Former employee: Pfizer is like an ‘abusive, rich husband’ with frequent virtue signalling October 25, 2021 A former product inspector at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said the company is like an ‘abusive, rich husband’, offering great benefits but “they do not treat you the best.” Melissa Strickler told Jim Hale in an interview with LifeSite that she had enjoyed her job as a product inspector but that since the pandemic began [...]
Paying off debt is preventing half of all SMEs from investment and growth, Lloyds Bank warns October 25, 2021 More than half of small and medium sized enterprises are held back from investing in itself to grow for the future as funds are taken up by debt repayments. The warning comes from Lloyds Bank, which said this morning that even though the debt repayments are affordable for most SMEs, servicing the debt does prevent [...]
Hiring bonanza: Nearly nine in ten London employers plan to recruit new staff in next 12 months October 25, 2021 Just over 85 per cent of all London employers are planning to recruit staff in the capital over the next 12 months, the highest recruitment intentions in eight years, according to new figures shared with City A.M. today. Over two-thirds (67 per cent) of employers who are hiring are looking for permanent staff, whilst a [...]
Trevor Phillips: British history is altered by tearing down statues, not via ‘due process’ October 25, 2021 The tearing down of statues, renaming of streets, and the changing of school curricula without “a rigorous and non-partisan approach” is increasingly altering British history, broadcaster Trevor Phillips warns this morning. A paper written by Phillips and released by the Policy Exchange think tank today claimed there was a “growing trend to alter public history [...]
Patel’s Policing bill could undermine trust and ‘exacerbate violence’, insiders warn October 25, 2021 Parts of a controversial Police Bill could undermine trust in forces and “exacerbate” serious violence, a number of former police chiefs have warned this morning. The group of ex-police leaders, senior officers and advisers has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to express their concerns about some of the proposals contained in the Police, Crime, [...]
Calls for exclusion orders to shield school children from ‘sickening’ anti-vaxxers October 25, 2021 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said it is “sickening” that those against Covid vaccinations were demonstrating outside schools across London and the UK. Therefore, exclusion orders should be used to keep anti-vaxxers from protesting outside school gates, Sir Keir Starmer argued. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) revealed earlier this month that most [...]
Military coup underway in Sudan, prime minister under house arrest October 25, 2021 Military forces in Sudan have detained a number of senior government figures, officials said, as leading politicians called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup. Sudan’s information ministry said the internet had been cut off and military forces had closed bridges, while the country’s state news channel played patriotic [...]
Insulate Britain warns more road-blocking protests are coming: ‘Injunctions change nothing’ October 25, 2021 Climate group Insulate Britain has pledged to restart its road-blocking protests despite the risk of its members being jailed or fined. The organisation, which has caused misery for drivers with protesters sitting on the M25 motorway and other major roads, has said the pause to its “campaign of civil resistance” runs out on October 25. [...]
Businesses face being hit by £2.4bn national insurance ‘tax bombshell’, Lib Dems warn October 25, 2021 The Government is creating a “tax bombshell” for small and medium-sized businesses by raising national insurance, the Liberal Democrats warned. Research commissioned by the party said businesses with fewer than 250 employees would pay an extra £2.4bn a year due to the 1.25 per cent rise in national insurance (NI) announced by Boris Johnson in [...]
Officers deployed to Wandsworth and Merton after armed group roams streets of Putney October 25, 2021 The Metropolitan Police has deployed additional officers to Wandsworth and Merton after several witnesses said a group of armed males was roaming the Putney area. A Section 60 stop and search has been authorised in the area and additional officers are in the local areas to “provide reassurance,” according to a report in the local [...]
