the Labour MP quested why the government had ...
Unbelievably, a decade after the global banking collapse the British taxpayer has been asked to bail out one of Britain’s largest contractors for public projects as it owes the banks - including those we bailed out - hundreds of millions. Carillion had asked the Government to bail it out with ...
Wheelchair users are still unable to use one of Britain’s busiest libraries after a £6million revamp – because the lifts are too small. Oxfordshire County Council forked out millions in taxpayer cash upgrading its flagship library but failed to install new lifts which can fit standard sized wheelchairs. Mum-of-three wheelchair ...
Sleep is a truly wonderful thing. Get enough of it and it feels better than almost anything else on the planet. Don’t get enough however and the day ahead can be almost unbearable. As the impact of the fast-paced modern world seeps into every facet of our lives, sleep disorders ...
Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week ...
Motorists were left in a flap after a SWAN crashed through a car windscreen. The young bird stopped traffic as it strolled along the A404 in Marlow, Bucks., with its mate on Thursday afternoon. But it suddenly decided to take flight, before ploughing through the windscreen of a passing BMW ...
Tim Farron has admitted that he lied to the public during the 2017 general election campaign, when he was asked if he believed gay sex was sinful. His answer to the question was “we are all sinners” to avoid his real feelings on the issue. Now Mr Farron has admitted ...
Theresa May tried to strike a light tone for the first Prime Minister’s Questions of 2018, but ended up looking out of her depth - and not just when she quipped about Labour’s Angela Rayner not being present to defend herself - only to have to apologise when informed that ...
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/trending/jeremy-hunt-must-fix-this-scandal-the-100m-for-virgins-coffers-should-go-to-nhs-patient-care-jonathan-ashworth/19/12/ Virgin Care services have been rated "Good" across the board by the Care Quality Commission - even though most locations haven't been inspected, an exclusive TLE investigation has revealed. The Department of Health and Social Care body gives Virgin Care top ratings for safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness in its ...