Harrods threatens to become first major employer to use agency staff as strikebreakers August 16, 2022 The staffing agency industry’s trade body has hit out at Harrods after the luxury department store threatened to take advantage of new laws allowing it to break strikes using temporary workers. Harrods told its staff it is willing to use temporary workers to keep its shop running after employees at the Knightsbridge shop threatened to [...]
Australian PM Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison ‘trashed democracy’ in cabinet scandal August 16, 2022 Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was guilty of an “unprecedented trashing of our democracy” when he secretly appointed himself to five ministerial roles, according to current PM Anthony Albanese. Albanese said Morrison, who lost this year’s General Election, “deliberately undermined the checks and balances that are so important and essential for our democracy” and [...]
Rumours grow job hunter Boris Johnson will join the Daily Mail after leaving Number 10 next month August 16, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly busy job hunting as his time in Number 10 comes to an end. The Guardian reported this week that Johnson, who previously wrote for the Daily Telegraph on a salary of £275,000 a month, is looking for a new gig when he ends his term. In fact, he has [...]
Political chaos in Kenya deepens fast: Raila Odinga refuses to accept William Ruto’s presidential win August 16, 2022 Prolonged political chaos looms in Kenya as opposition leader Raila Odinga, the establishment’s favourite, declared this afternoon that he will not accept the official outcome of the 2022 presidential election. Yesterday, Kenya’s electoral committee said William Ruto won the election, which took place a week ago. However, Ruto’s opponent, Odinga, stated today that “a violation [...]
Labour calls for sharp rise in digital services tax to ease energy costs facing businesses August 15, 2022 Labour has called for a hike the digital services tax to fund a £1bn support scheme for struggling businesses.
Kenya descends into political chaos as ‘Hustler’ William Ruto is named new president but electoral committee falls apart August 15, 2022 Kenya’s electoral committee has just said William Ruto has won the country’s 2022 presidential election, which took place last Tuesday. The announcement comes minutes after fighting broke out at Bomas of Kenya, where the election results were announced. Despite four electoral committee members walking out and ‘disowning’ the result, the IEBC went ahead and said [...]
BREAKING – Kenya in shock as election descends into chaos: Electoral committee falls apart and fighting erupts August 15, 2022 Kenya’s electoral committee has fallen apart in a surprise development that is sending shockwaves through Kenya. Four committee members have “distanced” themselves from the IEBC in an unprecedented historic move. The four officials walked out minutes before the electoral body was supposed to announce formal election results this afternoon. In dramatic scenes in Nairobi, fighting [...]
Pressure mounts as three quarters of Tories back Labour’s £29bn emergency energy plan August 15, 2022 Three quarters of Tories back Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to freeze energy bills as pressure mounts on Sunak and Truss.
Government pushes forward with plans to simplify broadband ‘social tariffs’ for struggling households August 14, 2022 Broadband bills could be cut for millions of low-income households under new plans to encourage ‘social tariffs’.
Leadership contest doing little to inspire confidence in any plan for growth August 14, 2022 If Queen of Pop Madonna was living in a material world, it is hard to shake the feeling that our prospective Kings or Queens of Westminster are living in something of a fantasy world. After almost a month of this interminable Tory leadership contest, which every day seems to somehow inspire less confidence, we are [...]