David Davis blasts voter ID plan as ‘illiberal’ solution as bill passes first hurdle September 7, 2021 Former Brexit Secretary David Davis has hit out at UK Government plans to introduce voter ID laws at future general elections. Davis said the plans to demand potential voters produce photgraphic ID is an “illiberal” solution in search of a “non-existent problem”. The Elections Bill will make it a requirement for voters to show an [...]
DHG warns it will struggle to supply hospitals if driver shortages continue September 7, 2021 A supplier of hospital beds has warned patients will suffer should delivery issues continue into this winter. Healthcare manufacturing giant DHG has said the current issues with driver shortages pose a threat to healthcare services, particularly as colder months approach. The company will struggle to maintain a continuous supply of medical devices to NHS sites should [...]
Editorial: A Tory tax raid means Boris mustn’t break his promises again September 7, 2021 “You can’t fix the Covid backlog without giving the NHS the money it needs, you can’t fix the NHS without fixing social care, you can’t fix social care without removing the fear of losing everything to pay for social care and you can’t fix health and social care without long term reform.” This is the [...]
Back to the office: Can employers bar unvaccinated people from the office? September 7, 2021 As the Covid vaccine rollout is maturing across Britain, an increasing number of employers have indicated they will require their staff to be vaccinated before they can return to the office. Earlier this year, Pimlico Plumbers was the first company in London to publicly announce a “no jab, no job” policy, after its founder revealed [...]
Back to the office: Can employers bar unvaccinated people from the office? – CityAM : CityAM September 7, 2021 As the Covid vaccine rollout is maturing across Britain, an increasing number of employers have indicated they will require their staff to be vaccinated before they can return to the office. Earlier this year, Pimlico Plumbers was the first company in London to publicly announce a “no jab, no job” policy, after its founder revealed [...]
TheCityUK: London at risk of losing global financial status in next five years September 7, 2021 The City of London is at risk of losing its status as a global financial powerhouse within five years, the Square Mile’s most influential lobbying body said today. In a new report, TheCityUK worked with 60 financial services groups to set out international strategy proposals to return the UK’s financial capital to being the “world’s [...]
Tech industry experts warn of “perfect storm” for job shortages September 6, 2021 New data shows that the tech industry has been hit hard by staff shortages, with the deficit approaching 70,000. Between August 23 and 29 there were 1.66m active job openings in the UK with 68,929 adverts for programmers and software development professionals. According to the REC, August saw the highest figures for weekly job adverts [...]
Covid and Brexit brew ‘perfect storm’ as Ikea stores hit by supply issues September 6, 2021 Ikea has been hit by the UK’s current lorry driver shortage, as it confirmed it is struggling with supplying around 1,000 of its product lines. The shortages, including mattresses in some stores, has been ignited by both the pandemic and Brexit, the Swedish furniture giant said. “Like many retailers, we are experiencing ongoing challenges with [...]
UK popularity among international students is at risk, says study September 6, 2021 A new report has revealed that the UK’s popularity as a destination of choice for international students is waning compared to its competitors. While the UK held onto its position as the second most popular destination in the world for international students between 2010 and 2018, it almost lost its position to rising competitors Australia [...]
From McDonalds to supermarkets: The slow-motion car crash of Britain’s labour shortages September 6, 2021 World trade in toys is a highly cyclical business. Every year, just as everyone is putting their Halloween masks away, Chinese exports of toys drop back, and by March the following year they will typically be nearly 60 per cent lower. For the last four years, October’s peak has been getting progressively lower. Since the [...]