UK data agency plays down privacy risks of connected tech, as demand for Amazon Alexa and Google Nest show consumer trust January 17, 2023 The UK’s data watchdog has played down potential privacy concerns linked to connected technology, arguing that strong demand for devices like the Amazon Alexa and Google Nest suggest British consumers are not that worried. MPs from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) yesterday quizzed the Information Commissioner’s Office, as well as Amazon and [...]
More abuse cases could come out of the Met after shocking Carrick crimes, Home Secretary warns January 17, 2023 More shocking cases of abuse and sexual violence could come to light in the Metropolitan Police, the Home Secretary said this afternoon. Suella Braverman told the House of Commons it was “imperative” the police force double down on their vetting processes after Met Police Officer David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences across two decades, [...]
Can the civil service strike be averted? Union accuses minister of ’empty promises’ on pay negotiations urged January 17, 2023 Civil servants on the path to future leadership roles in Whitehall have voted to strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the FDA union in the civil service fast stream backed strike action, accusing ministers of “empty promises” over pay reform. On a turnout of 60per cent, some 88per cent of fast stream members [...]
David Carrick failures see the Met betray the trust of Londoners – again January 16, 2023 A failure of leadership? A broken culture? An abject lack of responsibility? All three seem evident at the Metropolitan Police – an organisation which has lost the trust of Londoners. Yesterday’s lurid details of the crimes of David Carrick – a serial rapist who used his warrant card to win the trust of his victims [...]
David Carrick: Sunak and Khan concerned about trust in Met after serial-offender Pc admits 49 offences, 24 rapes January 16, 2023 The Prime Minister and Sadiq Khan have renewed concerns about trust in the Metropolitan Police after it was revealed that a serving Metropolitan Police officer admitted 49 offences, including 24 counts of rape. Rishi Sunak and the London Mayor’s comments come after the Met was forced to apologised to victims for Pc David Carrick, who [...]
German defence chief QUITS after heavy criticism of Russia-Ukraine war handling January 16, 2023 German defence minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following persistent criticism of her handling of military modernisation programmes and the country’s arms deliveries to Ukraine. Lambrecht said she had submitted her resignation request to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, saying that “months of media focus on my person” had stood in the way of a factual debate about [...]
Fintech: City minister Andrew Griffith says UK must “raise our aspirations” in growth race January 16, 2023 THE City minister Andrew Griffith has said it is time to raise the “aspirations” of the United Kingdom in order to create a more innovative, growing economy. Griffith, a former Sky exec, writes in City A.M. today that the “stunning success of UK fintech, which supports tens of thousands of jobs,” can provide a roadmap [...]
The Notebook: Reforming the NHS, how the world got rich, and tax breaks for the over-50s January 16, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s the turn of John O’Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance Reforming the NHS no longer so unsayable? As the NHS endures its annual winter crisis – before it moves into its inevitable summer crisis – thousands of doctors are reportedly [...]
Brexit opportunities? Labour says it will explore ‘full potential’ of life outside EU January 15, 2023 The Government has not explored the “full potential” of what the UK can do outside the EU’s single market, Labour leader Keir Starmer has suggested. Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Peter Kyle claimed his party would aspire to make more of a success of Brexit. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer meanwhile insisted that leaving the EU [...]
Porn-watching former MP Neil Parish may stand for Parliament again again January 15, 2023 A former MP who quit after admitting watching pornography in the Commons said he is thinking of standing again at the next general election. Neil Parish resigned from his Tiverton and Honiton seat after declaring that he was the politician who other MPs had spotted watching X-rated material in Parliament. But in a candid interview, [...]