DEBATE: Is Chris Grayling to blame for the rail chaos earlier this year? September 21, 2018 Is Chris Grayling to blame for the rail chaos earlier this year? Andy McDonald, Labour MP and shadow transport secretary, says YES. Chris Grayling’s reverse Midas touch has made a mess of the railways. Under his watch, passengers have suffered timetabling chaos, ever increasing fares, and broken promises on investment. In any other line of [...]
Former Malaysian Prime Minister hit with corruption charges September 20, 2018 Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged today with abuse of power and money laundering over his role in a major corruption scandal. Prosecutors charged Najib with four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering over allegations that he used his position to gain more then 2.3bn ringgit (£420m) between [...]
Former Malaysian Prime Minister hit with corruption charges September 20, 2018 Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged today with abuse of power and money laundering over his role in a major corruption scandal. Prosecutors charged Najib with four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering over allegations that he used his position to gain more then 2.3bn ringgit (£420m) between [...]
Prison chief asked to leave as violence towards officers reaches record high September 20, 2018 The chief executive of the Prison and Probation Service (PPS) has been asked to step down amid an escalating crisis that has seen violence in jails reach record highs. Michael Spurr will leave at the end of March next year after 35 years in the service and nine years as chief executive, as the Ministry [...]
Prison chief asked to leave as violence towards officers reaches record high September 20, 2018 The chief executive of the Prison and Probation Service (PPS) has been asked to step down amid an escalating crisis that has seen violence in jails reach record highs. Michael Spurr will leave at the end of March next year after 35 years in the service and nine years as chief executive, as the Ministry [...]
Theresa May’s Brexit plan ‘will not work’ says EU in devastating blow to PM September 20, 2018 Theresa May was dealt a humiliating blow on Thursday as EU leaders dismissed her flagship Chequers proposal and sent her back to the drawing board. In a dramatic day in Salzburg, European Commission President Donald Tusk plunged the knife into the UK's Brexit offer, saying bluntly: "It will not work". The EU leaders gathered in Austria [...]
Theresa May’s Brexit plan ‘will not work’ says EU in devastating blow to PM September 20, 2018 Theresa May was dealt a humiliating blow on Thursday as EU leaders dismissed her flagship Chequers proposal and sent her back to the drawing board. In a dramatic day in Salzburg, European Commission President Donald Tusk plunged the knife into the UK's Brexit offer, saying bluntly: "It will not work". The EU leaders gathered in Austria [...]
David Davis: ‘Antagonistic’ Germans want to punish UK for Brexit September 20, 2018 David Davis today branded Germany an "antagonist" as he accused the European powerhouse of wanting to punish the UK for Brexit. In a speech in Munich, the former Brexit secretary launched a scathing attack on the UK's "continental friends", singling out German politicians for wanting to see Britain fail after it leaves the EU. Read more: [...]
David Davis: ‘Antagonistic’ Germans want to punish UK for Brexit September 20, 2018 David Davis today branded Germany an "antagonist" as he accused the European powerhouse of wanting to punish the UK for Brexit. In a speech in Munich, the former Brexit secretary launched a scathing attack on the UK's "continental friends", singling out German politicians for wanting to see Britain fail after it leaves the EU. Read more: [...]
Don’t let Brexit or political differences create a hostile office environment September 20, 2018 Facebook is “a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views”, according to a post from Brian Amerige on an internal online group at the social media company called “FBers for Political Diversity”. Amerige claims that although the US company presents itself as welcoming all political perspectives, in reality anyone with a view that opposed left-leaning [...]